Image via Wikipedia Travel is important not only for entertainment and escape from the daily grind, but also for a full appreciation of the development of human culture. Anyone who wishes to study how humanity has gotten where it is, wonders and flaws alike, must travel to the various cultural centers that have occupied the stage of history at different times.   Most everyone wants to go to Europe (even Europeans), but how many stop to ask themselves why? What makes Europe such a destination is that it is the fertile ground out of which most of Western culture has … [Read more...]