A map of the world.(GEOGRAPHICAL RECORD)(Travel narrative)

From: The Geographical Review | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information 
 
  One's destination is never a place, but a new way of looking at 
  things. 
  --Henry Miller, 1891-1980

I had barely one-quarter the time that Jules Verne allotted Phileas Fogg, but when the opportunity arose I took it: a journey around the world, not by the fictional gentleman's varied and at times unconventional means of transport but by private jet. The invitation arrived courtesy of the American Geographical Society, whose travel program forms part of its mission "to link the business, professional, and scholarly worlds." Although I had some reservations about the ...

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