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Reconnect Travel is a close cousin of the growing 'granny skills' movement - aimed at preserving our grandparents' skills such as jam making or knitting - but specifically with a travel angle. Navigating by the stars, starting a fire in the wild, how to remember and retell a gripping yarn; skills as wide-ranging as herding animals or reading the weather, foraging or knowing the medicinal properties of the local flora. These were the sorts of learned skills that pretty much everybody once possessed, and which in turn gave people a profound connection to their surroundings. Without these skills, appreciation of our life-giving planet is, inevitably, diminished. That can't be a good thing.
We at Original Travel realise that a revelatory and rewarding
sense of reconnection will likely look different to different
people, so we can suggest a wide range of activities and
experiences around the world. You might want to tap into a
deep-seated desire to tell stories or make music. If so, we can
curate a visit to a community where they still transmit wisdom and
shared history across the generations through story-telling,
singing or dance. Similarly, you might want to make a more
meditative reconnection, in which case we can tailor-make a trip to
a place where spirituality (rather than specific religiosity) is
still part of daily life. Or you might want to learn how to live
off the land. After all, while the concept of 'exploitation' has an
almost universally negative connotation nowadays, sustainable
exploitation of the natural environment has helped every species on
the planet, humans included, survive and thrive for millennia. We
can suggest places where you can learn to forage, hunt or grow
produce before learning the basics - or more - of how to make the
staple foodstuffs that human communities have lived off for
generations. After hundreds of years these recipes - for the likes
of bread, cheese, cider - have been honed to perfection, and you
can pick up those skills and in turn pass them on.
The good news is that these and more skills are still being
practiced on a day-to-day basis and in a thoroughly authentic way
in locations across the globe. These places aren't museums, or
preserved in amber; they are organic, evolving communities that
just happen to be changing at a slower pace or to have chosen an
entirely different path to Western norms. So, if you think you
might be suffering from saudade, here's how to Reconnect.
Our thoughtful experts are ready with ideas, inspiration and advice for your next journey.
Working with you we'll craft an unforgettable trip and tailored itinerary.
We're here to help with everything while you're away from the smallest to the biggest request.
Harriet, Ollie, Frances and Charlotte C are our 'Reconnect Travel' experts and as seasoned travellers they have the inside track on the most memorable adventures.