The Power of Adventure: Writing Stories set in a World to Discover

The best stories are born when one decides to get out their comfort zone and thriive in the unknown. Each journey is a chance to discover stories just waiting to be written and more so when one travels with the marvels of nature.

Picture yourself silently cruising into a quiet, imperial fjord lined with sheer cliffs reverberating the murmurs of legends past. Above, the sun plays with light on water so still and clear it doubles as an inky mirror reflecting your own thoughts back to you. Rim the icy blue textured clear water that splits you from giant glaciers and feel an unexplored connection to the love of this wild beauty. In this clean environment you get inspiration for new things at every moment.. sometimes we miss it in our routine urban lives.

Exploration does more than give us eye-popping beauty for our cameras: It gives a spark to the soul. We gain the lessons learnt from such adventures, and thus we become different humans. Even the most mundane-of-tasks—listening to a glacier calve in Patagonia, discovering coastal village seafood fresh from sea-to-table, seeing nature do its thing when wildlife roams free at home—are worthy passages.

And some people we meet along the way (other explorers and travelers) who feed our sense of thirst, not just for landscapes or scenery but all that nature has to offer. These kinds of things bring people together, and those discussions turn into friendships that can last a lifetime. Those expeditions, if they involve story-swaps around a campfire or tips about the best little-known sites to see and do along the way, can add layers of camaraderie that lend life to our stories.

Alright, so get out there and do it! You can try exploring new places, going off the usual path and being amazed by what you have around. After all, the greatest stories are told by those willing to brave unchartered waters. Each journey you reveal have the power of motivating others, directing their curiosity leading them to uncover journeys of their own. May your adventures serve as a testament to the wonder of exploring, an inspiration for embracing every single nook and cranny that is called life.