I believe the most used travel quotation is Lao Tzu’s “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
That single step I did 55 days ago- on the morning of February 1, 2012, I left the comforts of my home in Los Banos, Laguna and started my 1oo days of journey around the Philippines.
Because I want to save on expenses, I walk miles and miles of road because I believe that “You see places in a different perspective when you slow down and walk.”
They say that walking is a good form of exercise. I’m a runner and walking is considered a cross-training coz you develop other sets of muscles not used while running. Its one of the glorious feat a baby can do. Every parent would burst into joy when they see their child begin to walk.
Its also a metaphor for life, travel and even exploration. Its so basic in for the love of outdoors- its called hike when done in the mountains, trek when done on rough roads.
In ISANG DAAN Journey, I have walk a lot of roads, beachlines, caves, mountains and almost every place that can be walked.
Walking along Buscalan Rice Terraces, Tinglayan, Kalinga after planting rice
Touring a place by walking is like saying to yourself to take it slow, to observe, to feel the ground and listen to the sound of the surroundings.
So today, I prepared a short walking video of the places where I visited during Days 8-20 of my 100 Days of Backpacking the Philippines. Hope you like it!
But wait, to make it more interesting, I added 11 of my fave travel quotations that will surely inspire the wanderlust in you.
Sit back, listen and join me as I walk Northern Luzon.
Now, may I know your fave quotation during the 1:57mins of the vid?
You might also add your fave travel quotation…
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I agree. Walking is one of the best ways to explore a new place. I’m able to familiarize myself more with the place if I explore it on foot. Tipid pa. Gusto ko yung quote na a traveler is he who goes on foot and then sits down a lot. Saktong sakto kasi pagkatapos mo nga naman magpagod kakalakad, uupo ka rin ng madalas. 😛
haha! oo nga, minsan a traveler is someone who sits a lot because he is soo tired (or maybe lazy) of walking. hahaha
What a great video. Totally captures the healing and soothing rhythm of walking, and the change of your pace (slow trod on mud, for instance) illustrates a traveler’s flexibility and adaptability. I loved all the quotes in this video, but let me add one favorite:
“. . .the grand tour is just the inspired man’s way of heading home.”
– Paul Theroux
thanks for the quote fredda.
the inspired man is a well-travelled man.
I’ve got two quotes to add to your list:
“There’s a book that tells you where you should go on your vacation. It’s called your checkbook.”
and
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. ~G.K. Chesterton
i like the second quote sir. go travelers!
Stevenson’s “… the great affair is to move” Coldplay on the background?
succinct but sweet!
After watching that video the only question I have in my mind is, “what shoes are you wearing?” You should get sponsorship from them 🙂 Parang very comfortable talaga (not the tsinelas).
My favorite quote in your video: And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed.
But I would add the final line to that quote by Pico Iyer: “That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.”
im wearing a New Balance Minimus… sana nga i got sponsored.
pero, im part of Diadora Team kasi.
thanks for the quote from Iyer. perfect combo with the quote above.
One good quote u can add: “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller. Fell in love with this quote the first time I came across it. It speaks a lot what traveling really is, I think.
nice quote, i like that quote too! to see beyond the mundane things
Great video. For me the best quote was the one from Mohammed: “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled”. Travelling teaches you stuff that you’ll never learn in school. Hope to travel with you soon!
indeed! season travelers are the most humble persons i know, coz they know that they know less as they travel
napanood ko ang show sa living asia hosted by “joy” if i’m not mistaken,featuring lakbay norte.andami mo exposure hahaha,maraming beses kayo nakunan sumasayaw
yes, that’s it… lagot naman ako, hanggang ngayon di ko pa napapanuod.
it is by anita septumus and john franklin
thoughts to ponder…
~ A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world. ~ Paul Dudley White
“A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.” – Dr. Paul Dudley White