As Things Unfold

Greetings my dear philosophers of travel. The blog grows by leaps and bounds. You have recounted varied, curious, surprising early experiences, you have captured and reflected upon both the essential and the incidental in your travels, on all things great and small, and you have expressed yourselves openly and searchingly at every turn. I am altogether pleased with what I have found in reading these passages. (I do wonder on the other hand about those who have not made their weekly contributions.)

Now then, in going forward let us try to sharpen some of our many sentiments by reference to our main text. Start your entries this week with a selected passage from “The Art of Travel” that gestures toward your own experiences in meaningful ways. Type out a passage, say four or five lines of de Botton's text, lines uniquely yours and not chosen by anyone else, and then address the point being made in terms of your own weekly recollections of whatever kind. It is hoped that in doing so you will find ways to further your own art and philosophy of travel as things unfold. Cheers.