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I had often wondered about this while riding about solo to remote places…
You can read it online 
Here: LLIINNKK
We travel, initially, to lose oouurrsseellvveess;; aanndd wwee ttrraavveell,, 
nneexxtt,, ttoo ffiinndd oouurrsseellvveess..
We travel to open our hearts aanndd eeyyeess aanndd lleeaarrnn mmoorree 
aabboouutt tthhee wwoorrlldd tthhaann oouurr nneewwssppaappeerrss wwiillll 
aaccccoommmmooddaattee..
The sovereign freedom of traveling comes from tthhee ffaacctt tthhaatt iitt wwhhiirrllss 
yyoouu aarroouunndd aanndd ttuurrnnss yyoouu uuppssiiddee ddoowwnn,, aanndd ssttaannddss eevveerryytthhiinngg yyoouu ttooookk 
ffoorr ggrraanntteedd oonn iittss hheeaadd..
And we travel, in essence, ttoo bbeeccoommee yyoouunngg ffoooollss 
aaggaaiinn ---- ttoo ssllooww ttiimmee ddoowwnn aanndd ggeett ttaakkeenn iinn,, aanndd ffaallll iinn 
lloovvee oonnccee mmoorree..
And the first lesson we learn on the rrooaadd,, wwhheetthheerr wwee lliikkee iitt 
oorr nnoott,, iiss hhooww pprroovviissiioonnaall aanndd pprroovviinncciiaall aarree tthhee tthhiinnggss wwee 
iimmaaggiinnee ttoo bbee uunniivveerrssaall..
Yet for me the first great joy ooff ttrraavveelliinngg iiss ssiimmppllyy tthhee 
lluuxxuurryy ooff lleeaavviinngg aallll mmyy bbeelliieeffss aanndd cceerrttaaiinnttiieess aatt hhoommee,, 
aanndd sseeeeiinngg eevveerryytthhiinngg II tthhoouugghhtt II kknneeww iinn aa ddiiffffeerreenntt 
lliigghhtt,, aanndd ffrroomm aa ccrrooookkeedd aannggllee..
And we travel to fill in the gaps left by tomorrow's headlines…
We travel, then, in part just to shake up our complacencies bbyy sseeeeiinngg aallll tthhee mmoorraall 
aanndd ppoolliittiiccaall uurrggeenncciieess,, tthhee lliiffee--aanndd--ddeeaatthh ddiilleemmmmaass,, tthhaatt wwee sseellddoomm hhaavvee ttoo ffaaccee 
aatt hhoommee
Traveling is a way to reverse time, to aa ssmmaallll eexxtteenntt,, aanndd 
mmaakkee aa ddaayy llaasstt aa yyeeaarr....
So travel, ffoorr mmaannyy ooff uuss,, iiss aa qquueesstt 
ffoorr nnoott jjuusstt tthhee uunnkknnoowwnn,, bbuutt tthhee 
uunnkknnoowwiinngg……
Abroad is the place where we stay up late, follow impulse and ffiinndd oouurrsseellvveess aass wwiiddee 
ooppeenn aass wwhheenn wwee aarree iinn lloovvee..
I, at least, ttrraavveell iinn sseeaarrcchh ooff aann 
iinnnnoocceenntt eeyyee tthhaatt ccaann rreettuurrnn mmee ttoo aa 
mmoorree iinnnnoocceenntt sseellff..
II,, lliikkee mmaannyy ppeeooppllee,, 
tteenndd ttoo aasskk qquueessttiioonnss ooff 
tthhee ppllaacceess II vviissiitt,, aanndd 
rreelliisshh mmoosstt tthhee oonneess 
tthhaatt aasskk tthhee mmoosstt 
sseeaarrcchhiinngg qquueessttiioonnss 
bbaacckk ooff mmee....
But more significantly, we carry values and beliefs and news ttoo tthhee ppllaacceess wwee ggoo,, aanndd 
iinn mmaannyy ppaarrttss ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd,, wwee bbeeccoommee wwaallkkiinngg vviiddeeoo ssccrreeeennss aanndd lliivviinngg nneewwssppaappeerrss,, 
tthhee oonnllyy cchhaannnneellss tthhaatt ccaann ttaakkee ppeeooppllee oouutt ooff tthhee cceennssoorreedd lliimmiittss ooff tthheeiirr hhoommeellaannddss..
We travel, then, in search of both self and anonymity -- and, ooff ccoouurrssee,, iinn ffiinnddiinngg 
tthhee oonnee wwee aapppprreehheenndd tthhee ootthheerr..
BBuutt tthhee ggrreeaatt 
pprroommiissee ooff iitt iiss 
tthhaatt,, ttrraavveelliinngg,, 
wwee aarree bboorrnn 
aaggaaiinn,, aanndd aabbllee 
ttoo rreettuurrnn aatt 
mmoommeennttss ttoo aa 
yyoouunnggeerr aanndd aa 
mmoorree ooppeenn kkiinndd 
ooff sseellff..
"TThhee iiddeeaall ttrraavveell bbooookk,,"" 
CChhrriissttoopphheerr IIsshheerrwwoooodd 
oonnccee ssaaiidd,, ""sshhoouulldd bbee 
ppeerrhhaappss aa lliittttllee lliikkee aa 
ccrriimmee ssttoorryy iinn wwhhiicchh 
yyoouu''rree iinn sseeaarrcchh ooff 
ssoommeetthhiinngg..""
Every trip to a foreign country can bbee aa lloovvee aaffffaaiirr,, wwhheerree 
yyoouu''rree lleefftt ppuuzzzzlliinngg oovveerr wwhhoo yyoouu aarree aanndd wwhhoomm yyoouu''vvee ffaalllleenn 
iinn lloovvee wwiitthh..
For what we all too often ignore wwhheenn wwee ggoo aabbrrooaadd iiss 
tthhaatt wwee aarree oobbjjeeccttss ooff ssccrruuttiinnyy aass mmuucchh aass tthhee ppeeooppllee wwee 
ssccrruuttiinniizzee,, aanndd wwee aarree bbeeiinngg ccoonnssuummeedd bbyy tthhee ccuullttuurreess 
wwee ccoonnssuummee,, aass mmuucchh oonn tthhee rrooaadd aass wwhheenn wwee aarree aatt 
hhoommee..
If travel is about the meeting ooff rreeaalliittiieess,, iitt iiss nnoo 
lleessss aabboouutt tthhee mmaattiinngg ooff iilllluussiioonnss……
So travel, at heart, is just a quick wwaayy ttoo kkeeeeppiinngg oouurr 
mmiinnddss mmoobbiillee aanndd aawwaakkee..
That is why the best trips, like the best love aaffffaaiirrss,, nneevveerr rreeaallllyy eenndd..
Why do we travel?
Why do we travel?

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Why do we travel?

  • 1.
  • 2. I had often wondered about this while riding about solo to remote places…
  • 3. You can read it online Here: LLIINNKK
  • 4. We travel, initially, to lose oouurrsseellvveess;; aanndd wwee ttrraavveell,, nneexxtt,, ttoo ffiinndd oouurrsseellvveess..
  • 5. We travel to open our hearts aanndd eeyyeess aanndd lleeaarrnn mmoorree aabboouutt tthhee wwoorrlldd tthhaann oouurr nneewwssppaappeerrss wwiillll aaccccoommmmooddaattee..
  • 6. The sovereign freedom of traveling comes from tthhee ffaacctt tthhaatt iitt wwhhiirrllss yyoouu aarroouunndd aanndd ttuurrnnss yyoouu uuppssiiddee ddoowwnn,, aanndd ssttaannddss eevveerryytthhiinngg yyoouu ttooookk ffoorr ggrraanntteedd oonn iittss hheeaadd..
  • 7. And we travel, in essence, ttoo bbeeccoommee yyoouunngg ffoooollss aaggaaiinn ---- ttoo ssllooww ttiimmee ddoowwnn aanndd ggeett ttaakkeenn iinn,, aanndd ffaallll iinn lloovvee oonnccee mmoorree..
  • 8. And the first lesson we learn on the rrooaadd,, wwhheetthheerr wwee lliikkee iitt oorr nnoott,, iiss hhooww pprroovviissiioonnaall aanndd pprroovviinncciiaall aarree tthhee tthhiinnggss wwee iimmaaggiinnee ttoo bbee uunniivveerrssaall..
  • 9. Yet for me the first great joy ooff ttrraavveelliinngg iiss ssiimmppllyy tthhee lluuxxuurryy ooff lleeaavviinngg aallll mmyy bbeelliieeffss aanndd cceerrttaaiinnttiieess aatt hhoommee,, aanndd sseeeeiinngg eevveerryytthhiinngg II tthhoouugghhtt II kknneeww iinn aa ddiiffffeerreenntt lliigghhtt,, aanndd ffrroomm aa ccrrooookkeedd aannggllee..
  • 10. And we travel to fill in the gaps left by tomorrow's headlines…
  • 11. We travel, then, in part just to shake up our complacencies bbyy sseeeeiinngg aallll tthhee mmoorraall aanndd ppoolliittiiccaall uurrggeenncciieess,, tthhee lliiffee--aanndd--ddeeaatthh ddiilleemmmmaass,, tthhaatt wwee sseellddoomm hhaavvee ttoo ffaaccee aatt hhoommee
  • 12. Traveling is a way to reverse time, to aa ssmmaallll eexxtteenntt,, aanndd mmaakkee aa ddaayy llaasstt aa yyeeaarr....
  • 13. So travel, ffoorr mmaannyy ooff uuss,, iiss aa qquueesstt ffoorr nnoott jjuusstt tthhee uunnkknnoowwnn,, bbuutt tthhee uunnkknnoowwiinngg……
  • 14. Abroad is the place where we stay up late, follow impulse and ffiinndd oouurrsseellvveess aass wwiiddee ooppeenn aass wwhheenn wwee aarree iinn lloovvee..
  • 15. I, at least, ttrraavveell iinn sseeaarrcchh ooff aann iinnnnoocceenntt eeyyee tthhaatt ccaann rreettuurrnn mmee ttoo aa mmoorree iinnnnoocceenntt sseellff..
  • 16. II,, lliikkee mmaannyy ppeeooppllee,, tteenndd ttoo aasskk qquueessttiioonnss ooff tthhee ppllaacceess II vviissiitt,, aanndd rreelliisshh mmoosstt tthhee oonneess tthhaatt aasskk tthhee mmoosstt sseeaarrcchhiinngg qquueessttiioonnss bbaacckk ooff mmee....
  • 17. But more significantly, we carry values and beliefs and news ttoo tthhee ppllaacceess wwee ggoo,, aanndd iinn mmaannyy ppaarrttss ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd,, wwee bbeeccoommee wwaallkkiinngg vviiddeeoo ssccrreeeennss aanndd lliivviinngg nneewwssppaappeerrss,, tthhee oonnllyy cchhaannnneellss tthhaatt ccaann ttaakkee ppeeooppllee oouutt ooff tthhee cceennssoorreedd lliimmiittss ooff tthheeiirr hhoommeellaannddss..
  • 18. We travel, then, in search of both self and anonymity -- and, ooff ccoouurrssee,, iinn ffiinnddiinngg tthhee oonnee wwee aapppprreehheenndd tthhee ootthheerr..
  • 19. BBuutt tthhee ggrreeaatt pprroommiissee ooff iitt iiss tthhaatt,, ttrraavveelliinngg,, wwee aarree bboorrnn aaggaaiinn,, aanndd aabbllee ttoo rreettuurrnn aatt mmoommeennttss ttoo aa yyoouunnggeerr aanndd aa mmoorree ooppeenn kkiinndd ooff sseellff..
  • 20. "TThhee iiddeeaall ttrraavveell bbooookk,,"" CChhrriissttoopphheerr IIsshheerrwwoooodd oonnccee ssaaiidd,, ""sshhoouulldd bbee ppeerrhhaappss aa lliittttllee lliikkee aa ccrriimmee ssttoorryy iinn wwhhiicchh yyoouu''rree iinn sseeaarrcchh ooff ssoommeetthhiinngg..""
  • 21. Every trip to a foreign country can bbee aa lloovvee aaffffaaiirr,, wwhheerree yyoouu''rree lleefftt ppuuzzzzlliinngg oovveerr wwhhoo yyoouu aarree aanndd wwhhoomm yyoouu''vvee ffaalllleenn iinn lloovvee wwiitthh..
  • 22. For what we all too often ignore wwhheenn wwee ggoo aabbrrooaadd iiss tthhaatt wwee aarree oobbjjeeccttss ooff ssccrruuttiinnyy aass mmuucchh aass tthhee ppeeooppllee wwee ssccrruuttiinniizzee,, aanndd wwee aarree bbeeiinngg ccoonnssuummeedd bbyy tthhee ccuullttuurreess wwee ccoonnssuummee,, aass mmuucchh oonn tthhee rrooaadd aass wwhheenn wwee aarree aatt hhoommee..
  • 23. If travel is about the meeting ooff rreeaalliittiieess,, iitt iiss nnoo lleessss aabboouutt tthhee mmaattiinngg ooff iilllluussiioonnss……
  • 24. So travel, at heart, is just a quick wwaayy ttoo kkeeeeppiinngg oouurr mmiinnddss mmoobbiillee aanndd aawwaakkee..
  • 25. That is why the best trips, like the best love aaffffaaiirrss,, nneevveerr rreeaallllyy eenndd..