A thorough traveler carries a part of the place he visited along with him back home. He sees, feels, absorbs, retains, and replicates once back home. He doesn’t pin things on history, infrastructure, weather, or government.
As we bring back the small in the form of souvenirs or keepsakes, he brings back that which he can follow at an individual level. Through that habit, ritual, or thought, the country he visited continues to live within him.
And as he travels more and more, his mind becomes a culmination of the many places he has visited.
So travel, my dear friend; let your personality acquire a unique shade, both tainted and painted with global hues.
P.S: A heartfelt note after my summer trip to Japan.