The Atlas of Experience

The Atlas of Experience Map created by Dutch researchers, Louise Van Swaaij and Jean Klare looks normal at first glance but looking more deeply is quite unusual. There are divisions using the different seasons, smaller regions divided by categories, and the capitals and cities are reflective of experiences. The winter area of the map has a darker side as well that includes the Stormy Coast with labeled cities of quarantine, medicine, care, fever, and crisis. These characteristics in any normal year are signifying the cold and flu season that winter holds in which everyone attempts to avoid by getting the flu shot or changing their diets to be healthier. Although there is such a dark part of the map in the winter area, I would want to go to the Surprise region in the Winter area of the map. I like that is in a region called adventure because when I am traveling, I like to be adventurous. It is also set up like a hike using the terms of doubt, challenge, point of no return, and to the limit. I enjoy that it is surrounded by water that has no ports or any way out of the area making it a very straightforward path. I’d be really interested to see what these destinations look like because I would assume, they would be marketed as adventure sport centered and I am very interested in doing those types of activities.

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