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"I've never gotten around to reading Alain de Botton's philosophical 'Art of Travel', but it's a question I've been bouncing back and forth in my head. For some people it's simply a holiday; a chance to forget about bills and bosses. For others, perhaps it's an opportunity to tick off those "bucket-list" sights, or to collect holiday snaps to impress the folks back home.
For me it's a chance to leave part of yourself behind. When you're chilling on some tropical beach, waiting in a far-flung airport or rattling along on a country train through Asian rice paddies you get to shuffle off some of the labels and roles you fit into at home. You don't have to be the responsible manager/home-owner/brother/community member any longer........ you can simply be whoever you want to be.
Wear that silly Panama hat that doesn't quite suit, paddle your feet in the village fountain, drink beer for breakfast... nobody knows who you are, you'll probably never see them again and, for a change, you don't have to care who's watching. It's a rare opportunity to reinvent yourself for a time. And, who knows, perhaps you'll discover a few sides to yourself that get packed in the suitcase to take home with you.
Apart from all the lovely sights, amazing food, smiling (well, hopefully) locals and incredible landscapes… I think that's one of the things that keeps me addicted to hitting the road."
Richard Holmes, Travel Editor
For me it's a chance to leave part of yourself behind. When you're chilling on some tropical beach, waiting in a far-flung airport or rattling along on a country train through Asian rice paddies you get to shuffle off some of the labels and roles you fit into at home. You don't have to be the responsible manager/home-owner/brother/community member any longer........ you can simply be whoever you want to be.
Wear that silly Panama hat that doesn't quite suit, paddle your feet in the village fountain, drink beer for breakfast... nobody knows who you are, you'll probably never see them again and, for a change, you don't have to care who's watching. It's a rare opportunity to reinvent yourself for a time. And, who knows, perhaps you'll discover a few sides to yourself that get packed in the suitcase to take home with you.
Apart from all the lovely sights, amazing food, smiling (well, hopefully) locals and incredible landscapes… I think that's one of the things that keeps me addicted to hitting the road."
Richard Holmes, Travel Editor
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