Fjords in Norway, appearing and disappearing amidst clouds, make one wonder if it was the mountains that ventured too far into sea or the water that pushed further inland. Or is this just nature dreaming?
Sprouting geysers in Iceland, where the venting ground itself is a dormant giant whale when not a volcano.
Travel offers an appreciation of nature’s marvels.
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The ancient city engraved in pink stone— Petra, symbols and tombs the size of mountains— the Pyramids, a lover’s eulogy— Taj Mahal, an art collection’s most reveled sanctuary– Hermitage, and a once despised entrance arch—Le Tour Eiffel.
Travel gives an appreciation of Man’s marvels.
Pilgrimage to holy places, Jerusalem, Lourdes, Mecca, Varanasi, catering to the mystical, the spiritual; magnificent temples immersed in gardens on precipices, often combining both nature’s and man’s marvels with a revered historical reference.
Travel enriches.
An adventure, a suspension of reality, an escape to an unknown place, sharing an intimate moment with a complete stranger that feels familiar, under a clear night sky on a Greek Island, skinny dipping, fearless and daring.
Travel reminds us that we are born free.
Travel with someone reveals truths, exposes other sides, tests our relationships.
Travel adds to a life’s experience.
Auschwitz, Hiroshima. Travel reminds us of the horror and madness that man is capable of inducing.
But that is not the travel I wish to talk about today.
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