Home: a travel story

Because it's so much more than just a place

Dear NE-One

For some people, “home” is a person; for others, it’s a place. Some say it’s a feeling; others, a familiar space that holds ideas and emotions and dreams. It’s a collection of memories – some cherished, others best forgotten – that can linger a lifetime. Home is an accent; a landscape; a tradition. It is that one specific tree on a winding dirt road. Home is a prayer; a photograph; a song that tugs on the heartstrings. It’s somewhere to return time and again – or, to leave forever. A place that is as much about freedom as it is about boundaries. Home is a space that pushes and pulls; that triggers, nurtures, demands, and consoles. It is a place of safety; a place of challenge; a place of growth. Home is the beginning of one journey, and the destination on another. It can be just a place – but also, “home” can be everything...

I wrote these words at the beginning of a campaign I worked on last year; they kicked off what became the highlight of my working year… and now they’ve just introduced the new “home"-focussed mini-series that will run here on NE Where.

I’ve long been fascinated by “home” – and so over the coming months, in-between pieces about Bali and a range of other travel stories, I’ll be running interviews with and tales from people from around the world. What does “home” mean to them? What does it mean to you?

The first feature (and more about the campaign I worked on) will be landing in your inbox in the coming days.

See you at home?

Narina x