"An alpinist develops his power and gives proof of it; he feels and thinks simultaneously; this superior joy illuminates the snow landscape. But he who has taken an electric train up to the top of a famous mountain does not find the same sun."Emile-Auguste Chartier, "Diogenes" in Alain on Happiness. Chicago: Northwestern University Press, 1973. … Continue reading Slow Travel
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The Radical Simplicity of Walking
"...travel on foot is slow. It is the speed that most of the human race experienced life for thousands of years, right up until the last couple of hundred years. In the time span you have available for your adventure, you will see the fewest places if you decide to walk. But the places that … Continue reading The Radical Simplicity of Walking
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