Words to Wise Tourists

In rank disobedience of King Lyndon’s admonition that Americans should see America first, this summer more Americans will travel abroad than ever set foot on foreign shores before. Knowing your servant for an indefatigable wanderer, some readers inquire of Russell Kirk, Bohemian Tory, as to where they ought to go, with a view to escaping the company of other tourists.

Nothing loath, I comply. First, though, allow me to recommend that the Grand Tour should not be attempted in two, or even three, months. Go to one especial region, I do enjoin you, and savor it well. Three months is not too long a time to spend in one charming land. Stay at the inns which the natives frequent, eat their foods, and share, if possible, their diversions. Otherwise, that horrid affliction called Travelitis will fall upon you after a fortnight of scurrying over the face of this planet.

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In rank disobedience of King Lyndon’s admonition that Americans should see America first, this summer more Americans will travel abroad than ever set foot on foreign shores before. Knowing your servant for an indefatigable wanderer, some readers inquire of Russell Kirk, Bohemian Tory, as to where they ought to go, with a view to escaping the company of other tourists.

Nothing loath, I comply. First, though, allow me to recommend that the Grand Tour should not be attempted in two, or even three, months. Go to one especial region, I do enjoin you, and savor it well. Three months is not too long a time to spend in one charming land. Stay at the inns which the natives frequent, eat their foods, and share, if possible, their diversions. Otherwise, that horrid affliction called Travelitis will fall upon you after a fortnight of scurrying over the face of this planet.