You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.

Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.

Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly.

You can feel as brave as Columbus starting for the unknown the first time you enter a Chinese lane full of boys laughing at you, or when you risk climbing down in a Tibetan pub for a meal of rotten meat.

When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.

When I crossed Asia with my friend Peter Fleming, we spoke to no one but each other during many months, and we covered exactly the same ground. Nevertheless my journey differed completely from his.