31 January 2011

Why Do We Travel?

I think it's different for everyone. I travel to learn about other cultures, other people, and about myself. I met a really interesting ultrarunner who wants to travel to every country in the world - a feat I am definitely not interested in. (Hello, why would I want to visit Human Rights Abuse Extraordinaire China?) He also travels in a very fast way - a country a day, three days in a country, running across a country (sweet!). I said I don't like traveling fast, I prefer slow traveling, that way you get to know the culture and the people.


Traveling is about so many things but if you move to fast, you miss out on a lot.

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