A Moment of Doubt in a Berkeley Cafe

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  04.22.10 | 2:03 PM ET

Don George’s latest, over at Gadling, is a thoughtful look at the ways in which the world is shrinking, although “intractable divisions delineate our world still.” Here’s a sample:

For the past quarter-century I have been dedicated to the proposition that travel seeds understanding, and that understanding nurtures open-mindedness and compassion—and that these pave the pathway to peace and progress. As a wandering pilgrim, I have come to worship in the church of insatiable inquiry and unconditioned kindness.

Still, last week I looked at the world’s headlines and wondered: Are we really learning anything? Are we any closer to the catechism of kindness than before?

Tags: Travel Philosophy, Travel Writing, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. She is an associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and her writing has also appeared in Reader's Digest Canada, NationalGeographic.com, the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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