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TRAVEL IS AN ACT with a new friend in Turkey
Photo: John Stapels
elcome to the eighth edition of the Cross Country Travel That Way for a month, or combine overland travel with flying and see
Guide – your annual snapshot into the world of free the sights from our unique perspective. Whatever we do, flying can
Wflight heaven. either add a flavour to the way we travel, or it can become the way we
This year we again take our satellite-view of some of the world’s actually travel and see the world.
best sites, zooming in to give more detail where we can, or going And of course we don’t have to cross continents to do it. We can do
wide-angle to show the big picture. Our aim is to inspire you to it by simply stepping outside our front doors and looking at the day
explore more. To look up at the horizon and think, “I’m going to go a little differently. Asking, “Where can I go from here?” can add spice
there.” in so many ways.
Our lightspeed digital culture gives us extraordinary knowledge Last year I had many good travel experiences. None of them were
and insight into places and people we’ve never even heard of, at epic or involved huge trips, but all of them were memorable for
the touch of a button or the share of a social-media post. The out- me. Sharing a blue-sky winter’s morning in the Stubai Valley with
there becomes the new normal very quickly. Today’s undiscovered colleagues; sunset flying on the magical island of El Hierro; watching
destination can become tomorrow’s “bucket-list must-do” almost otters in north west Scotland on a hike with old friends; catching a
overnight. train packed with evening commuters after an afternoon’s XC. These
For many, that sort of misses the point of travelling. The idea, as we moments are golden, they don’t happen every day. That’s what makes
all know, is not to simply tick a box, or get a photo for Instagram: it them special.
is to inspire and challenge yourself, to share experiences with others, Whether this year you are planning a one-week trip to the Dune
to create connections with the people you meet, to cross boundaries, du Pyla, an XC course in Annecy, an SIV wake-up call in Turkey, or
and to make something already good even better. an expedition to the wilds of Tajikistan or the Rocky Mountains, take
And of course for us it is to fly: to get airtime and to enjoy the care, fly far, and have fun!
sports we love. We are lucky in that we can do that in so many
ways. We can sign up to a one-week course or a two-week trip, head Ed Ewing
somewhere new to fly a competition, go hiking into the hills and fly Editor
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