We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again -- to slow time down and get taken in – …
Delhi is always worth a second, third, fourth or many many visits! I'm going back, soon!
Travel is learning about ourselves and others, understanding differences in cultures, clothing, diet, etc., how landscape can effect these and many more things. Travel is opening yourself to these opportunities, and hoping those you meet will be open too.
I couldn’t have written it any better than you did Steve. I’m with you in all this.