the value of travel--and of taking risk--as expressed by Kent Nerburn in his reflective book 'Letters to My Son': "...but more than that, because I have traveled, I can see other universes in the eyes of strangers. Because I have traveled, I know what parts of me I cannot deny and what parts of me are simply the choices I make. I know the blessings of my own table and the warmth of my own bed. I know how much of life is pure chance, and how great a gift I have been given simply to be who I am... "If we don't offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Our eyes don't lift to the horizon; our ears don't hear the sounds around us. The edge is off our experience, and we pass our days in a routine that is both comfortable and limiting..." Kent Nerburn, Letters to my Son, New World, 1994, pp. 114-115...read more »

 
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Wanderer has visited 20 places in 24 cities in 8 countries and has written 4 travel blogs with 35 entries.

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April092006

Road to Angkor Wat, and then some

Asia | 11 entries
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 The Grand Palace and a river cruise

Bangkok, Thailand | Apr 09 '06 | 1 review
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 Finding Jim Thompson

Bangkok, Thailand | Apr 10 '06 | 0 reviews

 Road to Siam Reap

Angkor Wat, Cambodia | Apr 11 '06 | 1 review
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 First Day of Temple-Hopping

Angkor Wat, Cambodia | Apr 12 '06 | 0 reviews

 The Amazing Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat, Cambodia | Apr 13 '06 | 0 reviews

 Bumming Around Siam Reap

Angkor Wat, Cambodia | Apr 15 '06 | 0 reviews

 Khmer New Years

Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Apr 15 '06 | 1 review
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 Into the Mekong Delta

Chau Doc, Vietnam | Apr 16 '06 | 0 reviews

 Through the Mekong to the Old City of Saigon

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Apr 17 '06 | 0 reviews

 Back in Bangkok for a night of luxury

Bangkok, Thailand | Apr 18 '06 | 0 reviews

 Luxe last night in Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand | Apr 19 '06 | 1 review
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December292005

New Year's in Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey | 4 entries
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 New Year's in Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey | Dec 29 '05 | 0 reviews

 New Year's Eve Celebration!!!

Istanbul, Turkey | Dec 30 '05 | 0 reviews

 Very Old Things

Istanbul, Turkey | Dec 30 '05 | 1 review
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 Wandering the streets

Istanbul, Turkey | Dec 31 '05 | 0 reviews
November012005

Around the Middle East

Middle East | 7 entries
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 Life in the Middle East

Bahrain | Nov 01 '05 | 1 review
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 Amazing Oman

Muscat, Oman | Nov 13 '05 | 1 review
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 Drive through the Interior of Oman

Nizwa, Oman | Nov 16 '05 | 0 reviews

 Pyramids and the Suez

Cairo, Egypt | Nov 23 '05 | 1 review
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 My flat in Juffair

Bahrain | Nov 29 '05 | 0 reviews

 A totally different Egypt

Alexandria, Egypt | Jun 23 '06 | 1 review
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 Finally - a trip to Africa

Mombasa, Kenya | Sep 09 '06 | 1 review
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July222004

Sarah's Cross Country Adventure

United States | 13 entries
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 Moving Away from the Greastest City

San Diego, United States | Jul 22 '04 | 0 reviews

 a quick night

San Luis Obispo, United States | Oct 05 '05 | 1 review
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 Coast Line and Oysters

Monterey, United States | Oct 07 '05 | 2 reviews
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 Hearst Castle

San Simeon, United States | Oct 07 '05 | 1 review
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 Giant trees and dodging wild animals

Olema, United States | Oct 09 '05 | 0 reviews

 More coast driving

Mendocino, United States | Oct 10 '05 | 1 review
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 Amongst the Giants

Crescent City, United States | Oct 11 '05 | 1 review
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 Fog on the Coast

Newport, United States | Oct 12 '05 | 1 review
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 The Rainy Northwest

Long Beach, United States | Oct 13 '05 | 1 review
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 The Old City

Seattle, United States | Oct 14 '05 | 0 reviews

 Grand Coulee

Newport, United States | Oct 17 '05 | 1 review
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 Glacier National Park

Kalispell, United States | Oct 18 '05 | 0 reviews

 Yellowstone National Park

West Yellowstone, United States | Oct 19 '05 | 1 review
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Macchu Picchu
My car, Sofia, in the Chandelier Tree
PCH close to San Simeon
Marjorie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park
Sunrise over Angkor Wat
The lily pond and Japanese bridge where Monet painted, at his home in Giverny.