{"id":162076,"date":"2025-04-09T17:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T21:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsmprod.vsitesting3.com\/magazine\/?p=162076"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T21:12:46","slug":"transformational-travel-connecting-with-the-world-and-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/discover\/transformational-travel-connecting-with-the-world-and-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformational Travel: Connecting with the World and Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Visiting a new destination is more than an exploration of unfamiliar lands\u2014it\u2019s an exploration of self. If you\u2019re willing to cast off traditional ideas about travel and welcome something different, perhaps even something that pushes you beyond the limits of personal comfort, you can unleash your creativity, shift your perspective in subtle yet extraordinary ways, and experience the world with intention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow four bold travellers to some of their favorite destinations and learn how these places and their experiences there shaped the way they view the world and connect with it. You\u2019ll discover that what you fear may be too daring is the starting point for truly transformational travel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Commune with nature to connect with yourself<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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To say Kimi Werner is comfortable in the water is a vast understatement. As a child growing up in coastal Maui, she would often go snorkeling with her father as he free-dove and spearfished (what he caught was the family\u2019s main source of food). And as an adult, Werner continues to find the ocean at the center of her life\u2014and career(s): She is a U.S. National Spearfishing Champion, a bold free diver, a seafood-focused chef, and an ocean conservationist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Free diver and U.S. National Spearfishing Champion Kimi Werner in her element.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Werner has traveled all over the world\u2014even to Antarctica\u2014in pursuit of natural beauty and in service of protecting it, but her favorite place to explore remains her home state of Hawaii. She and her family live on Oahu\u2019s North Store, which, she says, \u201cstill does function as a small town.The community is very much in tune with nature, and a lot of people live here because they want nature to dictate their lives, their choices, their schedules.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her top destination when it comes to Oahu? \u201cWaimea Bay is hands down my favorite beach, and I think it\u2019s one of the most magical places in the world. Whenever I go, I find myself questioning why I travel so far when I have something so beautiful right here.\u201d For hiking enthusiasts, she recommends Ke\u0101lia Trail (\u201cI call it the StairMaster of the North Shore\u201d) and Ka\u2019ena Point Trail, where there is a bird sanctuary. All of these breathtaking spots are within a 45-minute drive of <\/span>Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina<\/span><\/a>, which offers a morning or sunset <\/span>Ma\u2019ili Pillbox Hike<\/span><\/a> for a closer hiking experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At <\/span>Four Seasons Resort Hual\u0101lai<\/span><\/a>, situated on an expansive stretch of coastline on the Big Island of Hawaii, you can get a taste of what it feels like to explore the ocean\u2019s depths and push your physical limits via the Kimi Werner Freediving Experience, in which as many as four guests can spend two half-days learning to free dive with the national spearfishing champ. The package includes a four-course private dinner crafted by the resort\u2019s executive chef, Richard Polhemus.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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More experiences to inspire you to head outside<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Learn to shred the waves with Surfing Lessons<\/a> at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita<\/a>. All you\u2019ll need is a swimsuit and sunblock. They\u2019ll provide the rest: surfboard, rash guards, wetsuits, reef boots\u2014and an unforgettable experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Prefer to see the world on two wheels? At Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North<\/a>, you can sign up for the Scottsdale Mountain Biking Tour<\/a> and take in the beauty of the Sonoran Desert.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Join the resident marine biologist at Four Seasons Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru for Nighttime on the Reef, an after-dark snorkeling tour to find nocturnal sea creatures that wake up after the sun sets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Join the resident marine biologist at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru<\/a> for Nighttime on the Reef<\/a>, an after-dark snorkeling tour to find nocturnal sea creatures that wake up after the sun sets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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