Thanks to modern aviation, we can now move through space at an
inhuman speed. For the first time in human history, we can outrun
the sun and move from one hemisphere to another in a single day.
Of course, it's not enough to simply get on a plane. If we want
to realize the creative benefits of travel, then we have to re-think
its overall purpose. Most people, after all, escape to Paris so
they don't have to think about those troubles they left behind.
But here's the irony: Our mind is most likely to solve our most
stubborn problems while we are sitting in luxury in a Left Bank
cafe. So, instead of contemplating that buttery dessert, we should
be conscious of those domestic issues we just can't solve.