"Thoughtful Traveling" ~ February 4, 2016
Channel: Stan McGahey
Date: 2016-02-02

URL: https://youtu.be/39c2S8BuqNE

Hello Again Thoughtful Travelers!  Welcome to today’s thought for February 4, 2016. 

It’s by George Santayana, a Spanish philosopher, poet, humanist, and social critic who lived much of his life in the United States. Santayana lived from 1863 to 1952.

“Before he sets out, the traveler must possess fixed interests and facilities to be served by travel.”

So what are your thoughts on today’s quote? Here’s mine:

“This is one of several quotes that bicker about whether it’s worthwhile for a traveler to begin a journey without setting goals and making lots of plans.  I’m all for anyone who has the time, money, and energy to just go explore. Young, inexperienced travelers should stay flexible and take advantage of opportunities to explore.  They’ll learn initiative, budgeting, prioritizing, how to listen to that little voice inside, and perspective about themselves, the places they visit, and even about their home country.  And, they’ll return home more confident.”

Now…here’s the list of all the sources quoted in February.  I hope you’ll stop by each day to enjoy all the interesting and insightful things they have to say.  And leave a comment.  I’d like to hear your thoughts too.  Thanks, and see you tomorrow!

February 1-29, 2016 (entries listed by date and source):
01  Rene Descartres              
02  Yogi Berra                      
03  Dave Mathews Band  
04  George Santayana
05  (African Proverb)  
06  Daniel Boorstin             
07  Michel de Montaigne   
08  (Korean Proverb)          
09  Helen Hayes                  
10  J. R. R. Tolkien       
11  G. K. Chesteron
12  Lord Dunsany
13  (The Dhammapada)
14  (Japanese Proverb)
15  James Michener
16  Oliver Goldsmith
17  (Unknown)
18   Hillaire Belloc
19   Kin Hubbard
20  Will Rogers
21  Isabelle Eberhardt
22  Socrates
23  Sri Sathva Baba
24  Thomas Jefferson
25  Charles Louis de Secondat
26  (Quran: Al-Hujurat/13)
27  William Least Heat Moon
28  Saint Augustin of Hippo
29  Samuel Butler

Presented by Dr. Stan McGahey.  Want to learn how the tourism industry works? View my free series of short, narrated PPTs on a variety of important topics, entitled “Demystifying Tourism” on YouTube.