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Experience Interactive Cooking Classes from Chefs Around the Globe — in the Comfort of Your Own Kitchen

The novel coronavirus may stop us from leaving our houses (temporarily), but it can’t stop us from continuing to build a global community across all…

Why Does Horizon Still Exist?

Hi again, Drew here, co-founder of Horizon…

Remember when you found Horizon App and discovered a way to connect members of communities around the globe? We, the Horizon team, envisioned a new way to travel — one that would facilitate homestays among…

Pacific Northwest Road Trip!

Last summer, my husband and I went on a 6-week road trip starting in San Francisco, passing through British…

A Sad Day for the Future of Community: WeWork & Meetup Combine Forces

WeWork is set to acquire Meetup.

This is big, big news in the community industry for sure. WeWork is a unicorn on an acquisition spree aiming to platform community. Meetup has been…

Bridging the Political Divide via Hospitality Exchange

Why Is There No New Couchsurfing? Actually, There Is!

The Long Term Societal Danger of Screen Addiction

A week in Cuba with absolutely zero internet for 7 days made me re-realize the reality that screen addiction isn’t a worldwide phenomenon.

Yet.

The Age Old Hospitality Exchange Conundrum: Host Incentives

There have been countless attempts at hospitality exchange networks (I’ve written about many of them here). Couchsurfing is certainly the largest, but far from the only.

18 Months into Our 2nd Journey to Unlock the Power of Community

We’re now 3 years into the journey to unlock the hidden power of community. We learned a lot in our first attempt (Oh Hey World) and, after a year grinding through concepts (some of that time on the verge of depression)…

Community is the Only Solution to Growing Study Abroad Opportunities

I’ve read many of the summaries of the recent White House Travel Blogger Summit in Washington DC — including articles by Kara Williams, Colleen Lanin, Beth Santos, Mehdy Ghannad, and Geraldine.

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