Traveling alters your mind. You become smarter and it's good for your cholesterol, so do it! But it doesn't always start with the acquisition of a transport ticket. Sometimes you bring your wife, kids, house plants or whichever nuisance to the airport. "Goodbyes are always so sad!", says the orchid and then you drive home and your mind expands. You notice the snow capped mountains, winter draws with paster colors, the mist snugs itself into the valleys like a nice homely scarf. The air tastes of far away desires and everyday objects become entire neural processes that run through every wrinkle of your brain, while you discover the beautiful expanse of your own inner city. "So much has changed since my last visit!" At night your heart aches a bit, hugging thin air is not as fun as it sounds, but this is a displacement of choice, so you have something to gain from all of your feelings. Next morning the houseplant calls and is really happy, "you were right, the people and places, did you know that venetian geezers are the most elegant assholes on earth? The art college is so grimy and punk. And and there is an old ugly building nobody talks about with the most adorable little coffee shop imaginable. It's run by a dog called Lucrezia." "Lovely, honey!" Stories come in daily while you have one philosophical revelation after the other. Like that it's possible to roll from a seated position onto your shoulders and back down again on the other side on your couch without using your hands! As above so below. You become best friends with your projector, clean the apartment and finally can eat your morning orange in silence on a completely empty table. "That's not disorder! I need this for my work!" None of that, all fertilizers and water sprays and cloths to swipe of bugs go into a box and out of sight. While some people lie on beaches, I lie on the beautiful white floor in my entrance without the shows and amazon deliveries and nobody leaves that dame cupboard door open. Let others travel, 让另外一些人旅游, as the Chinese proverb goes and when they come back hand them the keys of the car and board the next flight no matter where it goes.