Rolf Potts on package vacations

"Purchasing a package vacation to find a simpler life is kind of like using a mirror to see what you look like when you aren’t looking into the mirror. All that is really sold is the romantic notion of a simpler life, and – just as no amount of turning your head or flicking your eyes will allow you to unselfconsciously see yourself in the looking-glass – no combination of one-week or ten-day vacations will truly take you away from the life you lead at home."
--Rolf Potts, Vagabonding (2003)

As part of my "Travel Quote of the Day" feature, I'll be regularly including outtakes from my new book. Today's quote comes from Chapter 1, a portion of which is available online.