I’m not sure what it would be like reading Alain de Botton’s The Art of Travel before travelling, but reading it after returning I can say that it would be useful to read before.

Does that make sense? I hope so.

It’s just that there’s a lot of explanation to why one travels, how one travels and how one can get the most out the experience. And looking back at my travelling experience I know that I would have a gained a lot more if I had read this prior to travelling.

I’ve been encouraged to consider why I travelled and why I still want to travel. I now think more about the places I want to travel to and how I would get the most from visiting them. I think about how I can approach my hometown as if I am a visitor. I’ve even read about a man who took a tour of his bedroom!