“We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” ~ John Hope Franklin ... Read more »

“Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.” ~ John Steinbeck ... Read more »

“If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they love.” ~ Steve Irwin ... Read more »

“Is there any possibility of giving international air travel, which we all need and use and hate, a touch of glamour, or even of reliable, soulless efficiency? ... Read more »

“As with most things in life, what you get out of a trip is equal only to what you put into it. Learning about a place is part of the excitement of travel. Without prior preparation your experience is diminished because you miss the significance of what you are seeing and doing.” ~ Barrie Kerper ... Read more »

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don’t let yourself indulge in vain wishes.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore I think all of us have a few daydreams that take the form of fantasies or wistful dreams rather than actual life goals. Some of mine include time travel and instantaneous teleportation, bionic ... Read more »

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” ~ George Harrison Often mis-attributed to Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland books, this quote is actually from a George Harrison song, “Any Road”, albeit inspired by a scene in which Alice asks the Cheshire Cat for directions: “Would you tell me, please, which ... Read more »

“I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can go anywhere on earth. Then I ask myself the same question.” ~ Harun Yahya I love this thought, the pondering of why, when we are so readily able to move, to travel, we stay in the same place. Of course, it’s an ... Read more »