Travel is
jasonleow • 3 Jul 2026 •
Travel breaks the illusion that your current life is the only one possible.
Travel jolts me out of desensitization, of normalizing things which are toxic.
Travel is a side-by-side check on your current reality versus the destination reality.
Travel is a canary in the coal mine - makes you discover compromises you made.
Travel makes even boring stuff interesting, mundane things an adventure.
Travel makes you aware you are breathing, walking, eating, drinking.
Travel is a great way to try on new clothes to see if they fit. *Not talking about clothes
Travel is a mirror. It reflects back to you who you are, what you had become.
Travel is a crystal ball. It shows you who you can be.
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Travel is great unless you’re forced to do it every week for “blurk.” At that point, it becomes mundane.
There’s a theory of narrative that says the main point of reading fiction is defamiliarization, the opposite of desensitization. The writer knocks you out of your normal way of seeing the world. It’s a bit like travel.