Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, we were living through strange times. Politics were out of control. There were forest fires, floods, and typhoons that seemed to augur the world’s end. And our obsession with smartphones was reaching new heights.    None of those things, however, put the dampers on our collective travel ambitions. Yes, they were a little disruptive if you wanted to go to specific, far-flung corners of the Earth, but they weren’t game-changers.  COVID-19, though, is different. It has taken a hatchet to the travel industry, pretty much stopping it in its tracks. And it isn’t clear […]