This week, I'm sharing a bonus episode from a brand new podcast called Y We Travel, co-hosted by my friend Eric Weiner, who has joined me on the show a few times over the years. Eric is a New York Times bestselling author and former foreign correspondent, and his co-host Erica Vella is an award-winning podcaster and former broadcast journalist. 

There's no shortage of travel advice out there — who can save us a buck, what to do, when's the best time to go, where to go. But one fundamental question often gets left behind: why? 

Born from an award-winning magazine series of the same name, Y We Travel explores the deeper motivations behind our journeys. The show unpacks the emotions, discoveries, and purpose that give travel its meaning. 

In this episode, Eric and Erica discuss the origins of the series and their own motivations for travelling. Eric interviews author and Y We Travel essayist Pico Iyer, trading travel anecdotes from Japan to California to North Korea and discussing themes from Pico's piece in The Walrus magazine, which argued that we should travel to meet our neighbours. Erica continues the conversation with a selection of Toronto Pearson passengers, asking: "Why are you travelling today?" 

Resources: 

• Sign up for the Zero to Travel FREE newsletter 

• Listen to Y We Travel on Apple, Spotify 

• Read the companion essays at ywetravelmag.ca 

• Contact Y We Travel: hello@ywetravelmag.ca 

• Learn more about Pico Iyer 

Want More?: 

• The Geography of Bliss With Eric Weiner 

• How To Live a Long and Useful Life (The Wisdom of Ben Franklin) With Eric Weiner 

• Rick Steves On the Hippie Trail (The Making of a Travel Writer) with Special Guest Host Eric Weiner 

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