The NYT today has a marvelous article written by Paul Theroux about travel to those places people tell you not to go...

travel.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/travel/03Cover.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

There is a famous quote by someone (Mark Twain, perhaps?) that says something along the line of "It's hard to remain prejudiced if you have a fat passport". (Though those aren't the exact words.) I'd like to add that it's also difficult to remain stupid if you have a fat passport. We all learn while traveling whether we like it or not - lol!

Loved it, thanks for posting that.

good article, thanks

Yes a good article. I could see a little of some of us in there

Aloha!

Alas, I was disappointed, but then I'm not a Paul Theroux fan. Seemed to me it was mostly about him, as usual.

Excellent article.Thanks Kathie.