“The smaller the creature, the bolder its spirit.” ~ Suzy Kassem Not technically a travel quote, this one, but it puts me in mind of many of the creatures I’ve encountered on wildlife holidays. Seeing wild animals living their lives in their natural habitats is a truly immense privilege. There’s something very life-affirming about watching ... Read more »
“The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.” ~ Mme. Du Deffand I have never found travel daunting, most likely because I was born into a family that loves to travel, and have done so all my life. Pete had travelled hardly at all when we met, so for him, ... Read more »
“Every person needs a time out, away from stressful jobs, pressures from employers or clients, home responsibilities, etc., Everyone deserves to enjoy, visit unknown places, try other things, meet a lot of new friends, and feel at the top of the world. Life is full of fun, excitement, and adventure. Thus, vacation is an experience ... Read more »
“Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere.” ~ Isabelle Eberhardt In my everyday home life I’m a very sedentary soul. Of course I go places, my current daily work commute between North London and ... Read more »
“I don’t think I could have a genuine relationship with someone who didn’t love to travel and appreciate new foods. Traveling is a big part of my life, and I want to share that with the people close to me.” ~Candice Accola When I met Pete, he’d tried little outside of the traditional British family-style ... Read more »
“Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.” ~Henry Adams I think it’s inevitable when you travel that you filter what you see through your personal tastes. But I believe that your tastes are also moulded by travel, and subject to change as you see ... Read more »
“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same direction.” This quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is from his book Terre des Hommes (translated into English as Wind, Sand and Stars). I love the original French too: “Aimer, ce n’est pas se regarder l’un l’autre, c’est regarder ensemble ... Read more »
“Nature is impersonal, awe-inspiring, elegant, eternal. It’s geometrically perfect. It’s tiny and gigantic. You can travel far to be in a beautiful natural setting, or you can observe it in your backyard – or, in my case, in the trees lining New York City sidewalks, or in the clouds above skyscrapers.” ~ Gretchen Rubin A ... Read more »
“Wherever we go, across the Pacific or Atlantic, we meet, not similarity so much as ‘the bizarre’. Things astonish us, when we travel, that surprise nobody else.” ~ Mary Ritter Beard This quote brings to mind a thought from Vera Nazarian, which I shared back in May; the reminder to consider that, wherever we are, ... Read more »
“There are people who travel because they want to push themselves to physical limits, people who walk across deserts or cycle across the Antarctic – like Ranulph Fiennes, who just does it because it’s there. And then there are people like me, who are just genuinely curious about the world.” ~ Michael Palin I am ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]