The Philosophy Of Travel
Travel is not necessarily about accomplishing the highest peak, trekking to the remotest destination, or spending a month with an undiscovered tribe. It comes in plenty of other forms and disguises too—slowing right down, choosing not to fly, or simply paying proper attention to a place you already think you know. For one person that might mean a two-year expedition. For someone else, it might mean a weekend twenty minutes from home, done properly for the first time. Neither is more valid than the other.
I believe it’s better not to compare your own travels to anyone else’s. There’s no ranking system, no extra credit for the most extreme version of a trip. Find the kind of travel that actually suits you as an individual, not the version that impresses anyone else. Then be proud of it. That’s it. That’s the whole philosophy.
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