Travel is only glamorous in retrospect.
Delay and dirt are the realities of the most rewarding travel.
One of the cardinal principles of Buddhism, the principle of neglect.
Basically, what you find out is the limits of your patience and your strength and your capacity to adapt. You find that out in travel and being alone and being tested. So that's a great thing.
The measure of civilized behavior is compassion.
Travel is a state of mind. It has nothing to do with existence or the exotic. It is almost always an inner experience.