Comments on: 5 Writers Who Affirm the Importance of Travel http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:14:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tawan http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-85114 tawan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:56:46 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-85114 Thanks for taking the time to explain this in a way thats so easy to understand... Thanks for taking the time to explain this in a way thats so easy to understand…

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]]> By: Martinha http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-84468 Martinha Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:34:43 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-84468 Really nice all that.. is really need for our inspiration in travels.. good weekend.. =) Really nice all that.. is really need for our inspiration in travels.. good weekend.. =)

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]]> By: Romance And Free Travel | Taking off Travel blog http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-84171 Romance And Free Travel | Taking off Travel blog Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:19:58 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-84171 [...] The Brave New Traveler blog proved a mine of information. The first post that caught my eye was 5 Writers Who Affirm The Importance Of Travel. The proof? A trawl through the works of Mark Twain, Maya Angelou and others. I was also interested [...] [...] The Brave New Traveler blog proved a mine of information. The first post that caught my eye was 5 Writers Who Affirm The Importance Of Travel. The proof? A trawl through the works of Mark Twain, Maya Angelou and others. I was also interested [...]

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]]> By: Olivia http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-83259 Olivia Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:16:02 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-83259 Thanks guys and girls. I agree, the best and most inspiring travel writing is rarely found purely in guide and adventure books. These writers all capture the spirit of travelling, which is what it's all about. Thanks guys and girls. I agree, the best and most inspiring travel writing is rarely found purely in guide and adventure books. These writers all capture the spirit of travelling, which is what it's all about.

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]]> By: 5 Writers Who Affirm the Importance of Travel http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-83189 5 Writers Who Affirm the Importance of Travel Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:20:01 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-83189 [...] M­o­r­e­ he­r­e­: 5 Writers­ Who­ Affirm the Imp­o­rtan­c­e o­f Trav­el [...] [...] M­o­r­e­ he­r­e­: 5 Writers­ Who­ Affirm the Imp­o­rtan­c­e o­f Trav­el [...]

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]]> By: Kelly Rice http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-83180 Kelly Rice Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:59:14 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-83180 I loved Innocents Abroad! I havn''t read anything by Rosalia de Castro--but I will now! In school about 12 years ago I took a class called "Travelers, Tourists and Expatriates" where we also read travel writing by notable authors--some of my favorites were Paul Theroux's 'Pillars of Hercules' and Pico Iyer's 'Falling off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World'--if you havent read them, check them out! I loved Innocents Abroad! I havn''t read anything by Rosalia de Castro–but I will now! In school about 12 years ago I took a class called "Travelers, Tourists and Expatriates" where we also read travel writing by notable authors–some of my favorites were Paul Theroux's 'Pillars of Hercules' and Pico Iyer's 'Falling off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World'–if you havent read them, check them out!

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]]> By: michaela lola http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-83174 michaela lola Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:15:13 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-83174 Cool post...yeah, I've always believed that "travel writing" is not just limited to guidebooks or modern adventure trips. Almost all classic authors believed that travel was important in the search for the "self" ... I also believe that works dont always have to necessarily have to be about a particular trip to emphasize the importance of travel...I think that most writers understood that the value of our existence isn't just limited to our town or country, that the world is so big and we have so much more to learn.... I recently read this book by Jean-Paul Sartre entitled "Nausea," wherein he narrates a conversation he had with the Autodidact whom he promised to show his travel photographs to (Sartre was well traveled: Morocco, Vietnam, Spain, Tokyo, etc) Man: "....Travel is the best school...It must be such upheaval. If I were to go on a voyage, I think I should like to make written notes of every aspect of my character before leaving, so that on my return I could compare what I used to be and what I have become. I've read taht there are travellers who have changed physically and mentally to such an extent that their closest relatives did not recognize them when they came back." Sartre: "Something begins in order to end: an adventure doesn't let itself be extended; it achieves significance only through its death....But an adventure never begins again, never prolonged." hehehhehe...let me insert a bit of self promotion, but check out my list of the Best 50 Travel Books: <a href="http://<a href="http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/01/03/the-50-greatest-travel-books-of-all-time/"" target="_blank">www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/01/03/the-50-greate...</a>target="_blank">http://<a href="http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2...</a>" target="_blank">www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/01/03/the-50-greate...</a></a> Cool post…yeah, I've always believed that "travel writing" is not just limited to guidebooks or modern adventure trips. Almost all classic authors believed that travel was important in the search for the "self" …
I also believe that works dont always have to necessarily have to be about a particular trip to emphasize the importance of travel…I think that most writers understood that the value of our existence isn't just limited to our town or country, that the world is so big and we have so much more to learn….

I recently read this book by Jean-Paul Sartre entitled "Nausea," wherein he narrates a conversation he had with the Autodidact whom he promised to show his travel photographs to (Sartre was well traveled: Morocco, Vietnam, Spain, Tokyo, etc)

Man: "….Travel is the best school…It must be such upheaval. If I were to go on a voyage, I think I should like to make written notes of every aspect of my character before leaving, so that on my return I could compare what I used to be and what I have become. I've read taht there are travellers who have changed physically and mentally to such an extent that their closest relatives did not recognize them when they came back."

Sartre: "Something begins in order to end: an adventure doesn't let itself be extended; it achieves significance only through its death….But an adventure never begins again, never prolonged."

hehehhehe…let me insert a bit of self promotion, but check out my list of the Best 50 Travel Books:

http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/01/03/the-50-greate...target=”_blank”>http://http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/01/03/the-50-greate...

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]]> By: Claudio http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-83170 Claudio Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:24:39 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-83170 Really good post, Olivia. Not only do certain writers tell us about the importance of travel, but they also inspire people to hit the road. It's similar to the effect certain music has on us as travelers. just as there is that one song that puts you right in the middle of a past travel experience, there is that one book that inspired you to drop everything and go. On the Road by Jack Kerouac comes to mind :-) Really good post, Olivia. Not only do certain writers tell us about the importance of travel, but they also inspire people to hit the road. It's similar to the effect certain music has on us as travelers. just as there is that one song that puts you right in the middle of a past travel experience, there is that one book that inspired you to drop everything and go. On the Road by Jack Kerouac comes to mind :-)

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]]> By: Rebecca http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/01/29/5-writers-who-affirm-the-importance-of-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-83150 Rebecca Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:01:51 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=732#comment-83150 Thanks for this post. Many people who travel or write travel may not have read anything by Mark Twain, Maya Angelou or Samuel Johnson; it may be a small number of people. Thanks for this post. Many people who travel or write travel may not have read anything by Mark Twain, Maya Angelou or Samuel Johnson; it may be a small number of people.

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