philosophy

May 25, 2012

Why I became Interested in Travel as a Child

Why I became Interested in Travel as a Child When we grow up in one place, that becomes the norm for which we measure the world. […]
November 27, 2011

Walking—the Best Way to Experience Place

Trains are too romantic. Buses don’t stop enough. Motorcycles too fast. And forget about planes.   But not walking.   “Walking reminds us of who we […]
November 19, 2011

The Place vs Our Experience in that Place

Last week’s Travel Philosophy Friday post It won’t be like I remembered it make me think about place and the way we view that place after […]
November 12, 2011

It won’t be like I remembered it

In response to last week’s Where’s your old home?, Juno Kim mentioned in the comments that she might be afraid to return to New Zealand because […]
November 4, 2011

Where’s your old home?

Where’s your old home? Nineteenth century scholar Max Mueller said that by going to India, we are returning to our “old home” full of memories, if […]