Why you should travel more often

Travel is something everyone should do at least once and if not a million other times in their lifetime. It can open up your eyes to new cultures, different food and broaden your horizons to how other people live. There’s no point staying in one place when there is so much to see. Here’s why you should travel more often.

Experience new cultures - The world is a huge place and where you’re living is only a tiny fraction of it. Each area of the world has their own culture and something different to the next that is worth the experience. We all have different beliefs and ways that we live our life. If you step out your comfort zone and go somewhere new, it’ll open your eyes to many different cultures.

Grow your confidence - As you travel more, naturally your confidence will grow. Travelling isn’t just an experience of new places but meeting new people and getting used to new surroundings. With both that in mind, your self-confidence will grow and you’ll be more at ease as you travel to other places.

Think of the stories - When you’re old and grey, you want crazy and fun stories to tell your grandchildren - and that could be all your travels. You can fill them with knowledge and tales of all the things you saw.

Food, food, food - One of the best things about traveling is the food and trying everything new. 

Wherever you go, ensure you try their local delicacies.

Get away from 9-5 - Routine is good, however, after some time it can get a little boring and traveling can break that mold.

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Real life reads: The most anticipated non-fiction books of 2019

It’s often said that truth is stranger than fiction and current affairs around the world in the last few years would certainly bear that out. It’s also true that well-researched and well-written non-fiction books have great appeal too. Whether they are books which shine a light on lesser-known historical events or those which provide a unique perspective on the world today, there is always a great array of non-fiction to choose from and 2019 looks like being no different.

If you are looking for interesting and absorbing non-fiction books for the new year, here are some eagerly-awaited titles which are due for release in 2019.

Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts by Jill Abramson

Abramson is a former managing editor of the New York Times. She also served as the chief of the newspaper’s Washington bureau, the first woman to do so and has gathered remarkable insight into the workings of the government and the press and how the two interact. This is a particularly important work considering the current administration’s fractious relationship with the media.

Era of Ignition by Amber Tamblyn

The former actress, who rose to fame through roles in General Hospital and Joan of Arcadia, has turned her hand to writing in recent years, and after a novel and collection of poetry, Era of Ignition, is billed as part-memoir and part-feminist manifesto.

The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey

When Oprah speaks, people listen so this book in which she uses her own life experiences to help readers find their deepest and truest selves is sure to be an in-demand work.

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Delicious Foods That Were Created by Accident

There are some foods which we just couldn’t live without, but not all of them were the result of culinary genius. In fact, some were never planned at all. Here’s a list of three delicious foods that were created by accident.

Chocolate chip cookies

Ruth Wakefield was attempting to bake chocolate cookies but realized at the last minute that she didn’t have any baker’s chocolate. She rustled through her pantry and discovered sweetened chocolate instead so she broke it into tiny pieces and dropped it into the batter. She expected it to melt and spread to create a regular chocolate cookie but was astonished to see what we now know as a chocolate chip cookie instead.

Cheeseburgers

Who doesn’t love a good cheeseburger? However, the world is extremely lucky that they get to enjoy this invention as originally it was nothing more than a workaround. Budding chef Lionel Sternberger burned the hamburger and slapped a slice of cheese on top to hide the charring. The result was delicious and so the common cheeseburger was born.

Cornflakes

Puritanical dieticians William Keith Kellogg and Dr. John Harvey Kellogg were sure that eating clean and sparse food would help people to lead a moral life. Unfortunately, they left their oats on the side and they crisped up and went stale. The result was the cornflakes that the nation loves today.

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