Monthly Archives: May 2009

Ruskin and Slow Travel

By olivier | Published: May 20, 2009
As a quick followup to my previous entry on The Myth of Travel, a quote from John Ruskin which I picked from the last chapter of Alain de Botton’s excellent The Art of Travel: No changing of place at a hundred miles an hour will make us one whit stronger, happier, or wiser. There was [...]
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Radio silence / moving house

By steph | Published: May 5, 2009
There is something about the act of packing I find peaceful. Perhaps it’s because I’m accustomed to travelling, and packing is a little ritual that allows you to make peace with the fact that your surroundings will soon change. Or maybe it’s because packing is such a finite, predictable act. On a journey, you know [...]
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