The perception of traveling as a means of self-discovery is a principal dating back as far as Herodotus. Traveling aids us to establish a comparison between the customs and the ethics we deem familiar and those of the others in order to perceive ourselves in another light, he claims. Provided the traveler manages to gather some extra courage and readiness, the voyage could be life-altering, broadening his own horizons. I enjoy taking up the perspective of a contemplator of the world and as such, I highly value silence, whose importance is rarely comprehended. Silence is essential when it comes to the art of contemplating the moment, the need to part…