In today's constantly modernizing world of travel it seems we find it far too easy to get wrapped up and carried away in the fleeting minutiae of the overall industry. Last-minute fares! Tour specials! Gap-year holidays!
In this fast-paced reality we live in it constantly seems that everyone is hoping to be among the first to take the next step; the first to utilize the newest app, the first to lock into the best fare, even the first to get on the plane.
When, however, was the last time you properly took a step backwards and questioned what you're even doing in the first place? Why am I downloading apps to find when the next train arrives? Why am I searching for a low hotel fare? Why am I even getting on this plane in the first place?
Why, in fact, am I even traveling?
Seemingly, the foundation for the entire industry, the philosophy of travel, in my opinion, doesn't get the attention it deserves in today's modern travel literature or in the industry as a whole.
One of the greatest essays ever written on the subject, Pico Iyer's "Why Do We Travel," despite being penned 12 years ago, is still one of the best reads I know of in terms of questioning what is behind, as Robert Louis Stevenson states, "the great affair to move."Continue reading A Brilliant Look At The Philosophy Of TravelA Brilliant Look At The Philosophy Of Travel originally appeared on Gadling on Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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