Freya Stark Quotes

I am a control freak, but not when I travel. For some reason when I travel, I am able to surrender more than in my real life. I am able to let go. I think it's why I like it so much.

I urge you to travel - as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to.

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

There are always things to examine. What's great is not feeling that I have to refuse any of them. Maybe no good from a PR perspective, but from the point of view of everyday life, it keeps things interesting.

Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.

I've never had a grand plan. I've only just tried to keep open to many different possibilities, have fun and work with people who are passionate about what they do.

I've found that there's a lot to invigorate in any country or destination - it's all about how you look at it. I've never really had any difficulties anywhere I've been. As an athlete, I used to enjoy being on the road and meeting people.

I am more of a surprise kind of guy. I love to find out as I go.

Don't feel you have to stick to plans, because something better might come up; and try to blend in, because you see more. I've learnt that the principles of moving around a big city are the same everywhere; only the people and streets are different.

I'm one of the most adaptable guys I know in as much as travelling is my favourite thing to do in life. With every place I go, I try to stay there long enough to do it justice, long enough so that I can at least imagine what it would be like to live there. Once I imagine that, then it's OK for me to return home.

I'm not a planner. I like to try something different, to just see what happens.

I don't really have a three-year plan or a five-year plan. I don't know what's next, and that's what I find quite exciting. I dig it.

I feel open to anything.

I am always living in the now, so I like what fate brings to you. That's always fun for me. To have a process and someone be like, 'How about this?' And you just grab onto that and see where it takes you.

For someone like me who gets bored very easily, this life is perfect. I can't be at one place for too long. Travelling broadens your thinking as a person and as an actor.

Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what's right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in.

What is life unless you're having a good time? I don't really have a plan; I just try to dip my toes in different ponds.

I think if you're open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you're closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.

Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.

You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.

In 10 years, I don't really know what I'll be, and I like not having any idea. I like the idea of being so passionate about everything I do and the fact that I might wake up tomorrow and say 'I want to be a chef,' and just pour myself into that.

I love variety in my life.

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey.

I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don't know where it's going to lead me, but I follow it.