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Why Cape Town Is the Perfect Place to Break Your Routine

We tend to live comfortable lives in comfortable places. As we should. But comfort, left unchecked, calcifies things.

Step into Cape Town, where 20 minutes of hiking gives you more clarity than 20 months of “thinking about making a change.”

The Art of Asking Better Questions

Technology and AI are driving us toward aloneness—not the kind of solitude that helps us grow, but a distracted separation that erodes independent thought. The future isn’t fixed, though. We can reclaim our attention, reconnect with each other, and rediscover the questions only silence can answer: What truly matters to me? Where do I want to head next?

Reclaiming Solitude in the Age of AI.

Technology and AI are driving us toward aloneness—not the kind of solitude that helps us grow, but a distracted separation that erodes independent thought. The future isn’t fixed, though. We can reclaim our attention, reconnect with each other, and rediscover the questions only silence can answer: What truly matters to me? Where do I want to head next?

What Are Pintxos Bars?

What makes pintxos bars more than just food? In Basque Country, they’re a living symbol of independence, creativity, and connection—values that mirror the Unsettled way of exploring life.

I’ve Got About 30 Good Summers Left

At 40, I’ve got about 30 good summers left — if I’m lucky. Here’s what I’m doing to protect them: getting clear on my priorities, learning when to say yes (and no), and designing life with intention before it slips by.

Where Do Introverts Belong In Travel?

At Unsettled, we don’t box you in. Some days you crave deep conversation; other days, solitude calls. We design travel experiences where introverts and extroverts don’t just coexist—they sharpen each other.

Drinking Less, Experiencing More: A Mindful Approach to Alcohol While Traveling

Why we’re rethinking alcohol on our Unsettled trips. Discover how mindful drinking — or not drinking at all — can deepen your travel experience, connection, and presence.

The Unexpected Situationships At Unsettled

People who are thriving aren’t stuck in a situationship with themselves.

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Where Do Introverts Belong In Travel?

Where Do Introverts Belong In Travel?

At Unsettled, we don’t box you in. Some days you crave deep conversation; other days, solitude calls. We design travel experiences where introverts and extroverts don’t just coexist—they sharpen each other.

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Reintroducing Unsettled Bali

Reintroducing Unsettled Bali

Unsettled participants are a deeply curious bunch, willing to ask life’s big questions as much as they are ready to let loose and have fun.

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Form, Storm, Then Transform

Form, Storm, Then Transform

Growth doesn’t happen in comfort zones—or, as I like to say, it doesn’t happen onshore. To grow, we must cast off from safe harbors, weather the storm, and return transformed.

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WORK & TRAVEL INSPIRATION

A Sacred Journey Awaits.

A Sacred Journey Awaits.

That’s the whole point: We travel to gain insights into how people across the globe live and work so that we might be inspired to challenge society’s expectations of what we should do with our lives, and define this for ourselves.

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Sailing Is A StartUp Sport

Sailing Is A StartUp Sport

Sailing is a startup sport. You adapt as quickly as possible to the shifting world around you. It feels like a startup team getting to know each other and the market around you.

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How Living Unsettled Led Me To Settle In Patagonia

How Living Unsettled Led Me To Settle In Patagonia

Unsettled’s Director of Operations, Clara Mastronardi, grew up in Buenos Aires, but left in 2017 in search of new ways to define “home”. She returned to Argentina during COVID and discovered that home was still in Argentina, she just needed to live differently.

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Unsettled Wins a 2020 Skift Idea Award!

Unsettled Wins a 2020 Skift Idea Award!

Skift has just announced their IDEA Awards 2020, and we’re incredibly proud to be one of the handful of winners for “ingenuity in engaging customers digitally in response to the global pandemic”, for our truly unique 1-month Virtual Retreat we ran with our partners at Design Hotels.

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