“An airport is a potent place, a point of reunions and departures. For the traveler, it's a crossroads at the moment of decision, a flashpoint that separates intention from retreat.”
― To Swim Beneath the Earth
― To Swim Beneath the Earth
“But that’s the wonderful thing about foreign travel, suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most basic sense of how things work, you can’t even reliably cross the street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
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“You don't even know where I'm going."
"I don't care. I'd like to go anywhere.”
― Travels with Charley: In Search of America
"I don't care. I'd like to go anywhere.”
― Travels with Charley: In Search of America
“Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.”
― Leo Africanus
― Leo Africanus
“We gain new perspectives on life after every voyage.”
― Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
― Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
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