I consider myself lucky because I started travelling at a young age. I visited Europe for the first time at the age of seven and I loved every minute of it. By taking me to different countries and exposing me to different cultures my parents instilled within me a love of travelling that I still have to this day.
My curiosity, my craving to see and discover new places and peoples, pushed me to travel alone (as those of you who have read my “Beauty in Imperfection” post already know) to Florence, Italy at the age of nineteen. That might have been the first time I had physically set foot there, but it wasn’t my first time going there.
I had been to Florence before thanks to a memorable art history college class about Byzantine and Renaissance art. At the age of seventeen I travelled from Montreal to Florence every time I listened to one of my professor’s lectures, every time she showed us a work of art, like Sandro Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” and every time I opened up my art history book and delved into the lives of artists that changed the course of history.
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As a teenager I read many V.C. Andrew novels. I remember reading somewhere that she once stated that because she was bound to a wheelchair her only way of seeing the world was through books. I couldn’t agree more. As of yet, there are many places that I haven’t physically visited, but I’ve been to China thanks to Lisa See’s “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” and to Japan thanks to Arthur Golden’s “Memoirs of a Geisha”. And I spent about a month in India, eating chapati and drinking tea with the characters from Rohinton Mistry’s “A Fine Balance”.
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Travelling through books is a way of allowing my mind and spirit to wander. It’s a magical experience that enables me to unwind, step into another world and explore what it has to offer. It’s a way of finding out whether or not I’m interested in taking that next step and actually visiting that place and culture.
For me there’s no better place to read than at home. That is why we at Artemano recognize and understand how important it is to create a home with a unique décor; where the atmosphere is one where relaxation through the simple act of reading, for example, is not only easily attained, but a part of your everyday. This is the way we help you travel. The reality is that you can’t always pack and go, but we like to think that home is an escape, where you can allow yourself to travel. And without a doubt when you surround yourself with Artemano pieces, which Shimon and Eyal bring back from India, Thailand and Indonesia, you are already connecting and travelling to those faraway lands.
I’d love to hear in the comments section below what your favourite ways of travelling, without having to physically go somewhere, are?
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