Published: April 22, 2011
The New York Times
Why We Travel (April 3, 2011)To the Editor: As a young traveler with a predisposition to developing countries and sometimes controversial locations, I was initially pleased to see “Why We Travel” by Paul Theroux (April 3). I agree that some of the most enriching experiences come from places with deep, complex political history as well as those with some current discord. I’ve experienced a more open and talkative people in places from Vietnam to India, versus those living in, say, Cancún.
Mr. Theroux had me mentally fist-pumping the joys of travel. That is, until the close of his piece in which he says, “And along with oppression and human rights violations, I found hospitality, marvels and a sense of discovery.” Violations of human rights can never be overshadowed by the “marvels” of any destination and Mr. Theroux sounds callous, if not ignorant. Michelle Starin, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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To the Editor: Had I listened to the naysayers, I would not have dived in Indonesia, trekked in Myanmar, or gone down the Zambezi in Zimbabwe. Although Paul Theroux speaks of not going to Pakistan or Afghanistan, Roger Williams of Wilderness Travel has safely led more than one expedition into those seemingly dangerous destinations. Admittedly I have not done it yet, but cannot resist signing up for Mr. Williams’s trip “Zhivago’s Siberia: Camel Polo in the Gobi, Winter on Lake Baikal.” Lynn Meyer Brown, Houston
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