“The very fact that a Frenchman was prepared, after two minutes of conversation, to be so friendly towards anyone, especially one who had come from England, made me restless” – Tahir Shah
Whoever Created The World Went To A Lot Of Trouble
February 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“Whoever created the world went to a lot of trouble. It would be downright rude not to go out and see as much of it as possible” – Edward Readicker-Henderson
You Could Take Your Treasure With You
February 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“To have come on all this new world of writing, with time to read in a city like Paris where there was a way of living well and working, no matter how poor you were, was like having a great treasure given to you. You could take your treasure with you when you traveled too, […]
You Either Get The Point Of Africa Or You Don’t
February 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“You either get the point of Africa or you don’t. What draws me back year after year is that it’s like seeing the world with the lid off” – A. A. Gill
Nothing Had Prepared Me For Honolulu
February 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“But there are people who take salt with their coffee. They say it gives a tang, a savour, which is peculiar and fascinating. In the same way there are certain places, surrounded by a halo of romance, to which the inevitable disillusionment you experience on seeing them gives a singular spice. You had expected something […]
Traveller Blues
February 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“I’ve got a broken down old traveller, though she really breaks my heart. She gets me around from place to place, but most of the time, she just won’t start” – Nigel Mooney
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Look Beautiful By The Smile In Your Heart
February 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“India – a land where the last thing one needs to bother with is looking good. In India – at least in the circles I moved in – it’s natural to look beautiful by the smile in your heart and the way you move through the world” – Erin Reese
Adventures Bore Me
February 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“Adventures bore me. I have no idea how to talk about countries, how to make people wish they had been there. I am not a good travelling salesman. Countries? Where are they, whatever became of them. When I was twelve, I dreamed of Hong Kong. That tedious, commonplace little provincial town! Shops sprouting from every […]
Evolve Yourself As An Internationalist
February 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“I want to urge you very strongly to travel as much as you can, and to evolve yourself as an internationalist. It’s as important a part of your education as a radical as the reading of any book” – Christopher Hitchens
Anything Is Possible On A Train
February 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“Ever since childhood, when I lived within earshot of the Boston and Maine, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it. Those whistles sing bewitchment: railways are irresistible bazaars… Anything is possible on a train…” – Paul Theroux
