Trying to catch up on my blog reading. Just read this post from Woeter Groeneveld from over a week ago. Shot him a note to tell him I enjoyed it and relate a similar experience.

I'll not recapitulate all that here, save to say that reading, history especially, and travel are two of the best ways to expand or change your perspective.

Given the crisis we face with the abuse of fossil fuels, reading is to be preferred for the time being. But travel remains a powerful experience nonetheless.