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The Truth About Travel, Identity, and Community
One of the saddest developments I’ve witnessed is the increasing need to label everything — every traveler, every experience, every identity. Instead of coming together under the beautiful shared banner of exploration, we divide ourselves by race, gender, and background, as if those distinctions define our worthiness or experience as travellers. This fragmentation is not empowering; it’s limiting.

Paul Allen
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Expat or Immigrant: Living Abroad Beyond Labels
Beyond the First Step When you leave your home behind to live abroad, nobody really prepares you for how the world will try to define...

Paul Allen
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The Family We Find on the Road: The Power of Connection in a Nomadic Life
For those of us who live on the road, family is not a fixed entity—it is fluid, boundless, ever-evolving. We are pieces of every person we h

Paul Allen
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Beyond the Hashtag: Why Solo Travel Doesn’t Need a Label
How We’ve Forgotten That Solo Travel Isn’t New
Traveling alone is as old as humanity itself. For thousands of years, people have wandered i

Paul Allen
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The Jewel of Baja - Todos Santos, B.C.S. Mexico.
After a wonderful few years in Mazatlan I felt it was time to move on and nestled on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Todos Santos

Paul Allen
15 min read
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Sunrise or Sunset? - Planet Earth
Now, as for my personal preference, I must confess a deep affection for sunrises. There's a profound significance in greeting the dawn—a tim

Paul Allen
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The Ocean is Where I Belong - Planet Earth.
My journey with the ocean began in the innocence of childhood, seated in a small boat alongside my late grandfather, venturing into the vast

Paul Allen
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Havana, ooh na-na! - La Habana, Cuba.
Havana, the capital city of Cuba, is a place where history, culture, and vibrant energy converge. From the welcoming and humble nature of...

Paul Allen
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Pearl of the Pacific - Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
When I tell people I lived in Sinaloa I can see their brain working overtime and the first thing that comes from their mouths is the...

Paul Allen
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