Paul Theroux quote: I grew up in an era of thinking of travel as escape. The idea that you could conceivably have a ...

I grew up in an era of thinking of travel as escape. The idea that you could conceivably have a new life, go somewhere, fall in love, have little children under the palm trees.

~ Paul Theroux ~

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