It might be said that a great unstated reason for travel is to find places that exemplify where one has been happiest. Looking for idealised versions of home-indeed, looking for the perfect memory.
Paul TherouxA person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place.
Paul TherouxI always found myself in the company of Australians, who were like a reminder that I'd touched bottom.
Paul TherouxSightseeing was ... based on imaginative invention, like rehearsing your own play in stage sets from which all the actors had fled.
Paul Theroux