wanderlust

as a primarily armchair traveller, i often experience wanderlust vicariously. there are journeys that cross my mind, enter my heart and move me to imagine myself on such a trip and then there are some that are simply beyond imagining.

the good folks at good magazine have assembled an interactive map that tracks some of the more famous trips in literary and actual history and it is a trip in and of itself to follow the travels of real and imagined characters across the globe. you’ll likely recognize each of these trips - i knew them all having read the journal or novel from which each is drawn. intrigued? then here you go!

here’s a desert island question. you can pick one of these journeys to undertake on your own. which one would you choose? i’d take the silk road.