The Art of Travel

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From the author of the number one bestseller, "The Consolations of Philosophy", this is an inspirational and witty guide to how to make our travels go better. Calling upon such guides as Hopper, Flaubert and Ruskin, de Botton accompanies us on an eye-opening and entertaining tour of the philosophical questions behind our desire to travel - and the capricious nature of our thoughts and emotions when we do.

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review by: Greg Plumb date: 2007-01-15 rating:
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In this small book de Botton explores many aspects of travel - why do we do it? what do we get out of it? He explores our expectations, our motives (the search for the exotic, curiosity), and what we are likely to realise from the endeavour.

He explores the way different perspectives from different places and different people (especially artists) can freshen our view of the 'mundane', imbuing it with an exoticness we may have lost the sense to perceive. Lewis Carroll put it this way: `We lose half the pleasure we might have in Life, by not really attending'.

Key people in the book include Huysmans, Hopper, Flaubert, von Humboldt, Wordsworth, van Gogh, Ruskin, Xavier de Maistre and, of course, de Botton!!

other recommendations:
'Against Nature' - JK Huysmans
'Dark Star Safari' - Paul Theroux
'Afoot in England' - WH Hudson
'Travels in South America' - Charles Waterton
'Sylvie and Bruno' - Lewis Carroll

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