Musings

Read: Paul Theroux’s ‘Time After Time’

For Dreaming of: The hypnotic quality of travel.

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In this short, evocative piece from legendary travel writer Paul Theroux in November’s Condé Nast Traveler, he questions the power of travel:

“You may live in a place for months, even years, and it does not touch you…but a weekend or a night in another, and you feel as if your whole being has been sprayed with the equivalent of a cosmic wind.”

Photo Source: Condé Nast Traveler, November 2024

Syllogi’s ‘Musings’ is a series helping you paint a picture of a destination while traveling from your living room. From relevant books and articles, inspiring movies and tv shows, to songs and even treats and dishes, our goal is to curate a sensory experience that will prepare you for an upcoming trip, reminiscence on adventures past, or simply to envision a place that exists in your bucket list fantasies.

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