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I'm Steve Brock: traveler, creativity aficionado, branding and marketing guy and relentlessly curious explorer. Join me as we explore the intersection of your outer journey (travel) with your inner longings, interests and passions. Sign up on the Resources page to access great tip sheets and tools to make each trip more meaningful or take the Traveler Type Quiz to find out what type of traveler you are.
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Creating defining moments on a trip
The best moments on a trip, defining moments, often occur serendipitously, or so they seem. You go looking for one thing and then suddenly, something unexpected occurs and without warning, your jaw is dangling, your eyes expand to Ping-Pong ball size and you’re babbling like a baby or, conversely, bereft of any words. But these magic or defining moments don’t have to be accidental. The…
Explore Your Worlds: What it means and why it matters
Travel and Terrariums: An unlikely combination
Waiting for the cake
Taking shortcuts: Guess who gets cheated most?
I’m a big fan of shortcuts. They save you time and energy. They demonstrate your ingenuity. (You, after all, found a faster way to get something done. Clever you.) They free you up for more important or interesting activities. I love shortcuts. When they work. Which, I’m finding out, isn’t as often as I thought. I had a recent reminder of this when I was…
Li Huayi: a new take on an old artform
I recently returned from a trip with my elder son, 23, to China. The theme of our trip was design. We intended to sketch and photograph our way through three different regions of China, getting a better sense of both classical and contemporary forms of design. To refine the concept of design, I focused mostly on understanding the design element of line. From architecture to…