One travels to escape from it all, but that is the great illusion: It cannot be done, since one travels with one's mind.

You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.

Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them.

The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character.

You can feel as brave as Columbus starting for the unknown the first time you enter a Chinese lane full of boys laughing at you, or when you risk climbing down in a Tibetan pub for a meal of rotten meat.

I wanted to learn a few foreign languages, and therefore I had to go abroad.

Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, sunshine in bulbs, music on disks, or images gliding over a pale screen.