California, Creativity, Family Travel, Florida, Ohio, Wellness / 15.06.2026
Which U.S. Amusement Park Should You Visit Based on Your Personality?
Not all travelers are looking for the same thing...
Creativity
BE INSPIRED, Creativity, Family Travel, Featured, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Africa / 30.11.2025
The How Far From Home 2025 Gift Guide: Meaningful Gifts for Memory-Making Families
If you’ve been around here awhile, you’ll know our philosophy: we collect memories, not things…but the right things make the memories even sweeter. The (new) Annual How Far From Home Gift Guide is a handpicked, heart-led roundup designed for families who love travel, storytelling, craftsmanship, and beautiful objects that carry meaning....
Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Featured / 21.10.2025
We Reimagined ‘The White Lotus’ as a Real Hotel Brand, And Here’s Why
An unsettlingly fun case study from the story-obsessed minds at HFFH Studio....
Resilience keeps you moving, but recovery brings you back to life. Here’s why creativity needs rest, rhythm, and renewal, not endless hustle....
Italy has that uncanny ability to make every street, square, or coastline look cinematic. It’s no wonder filmmakers keep coming back. But visiting these spots isn’t just about ticking off famous film locations; it’s about soaking in the atmosphere, the food, the architecture, and the little details that make these locations so special....
We love to talk about creative blocks. We joke about them, meme them, name them like mythical beasts to be slain with coffee and Post-its. But here’s the thing: most creative blocks aren’t the problem. They’re a symptom. A sign that something deeper, (perhaps something harder to name) is off. The Myth of the Block In agency life, when someone says they’re “blocked,” we treat it like a short circuit. Fixable with a brainstorm, a scroll through Pinterest, a “quick walk to reset.” But what if that feeling isn’t a glitch in the system…what if it’s a message from your nervous system? What if that fog isn’t creative failure, but creative disconnection? Disconnection from intuition. Disconnection from curiosity. Disconnection from meaning. Because when...
Creativity, Featured, Wellness / 31.07.2025
What Creative Burnout Looks Like In 2025, And Why We Keep Ignoring It
Once upon a time, burnout looked like collapse. Tears in a bathroom stall, a breakdown in the boardroom. It was visible, dramatic, and undeniable. But that’s not what it looks like anymore. Today, burnout often hides behind a smile. It looks like high performance, polite replies and “just a busy season.” It sounds like “I’m fine,” and it feels like…nothing. For creative and marketing teams, this modern version of burnout is harder to spot, but just as dangerous. Because when your job relies on original thinking, emotional connection, and brand energy, burnout doesn’t just affect morale. It affects the work. The Quiet Fog We’ve seen it in agencies, we’ve seen it in-house, we’ve felt it in ourselves. Burnout now shows up as: Safe, recycled ideas Teams who’ve...
Creativity, Featured, Wellness / 02.07.2025
Why Creativity Can’t Be Fixed In A Day
The modern marketing trap is that we ask our teams to innovate on demand, but give them no real space to breathe. We talk about “thinking outside the box,” but rarely step outside the walls of routine. And we label brainstorms and offsite sessions as solutions, when really, they’re just momentary pauses on a path to burnout. What we need isn’t more inspiration. We need perspective, and that takes time, distance, and a little discomfort....
BE INSPIRED, Creativity, Featured / 02.03.2025
10 Years Of How Far From Home
We’re feeling very emotional, nostalgic, humbled, proud, and actually in a little bit of disbelief, that it has been 10 YEARS since we quit our jobs, sold (almost all of) our belongings, and boarded our first plane with a one-way ticket, four bags, and a dream to see the world and be creative along the way. ...
BE INSPIRED, Creativity, Food, Mexico, Wellness / 10.04.2023
Why We Would Spend Our Next Sabbatical In Mexico
Taking a sabbatical is important because it allows individuals to take a break from the daily grind...
