Backpack Forever

Americans often tell me, ‘But we’ve got it all here. We’ve got every culture.’ Americans do have a lot, but not everything. My favorite moments on The Amazing Race are when we have people who have never crossed the border, never owned passports, and never left their home state. When they end up in a place like India, it’s as if they’ve landed on another planet. There’s nowhere you can go in America that’s like Kolkata. This kind of experience gives you perspective, and a different understanding of the world.” ~Phil Keoghan, Host of The Amazing Race