10 countries that will change your life

Some holiday destinations are good for just that: holidays. Getting away from it all. You turn up, have a little look around, drink a few beers, buy a few souvenirs, and go home.

It’s nice, but it’s not going to rock your world. It’s not going to change who you are, or how you look at the world.

And that’s fine. But travel can be a lot more than that. If you’re looking for a country that will change your life, then these are the places to start: Laos, Mexico, Japan, India, South Africa, Germany, Brazil, Uganda, China and Cambodia.

--Ben Groundwater
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