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Sometimes sexy rugby players can be big hearted, and sometimes you need to just show some benevolence to your fellow passengers in the skies. From almsgiving in Laos, to feeding stray pups in Cairo, travel writer Daniel Scheffler believes that a little generosity on the road goes much further than you could possibly imagine.

How can you know where you're going if you don't know where you come from? Travel writer Daniel Scheffler trips back to explore his South African roots before he treks to Sicily to propose to his husband. And somewhere en route, he climbs a mountain in Chile, greets a Roman god in Birmingham, Ala., and grabs a pour-over coffee, of course.

From staycations in Manhattan, to finding Dame Agatha Christie in London, all the way to exploring embroidery in Cristiano Ronaldo's home island of Madeira, travel writer Daniel Scheffler insists that all things local are where the lessons in humanity lie for all of us.

Claim back luxury! Daniel reminds you that luxury is not what you've been told, it's for you to define yourself - whether it's a remote island with nothing to do, or a quiet moment in a museum. No preconceived notions allowed.

Horseback across Mongolia's steppe for 10 days? No problem, but don't bring your check list, please. John Reede, from Aman Resorts agrees, in our interview. Just dump those lists please, and come and travel in the moment with yourself.

The American South isn't a monolithic thing. It's nuanced, beautiful and utterly complicated. If you stop judging it - and come and see it for yourself with a little less snide, perhaps you could actually learn something? From Mississippi, to Greenville, SC, to Lexington, Kentucky and even Dallas, Texas - and everywhere else.