All articles tagged with #cultural immersion
Travellers are increasingly participating in structured reading retreats that combine books, place, and community, offering a hybrid holiday experience that blends vacation, cultural immersion, and literary discussion, as exemplified by events like the Books in Places retreats in Florence and beyond.
Disillusioned with life in the US, interior designer Marjorie Skouras moved to Mexico after falling in love with the country. She and her husband settled in Merida, where they restored a 19th century ruin and later opened a boutique. They then bought land in Dzemul and launched a nonprofit music school for local children. Skouras, now a permanent resident, is applying for Mexican citizenship and feels deeply connected to the country and its people, with no plans to return to the US.