TRAVELING IS GOOD FOR YOU!

To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,

To gain all while you give,

To roam the roads of lands remote:

To travel is to live!


    A quote from Peter Mayle? Bill Bryson? Freya Stark? Paul Theroux? Actually, it is from none other than Hans Christian Anderson, author of some of the most beloved fairy tales of all time: The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Pea, and many, many more.

    Andersen (1805-1875) was an avid traveler whose adventures took him to Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Constantinople, Morocco. He also wrote many travelogues and travel-centered novels. In fact, he credited travel with providing him a means to escape from loneliness.

    That’s because, in addition to the sheer enjoyment it delivers, traveling also yields actual physical, emotional, and mental benefits. “How?” you might ask.