Most travel, and certainly the rewarding kind, involves depending on the kindness of strangers. Putting yourself into the hands of people you don’t know and trusting them with your life.

Paul Theroux

Most travel, and certainly the rewarding kind, involves depending on the kindness of strangers. Putting yourself into the hands of people you don't know and trusting them with your life. - Paul Theroux
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Paul Theroux

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