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What is your travel philosophy?

March18
I have been travelling with a vengeance every weekend and these days all I talk and do is always about travel & places & photography. So, I just started chatting with a friend and one of the first conversations I ever had with her started off with her asking me about my ”travel philosophy”. Now, I didn’t quite have a profound philosophy to impress or influence anyone, but here’s the chat log of the conversation (posting with permission, don’t worry) -
cd:  alright, tell me more about your travel philosophy
me: my philosophy… umm… God made the physical map of the world, and man made the political map. i guess i hv to travel across borders to see the beautiful world… but i am a patriot at heart (although i dont totally belv in the concept of countries) .. and so to better represent myself as an indian in the future on my rtw trips… i am travelling all over india (or at least southern & central) this year
cd: cool
me: and i travel for multiple reasons…
1. to meet & deal with “the common man”… away from the wannabe american life tht most of the urban ppl live…
2. to just be outdoors… life in hyd & particularly at work is very indoors. lil things amaze me and thrill me… like a sunset… i am in love with the colours of the sky during sunset/sunrise times
3. photography….i am keen and self-taught… n i hv ample time to practice on various monuments, etc. & of course for the cheap touristy thrills of clicking… “i was here” kind of photographs…
cd: heh
me: what about you
cd: the real deal is, i once read a quote by st.augustine. i quote, “the world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page”
  now, that caught my fancy
  since then i have wanted to travel
I invite you, the reader to share your “travel philosphy” in the comments.
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2 Comments to

“What is your travel philosophy?”

  1. Avatar March 31st, 2009 at 1:36 pm christelleNo Gravatar Says:

    “the world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page”

    – Neat quote :)


  2. Avatar July 25th, 2009 at 12:04 am DR. K.K. JARIPATKENo Gravatar Says:

    To go out in jungle,or on any deserted water body, with lots of vegetation, camera, lens and me. Capturing different moods of feathered friends,


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