I've been thinking a lot lately about travel as more than simple vacationing; that is, travel as a metaphor for life, a resource for life, training ground for life, as personal development. In my post a couple of weeks ago on Couchsurfing, I talked about how enthusiasm for travel is contagious; seeking out adventurous people wakes you up out of your routine and makes you want to be like them.

In a similar vein, this blog post/video on a talk travel writer Rolf Potts did at the DO Lectures in Wales recently talks about lessons learned from travel that can be applied to your everyday life. Inspiring stuff about living life on your own terms.