Join Rolf Potts to discuss “The Vagabond’s Way.” “Stay on the sea over land and go those hardships, don't fast-forward your way through the world with a bunch of flights - slow down a little bit.”ĭelve deeper into life, philosophy, and what makes us human by joining the Life Examined discussion group on Facebook. “Train culture around the world is really fun to experience and it doesn't have as many emissions,” he suggests.

When it comes to modes of transportation, Potts shares his tips on exotic ways to travel without becoming overly dependent on flights. “We're all in lockstep, following our phone, looking at a screen as a window into a place that we've traveled so far to come to, instead of just sort of following our nose or following our eyes or following our ears,” he says. Potts says that’s also limited our options and possibilities as travelers. Today, technology, cheap flights, and bucket-list trips have made travel easier, more affordable, and somewhat predictable. Photo by Fritz Liedtke. In “ The Vagabond’s Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel,” author Rolf Potts encourages you to sustain the mindset of a journey, even when you aren't able to travel, and affirms that travel is as much a way of being as it is an act of movement. “One of the gifts of travel is to sort of blow those habits open and be vulnerable and almost childlike in your relationship to the world again,” says world traveler Rolf Potts. We forget how easy it is to adapt, how helpful people are, and how we can figure it out and have a great time doing it.” “Stumbling into serendipity, having a bad time, and realizing that it's not as bad as you thought it would be. “The best gift to travel is just allowing yourself to be surprised,” says Potts. Potts is the author of several travel books, including “ Vagabonding” and “ Marco Polo Didn't Go There.” In his latest book, “ The Vagabond’s Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel,” Potts explains why travel is good for us and how the unexpected part in a journey can change us for the better. Jonathan Bastian talks with travel writer, podcaster, and vagabond Rolf Potts about the merits of travel. Whether by ship or by foot, it’s human nature to move and explore. From our earliest ancestors, we’ve been travelers - first as nomadic tribes, and later as raiders, traders, explorers, and colonizers.

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