Angela
Alessi

Travel has always been part of how I experience the world. It’s how I learn, connect, and feel most like myself.

One of the first trips my husband, Lee, and I took together was to Hawaii. When I arrived in Kona, I was unexpectedly emotional, struck by a sense of familiarity and grounding in a place I had never been. It was a reminder of how deeply certain places can resonate with us, even before we understand why.

Years later, while sorting through my parents’ home, I came across photos from their own trips to Hawaii, taken more than a decade earlier. Seeing them standing in places I had also stood gave new meaning to that earlier experience. Travel had quietly woven a connection across generations, even though those moments weren’t shared side by side.

That understanding shapes how I see travel today. It isn’t just about destinations. It’s about experiences that stay with us, the memories we carry forward, and the stories that become part of a life well lived.