The anticipation of travel can sometimes be as pleasurable as the journey itself. Okay, well not quite. But for some of us, it comes close. And you’ve got to admit it can be fun, getting excited about the thought of going away, selecting the destinations, planning an itinerary, and making your bookings. If you read … Read more about Fueling those feelings of anticipation
I’ve experienced so many ‘spots in time’ as we’ve travelled around Crete and Cyprus these last couple of months that my spirit if visible would appear polka-dotted. According to the poet William Wordsworth, ‘spots in time’, discrete critical moments that we experience, such as a few minutes in the countryside taking in a bucolic scene, … Read more about Spots of time and memory making
I’ve been dipping into Alain De Botton’s The Art of Travel, as I do when I travel and reflect upon the nature of travel. De Botton tells us that the poet William Wordsworth believed that certain scenes stay with us throughout our lives and each time they enter our consciousness they offer a contrast to … Read more about Reasons to be alive: spots in time
“Journeys are the mid-wives of thought”, writes Alain de Botton in my favorite book, Art of Travel. But of all the modes of transport that are most conducive to “internal conversation”, to thinking and to dreaming, the best, he believes, is the train. He writes “On a journey across flat country, I think with a … Read more about Slow travel: train-dreaming
So, do you want to come to Thailand? I’m travelling on Sunday for a month of work, writing hotel and restaurant reviews and a spas spread for DK, and stories for magazines. You’re welcome to join me on my journey. I’m busy planning the trip now and as tedious as elements of organizing trips can … Read more about Travelling: anticipation