Euan, this triggered an insight from Alain de Botton’s work ‘The art of Travel’. He showed many of the travel industry’s temptations – glorious beaches, pastoral landscapes etc. All inviting and promising wonderful times. Then he pointed out one important factor in all the photographs – they didn’t include you! If you were miserable here then you would probably be just as miserable planted into that idyllic scene. Les
Euan, this triggered an insight from Alain de Botton’s work ‘The art of Travel’. He showed many of the travel industry’s temptations – glorious beaches, pastoral landscapes etc. All inviting and promising wonderful times. Then he pointed out one important factor in all the photographs – they didn’t include you! If you were miserable here then you would probably be just as miserable planted into that idyllic scene. Les
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Yep, where you go there you are.
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