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Image via the self-titled book, Peter Beard, published by Taschen Books. Peter Beard and giraffes at the Hog Ranch front lawn, 1985.

When You Can't Travel, How Do You Travel?

With coronavirus cases continuing to spike globally and borders closed near and far, what does that mean for the future of travel? In Clo Circle's monthly newsletter, June had us asking how travelling is now being re-defined, and for those in lockdown destinations, how do we travel if we literally can't?

While most of us have a roof over our heads to keep us sheltered and warm during this pandemic, the thought of being in less-fortunate places looms in our minds. It posed a question — where in the world would we most like to travel to when the world opens up? With the conditions we now face? And perhaps particularly somewhere that would be life changing? In a conversation with fellow Clo Circle members, the continent of Africa was the most common answer. To experience breathtaking moments of an African wildlife safari would certainly be magical and pivotal. And to lend a helping hand for surrounding communities in need would remind us of the lessons we learned in twenty-twenty: good humans love and we're truly all in this together.

For limited travellers, travel by sensory experiences by meditating and listening to the joyful sounds of South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir. Visually, Peter Beard's beautifully poetic yet sometimes beastly images of the African wildlife has us gazing and transporting us to a dream-vivid-like state. How beautifully unique are these animals? Perhaps we all need to put that safari on our bucket lists.

Elephant and Eland, 1965.

Eles at Buffalo Springs, 1960.

A Charging Lion, 1976.

A Kenyan man identified as Elui poising with an elephant tusk, 1962.

Gardeners of Eden, 1984.

Roping Rhinos, 1964.

Images via Artland and The New York Times.

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