I want to visit Europe once more. I was there once, you know, in Italy, to visit my grandparents. We were there for three months; I was terribly bored and could not wait to get back to Buenos Aires.
But now, again I want to go there, to get to know Paris, London...
To travel is divine.
One can learn more from traveling than from reading Mr. Journalist...
Excerpt from an interview with Miss Piel Dulce - Eduardo Gudino Kieffer: 'The better to eat you with!'
I crossed the border for the first time in the autumn of 1967. It was a joint trip with my mother, who was then in her 4th or 5th month of pregnancy :)
We were in Istanbul – perhaps that’s why – she told me once - you like Turkey so much?
Maybe that’s when I got my itchy feet.
What else could be said about traveling?
How to Travel?
When?
With who?
I think it’s a very individual thing. For me the most pleasurable aspect of traveling is the journey itself, without having a specific plan, goal, without all of this 'travel greed' which hardly anyone is free of after stepping out of the house.
There are, of course, among travellers also those who buy all-inclusive and don’t make a single detour outside of their hotel beach.
Of course one can criticize that, but on the other hand, traveling is also about getting some rest and not returning physically and mentally wrecked. With many travellers, this masochistic element is more than visible.
When I read some of the voyagers’ accounts, analogy to Christ on the cross comes to my mind: it has been fulfilled, we won, we reached the top, crossed the Amazon, bitten by fleas and puri-puri, but we're happy.
Also among professional travellers (but not only) there is a kind of rivalry, as in every area of life.
But as I said before, it’s a very individual thing – so each to their own!
- WHAT I DON’T RECOMMEND:
Using guidebooks to find places to sleep or visit. Often it happens, that in the first case, due to their popularity, quality goes down the drain while the prices sky rocket and the second it’s a matter so personal, that following somebody’s opinions may be misleading.
- WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
Wherever you’re going, do take some maps with you; you’ll need to find your way around. Also you should have some idea about the place you’re going to; get to know the local customs and regulations in order to avoid any unpleasant surprises. Plan as little as possible and simply rely on fate.
Journey is an adventure and not a tax book. Above all, it gives a sense of freedom.
Even if you fail in crossing the Amazon, reaching the highest mountain or some museum will turn out to be closed, still… from every journey you’ll return enriched.
As St. Augustine said: 'The world is a book. Those who don't travel read only one page.’
And to quote Miss Piel Dulce once more: ‘to travel is divine!’
