“The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth which bore us and sustains us the only home we shall ever know the only paradise we ever need – if only we had the eyes to see it.”
– Edward Abbey
“When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
My next little travel adventure is to South East Asia to discover and explore parts of the still relatively unknown countries of Vietnam and Cambodia. I’m really looking forward to the trip having waited a whole year to get the finances and plans in place. I leave after Christmas Day and you can follow my travels via an interactive map that will appear in my next blog post that I’ll be publishing before I leave. I found this smashing little quote from some time back while surfing the net, and feel that it’s quite fitting in regard to my next little venture, I hope you enjoy it.
“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints.” – Wilfred Peterson
My ‘Adventurous Quote Posts‘ are usually reserved for quotes by adventurous types – your famous adventurers and explorers, but occasionally they also feature great writers or thinkers.
Well I am going to add another category to that list today, that of the great visionaries. The person I am thinking of in particular is Steve Jobs. Jobs to my mind was truly a great visionary a one-off and an unbelievable motivator of men in both business and in life. If you have ever been lucky enough to listen to one of his Apple keynotes you would know exactly where I am coming from with this. His various speeches and musings would probably have you follow him over the top (metaphorically speaking) and if need be you would probably do so without asking too many questions . Continue reading ““There is no reason not to follow your heart.””
JAMES HANDLON 