The Art of Travel: Alain De Botton

The Art of Travel: Alain De BottonFew activities seem to promise as much happiness as going travelling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs and landscapes. But although we are inundated with advice on where to travel to, we seldom ask why we go and how we might become more fulfilled by doing so. With the help of a selection of writers, artists and thinkers including Flaubert, Edward Hopper, Wordsworth and Van Gogh

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