In the modern world, it’s relatively easy to go almost anywhere. Checking a box off a list doesn’t make it meaningful.

It isn’t the number of countries you’ve been to that make you interesting, it’s the meaningful experiences you’ve had, the lessons you’ve learned along the way, and the stories you have to share that do.

If your impetus to travel is just to tick off boxes, rather than to seek out meaningful and life-changing experiences, you’re kind of missing the point.

It’s not the number o...