Travel Quote

Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one’s prejudices. Oscar Wilde

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  2. It certainly does, and helps us realise that there are many ways of doing things, and yet fundamentally we all have the same basic human desires and needs. Maybe it’s just our culture that shapes our approach to life?

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      1. When I came home permenantly from boarding school when I was 11, my parents decided that my education would have to come int he form of travel. By the age of 19 I have visited most of Europe, visitied the Estern US and Canada, and by the age of 22 I had moved permanently to France.

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      2. I hope both experiences brought enriching and positive educations for you. I have heard less than stellar things about boarding schools, and hope that wasn’t your experience. You’ve been fortunate to have seen so much of the world, and France is a lovely place to call home. What corner of France do you live in?

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      3. For some people boarding school can be the very best thing that could happen to them. I was one of those boys for whom it was less than ideal. But maybe I was too young when I went. 8 years old is a bit young, but at the time was perfectly normal. But enough of my childhood trauma.
        But the idea of well, if he’s not going to a top school because he’s weak and can’t hack it, so we’ll have to use another methond to turn him into a gentleman. They decided that that school would be travelling. I remember having visited so many places, but you know, an impresion was made, and when people talk about David by Michael Angelo, I know what it looks like because I have been there. When people talk about visiting Jerusalem, I know what they mean, because I have been there. When people talk about getting sore necks ecause of looking up in New York, I get it, because I have been there. These experiences coupled with a little childhood trauma, a dose of eccentricity, and some interesting coping mechanisms, makes me the complex individual that I am today. Yipee!

        I life in France began in the less desirable banlieu in Paris. Those towns completely rebuilt after the war, that became centres of mass immigration, and were on the news for the wrong reasons. It seemed OK when I was there, but it has, apparently gone downhill since. After 7 years of blissfull life, we moved out to the Vendée countryside in 2001, and after 23 years, are still here, with interesting coping mechanisms et al!

        It’s much like the motto for Cleveland: You gotta live somewhere…

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      4. As a parent and honorary grandparent, I can’t possibly imagine sending an eight year old to boarding school. However, I know it was a common practice. I worked with a doctor who also went to boarding school, but in the US and also had a less than ideal experience. I hope your adventures while traveling were much more positive. Thanks Ian, for sharing that, I appreciate your candidness.

        We have not visited Vendée, but have been to other places near there. We’ve lived near Domfront en Poiraie for two years; it’s a beautiful place. Thanks again for sharing.

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      5. It was the done thing for those that had the means, and it was a way of adding me to an old boy’s network. Travelling was much better for me and opened me up to photography, so definitely not wasted. I think it also helped me to learn to capture an essence of a place in quite a short time, as you will have seen in my photos of Nantes, or elsewhere.

        The Vendée has lots of places to visit and according to the Conseil Général it is the département with the most sunshine in France. The coast is wonderful but so is the countryside further inland. Nantes isn’t too far away from us, about 35 minutes by car, hence all my photos from Nantes. You could do worse than visit!

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  4. That’s a beautiful quote and a wonderful photo. As foreign experiences increase cognitive flexibility and depth and integrativeness of thought, travel can also improve your general outlook on life. Thanks for sharing, and have a good day. Aiva xx

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  10. For this reason alone, more people need to travel to another country at least once in their lives. It’s so mind boggling that many in North America don’t. Maggie

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