"Yes, the desire to go traveling is not always about wanting to reach place X or Y. It's about making a particular change in ourselves. The journey we really require is inner. Therefore, it would be good if people in the travel industry gave a little recognition to this." Alain de Botton, from an interview by Frank Bures on WorldHum.
This is the sentiment that I convey, though maybe not as eloquently, in my Travel Planning workshops. Its the "Why" of travel, rather than just the "Where." Its what makes a trip satisfying and beneficial, what makes us want to keep traveling and willing to put up with the really-in-the-long-run-minor hassles that attempt to discourage us in our travels, but really have no effect on "our journey." Journey On!
http://www.worldhum.com/features/travel-interviews/interview-with-alain-de-botton-a-week-at-the-airport-20091031/
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