Food for thought:
“When we get out of the glass bottle of our ego and when we escape like the squirrels in the cage of our personality and get into the forest again, we shall shiver with cold and fright. But things will happen to us so that we don’t know ourselves. Cool, unlying life will rush in.”
– D. H. Lawrence
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I think travel is one of the most important parts of life. As a vacation homeowner listing properties for rent on sites like HereStay and HomeAway, I know first hand the attraction of travel and the desire to see other places.