Nobody warned me about this part. When I envisioned my trip, I imagined exciting adventures, exotic locales, a jet-set lifestyle. I never thought grief and doubt would climb into my backpack and come with me. I pictured standing at the top of the Sun Gate, looking down at Machu Picchu, without ever thinking about the steps it would take to get there. This is the curse of wanderlust, when the postcard image becomes a brutal reality.Maggie Downs
Travel like Ghandi, with simple clothes, open eyes and an uncluttered mind.Rick Steves
See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream.Ray Bradbury
Long-term travel doesn’t require a massive bundle of cash; it requires only that we walk through the world in a more deliberate way.Rolf Potts
Backpacking is the art of knowing what not to take.Sheridan Anderson
