"Thoughtful Traveling" ~ February 29, 2016
Channel: Stan McGahey
Date: 2016-02-22

URL: https://youtu.be/fic9cSGirss

Hello Again Thoughtful Travelers!  Welcome to today’s thought for February 29, 2016. 

It’s by Samuel Butler, an English satirical poet who lived from 1612-80.

“Look before you leap!”

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

“This is always good advice, especially on Leap Day!  In a tourism sense, it doesn’t mean that you must have everything pre-arranged and be an expert on every place you intend to visit.  But it does mean do your homework and understand the demands and costs that you will most likely encounter.  This is especially true if you are short on time, under a strict budget, or have any safety or health concerns.  Some simple planning often reveals options that add value to your trip that may otherwise go unnoticed and unused.”

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. Chesterton
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.