“As a traveler, I’ve found that the more a culture differs from my own, the more I am struck by its essential humanity.” Rick Steves This quote provokes so many thoughts. Please be a…
“Traveling is seeing; it is the implicit that we travel by.” Cynthia Ozick I don’t know if I interpreted this quote correctly, but I think it is an inspiring thought. Take a new turn,…
‘Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life – and travel – leaves marks on you. Most of the time,…
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware.” Martin Buber Well, yes, and I find them often… when I am totally lost. Feature photo: Hitch hike in Japan aka how I end up…
“Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.” Alexandr Solzhenitsyn My trouble is… my memory is dotty *LOL* I write a…
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert There is no such thing as ‘common sense’. There is no such thing as ‘normal’ either.…