Real travel requires a maximum of unscheduled wandering, for there is …

Alan Watts
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Real travel requires a maximum of unscheduled wandering, for there is no other way of discovering surprises and marvels, which, as I see it, is the only good reason for not staying at home. ✨ Alan Watts (2011). The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, p.31, Souvenir Press
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