We have a new word for that feeling when travel makes everything new
11 mins | Aug 23, 2021
Allokataplixis: "the gift travellers offer to places they visit." Originally written four years ago, the observations shared in this piece by professor and author Liam Heneghan seem to take on a new lease of life as the world continues to re-open and many people start travelling again. Here, Heneghan draws on his experiences returning to his motherland, Ireland, to understand what it means to be "allokataplixic", offering key context into that feeling of newness we often carry with us when visiting a new place.
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