However, time was only of the essence until we caught the train. Once on board, it ceased to matter. We couldn’t slow down a journey any more than we could speed it up; delays were inevitable, and our arrival was at the mercy of others.
“It’s the very fact that it’s finite that makes traveling special. You could move to any one of those destinations you loved in small doses, and it wouldn’t be the spellbinding, life-altering seven days you spent there as a guest, letting a place into your heart fully, letting it change you. The song ends. The dance ends.”
― People We Meet on Vacation
― People We Meet on Vacation
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