I don’t have words for the sadness I feel to have lost such a legend and hero. On a personal level, it hits me hard because Anthony Bourdain is one of the biggest influences and inspirations in my hunger to soak up the world and its stunning array of cultures, to travel far & wide & never stop exploring. He has been a personal hero of mine since I was a teenager, then just a traveling tadpole w/only a few trips under my baby belt. He whetted my appetite for bigger & grander (and longer) exploits in my future. Watching him engage with the world on his escapades made me starry-eyed. He made the great big world of grand adventure seem so doable (and MUST-doable) to me, and he made strange lands with unpronounceable names seem so approachable and magnetic. Those who really know me, know that I don’t see travel & exploring & soaking up the world’s cultures as mere luxuries. They’re therapy. Medicine. A lifestyle that has the power to heal – us & the world. They’re the best kind of education one could have on earth. And I relate to travel the way some would relate to their religion. For its values, the culture of travelers, its traditions, its lessons, its sacredness, its promises, its transformation, its way of connecting you to the Truth of yourself and of life, for all this, I have always claimed travel to be a sort of religion for me. And Anthony was a guru in that religion. Someone I look to with not only great reverence, but great relief and gratitude that he was on my team, forwarding an important mission that I so desperately want the whole world to be a part of. If only everyone were to travel more and engage with other cultures more often, I truly believe this world would be a much more peaceful, loving, richer place for everyone….So thank you, Anthony, with all of my traveling soul, for helping bring that possibility to life. For helping to restore the world one great adventure at a time. Your impact was colossal, your spirit magnanimous…Happy trails to you, on your next Big Adventure… 😥🙏🏽🌎💔✈️🍱🌮🥠🥡
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