Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at.…

John Muir
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Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant. ✨ John Muir (2012). Travels in Alaska, p.225, The Floating Press
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Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant. ✨ John Muir (2012). Travels in Alaska, p.225, The Floating Press

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