Ready for a trip that actually changes you?

Let’s be real: most vacations won’t change your life. But the right kind of trip? The kind that cracks you open, shakes your assumptions, and reconnects you with something deeper? That will.

Over the past 8 years, I’ve chased those kinds of experiences through 60+ countries, 20+ retreats, and enough moments of awe to last a lifetime. I’ve plunged into glacial lakes in Iceland. Sat in silence on mountaintops in the Andes. Danced barefoot under the stars with strangers who became family.

This blog post isn’t about sightseeing. It’s about soul-seeing. About standing in places so beautiful, so ancient, so alive – that you remember who you are. If you’re craving more from your travels…more meaning, more aliveness, more “holy sh*t, I’m actually here” — this list is for you.

Here are 13 transformational travel experiences that hit harder than any travel brochure ever could.