The travel writer does not merely purvey information

“The travel writer does not merely purvey information; that is for the Karl Baedekers, the sober compilers of guidebooks. His role is to be the tourist’s perfect companion: to be articulate, well informed, a skilled raconteur; to include in what he tells a fair share of the unusual with a dash of the exotic; to tell it all with infinite zest. It was Herodotus who set not only the pattern, but the standard.”
–Lionel Casson, Travel in the Ancient World, (1974)

Posted by | Comments (1)  | July 15, 2013
Category: Travel Quote of the Day


One Response to “The travel writer does not merely purvey information”

  1. Jennifer Miller Says:

    I love this… 🙂