Sometimes people read a book in order to not go on a trip. You read a book instead of going on the trip. And so the travel writer is doing the traveling for you.

Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.

You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude.

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

The biggest surprise was that a country like Angola, that has so much money, that produces so much oil, would be in such a mess and so difficult to travel in. Something is almost cursed in striking oil. It's like the lottery winner who ends up broke.

Tibet has a very proud people but it's culturally gone and overrun ever since the Chinese took over. It's like saving the rhino. When a species is endangered, it's gone.

Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.