Adventures of a Railway Nomad Quotes

“And that’s especially true when you’re on the road. “By far the most important lesson travel teaches you,” says Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding, “is that your time is all you really own in life. And the more you travel, the more you realize that your most extravagant possessions can’t match the satisfaction you get from finding new experiences, meeting new people, and learning new things about yourself.” In fact, according to Potts, “Time = wealth.” By that measure, Robert was a very rich man.”
― Karen McCann, Adventures of a Railway Nomad: How Our Journeys Guide Us Home

“And perhaps that is the lesson that the nomadic life is meant to teach us: going out into the world isn’t about abandoning our home but expanding it.”
― Karen McCann, Adventures of a Railway Nomad: How Our Journeys Guide Us Home

“the best adventures don’t start smoothly, at a convenient time, or according to plan. They arrive unannounced, at awkward moments, and you have to be ready to dash out your door, fling your pack across the gap, and jump on the ferry as it’s pulling out of the harbor,”
― Karen McCann, Adventures of a Railway Nomad: How Our Journeys Guide Us Home

“that adventures are by their very nature unpredictable, often arriving unexpectedly and involving lots of dizzying detours and course corrections.”
― Karen McCann, Adventures of a Railway Nomad: How Our Journeys Guide Us Home

“Wandering Earl,”
― Karen McCann, Adventures of a Railway Nomad: How Our Journeys Guide Us Home