Weltschmertz and Boots'n'all

First, read this post from Boots'n'all. Go to the link for all of the response comments. They're just as interesting. My comments in the next posting here on Again!Again!.

"One of the great things that travel does is break routines. After working, or doing the same ol' same ol' for long periods of time, you develop routines, habits, patterns. You do things that are comfortable and easy, because you don't have time to explore new avenues, don't take time to meet new people, don't waste time trying things you might not like.

Even just a little change of scenery is enough to get things started in a whole new direction. For example, in the three weeks since moving to Portland from Eugene, we've met more BootsnAll members than we had in the previous six months. Shortly after arriving in New York, Ant has met up with a half-dozen BootsnAll members and authors. Chris has also met a few in Brisbane, and Sean is making an effort to do so in a short week in Chicago. Nick is... well, perhaps Nick is the exception to the rule in Bali. Every day holds enough random opportunities for his day to take a new direction.

Having said all that, it begs the question: Is there such a thing as too much travel? Al Humphreys touches on this question in an article in this newsletter and on first impressions most would probably answer, "Of course not! Are you crazy?" But think about it: if all you did was travel, would you miss some of the more structured and stable things that sometimes drive you nuts when you're not travelling?"
-from Sean