“Tourists don't know where they've been…” – Paul Theroux

“Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.”

– Paul Theroux, The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992)

What does it mean?

Tourists rush through places without really seeing them. Travellers explore slowly and stay open to wherever the road takes them.

Paul Theroux: American travel writer and novelist (born 1941). Source: The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992).