But I still want to travel
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Book Introduction
I love traveling, I want to get away from the routine of just taking photos and coming back.
I have been working as a salaried worker for 23 years and have been to 300 cities around the world without hesitation.
It contains the empathy and genuine charm that I learned and realized while traveling alone.
The four seasons and memories of the old city that I learned while walking and looking
It is depicted with the author's sincere thoughts and deep empathy.
The landscapes carved into travel destinations are objects of longing that capture the heart for a long time.
When I was tired of life, and wanted to renew my soul, which had been consumed by wasted time and relationships with others, I went on a trip.
The author, who has been traveling constantly since his early days as a salaried worker and until he became a company manager, has always reflected on himself in unfamiliar places and put his life in order.
In this book, which contains the scenery and stories of 36 cities in 18 countries, the author does not stop at introducing the sights, food, and scenery of each travel destination.
Between departure and return, familiarity and unfamiliarity, we share the meaning of travel and the memories we share at our travel destinations.
Paradoxically, the mystery of returning from leaving and discovering oneself through wandering in unfamiliar places makes the everyday reality clearer and, in the process, gives one the strength to live life with vigor and confidence.
Whether it's a relaxing break or a new and exotic experience, the joy that travel gives us is special.
Listening to the author's story of wandering the alleys of an unfamiliar city alone, I come to understand that life is a new joy every day, and that it is therefore worth living.
I have been working as a salaried worker for 23 years and have been to 300 cities around the world without hesitation.
It contains the empathy and genuine charm that I learned and realized while traveling alone.
The four seasons and memories of the old city that I learned while walking and looking
It is depicted with the author's sincere thoughts and deep empathy.
The landscapes carved into travel destinations are objects of longing that capture the heart for a long time.
When I was tired of life, and wanted to renew my soul, which had been consumed by wasted time and relationships with others, I went on a trip.
The author, who has been traveling constantly since his early days as a salaried worker and until he became a company manager, has always reflected on himself in unfamiliar places and put his life in order.
In this book, which contains the scenery and stories of 36 cities in 18 countries, the author does not stop at introducing the sights, food, and scenery of each travel destination.
Between departure and return, familiarity and unfamiliarity, we share the meaning of travel and the memories we share at our travel destinations.
Paradoxically, the mystery of returning from leaving and discovering oneself through wandering in unfamiliar places makes the everyday reality clearer and, in the process, gives one the strength to live life with vigor and confidence.
Whether it's a relaxing break or a new and exotic experience, the joy that travel gives us is special.
Listening to the author's story of wandering the alleys of an unfamiliar city alone, I come to understand that life is a new joy every day, and that it is therefore worth living.
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index
Prologue: I always feel like a stranger in unfamiliar places.
01 Happiness, You Have to Go to See It
Where is Happiness?: Istanbul, Turkey
You need a comma to put a period: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Happiness always comes from within: Ghent, Belgium
A Weary Soul Finds a Sanctuary: Montagnola, Switzerland
Selling the Happiness of Slowness: Orvieto, Italy
I decided not to envy other people's lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco
02 Everyone has difficult moments.
Everyone has moments when they want to sit down and cry: Segovia, Spain
Today's trials are tomorrow's hope: Matera, Italy
A man suffers only as much as he can bear: Vianden, Luxembourg
Life Draws a Sine Curve: Cinque Terre, Italy
The power to overcome pain lies within me: Zermatt, Switzerland
Where the land ends, the sea begins: Porto, Portugal
That pain too has passed: Paris, France
Where would there be a today without yesterday? Budapest, Hungary
03 Loss is another name for growth
If you fight the wave, you can't beat it: Nazaré, Portugal
The Illusion That It Has to Be Me: Alberobello, Italy
The scars of history fed by God: Lucerne, Switzerland
It's okay to fall, just get back up: Bologna, Italy
Why do we live swayed by what others say?: Marseille, France
Asking for the Ideal Leader: Granada, Spain
I too was once a 'fortress kid': Nice, France
Seven colors come together to form a rainbow: Valletta, Malta
04 Mirror of My Heart
How to Bridge the Gap Between Expectations and Reality: Luxembourg
We're on a little picnic on Earth: Gilgen & Hallstatt, Austria
Living Everyday Life as if Traveling: Palermo, Sicily
On Attitudes Toward Breakups: Zagreb, Croatia
The other person's face is a mirror of my heart: Šibenik, Croatia
There's a small but respected big difference: London, England.
05 Still I leave
Why I'm Traveling Alone: Mykonos, Greece
My true enemy is within me: Cefalu, Sicily
Fateful Accident vs.
Metacognition: Greek Delphi
The Pacemaker of Life's Marathon: Coimbra, Portugal
If yesterday and today are the same, so will the future: Cape Sounion, Greece
What We Live For: Malaga, Spain
Living by my beliefs is what keeps me going: Santorini, Greece
Have you ever lived so desperately: Würzburg, Germany?
Epilogue: A journey that will never end, ~ing
01 Happiness, You Have to Go to See It
Where is Happiness?: Istanbul, Turkey
You need a comma to put a period: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Happiness always comes from within: Ghent, Belgium
A Weary Soul Finds a Sanctuary: Montagnola, Switzerland
Selling the Happiness of Slowness: Orvieto, Italy
I decided not to envy other people's lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco
02 Everyone has difficult moments.
Everyone has moments when they want to sit down and cry: Segovia, Spain
Today's trials are tomorrow's hope: Matera, Italy
A man suffers only as much as he can bear: Vianden, Luxembourg
Life Draws a Sine Curve: Cinque Terre, Italy
The power to overcome pain lies within me: Zermatt, Switzerland
Where the land ends, the sea begins: Porto, Portugal
That pain too has passed: Paris, France
Where would there be a today without yesterday? Budapest, Hungary
03 Loss is another name for growth
If you fight the wave, you can't beat it: Nazaré, Portugal
The Illusion That It Has to Be Me: Alberobello, Italy
The scars of history fed by God: Lucerne, Switzerland
It's okay to fall, just get back up: Bologna, Italy
Why do we live swayed by what others say?: Marseille, France
Asking for the Ideal Leader: Granada, Spain
I too was once a 'fortress kid': Nice, France
Seven colors come together to form a rainbow: Valletta, Malta
04 Mirror of My Heart
How to Bridge the Gap Between Expectations and Reality: Luxembourg
We're on a little picnic on Earth: Gilgen & Hallstatt, Austria
Living Everyday Life as if Traveling: Palermo, Sicily
On Attitudes Toward Breakups: Zagreb, Croatia
The other person's face is a mirror of my heart: Šibenik, Croatia
There's a small but respected big difference: London, England.
05 Still I leave
Why I'm Traveling Alone: Mykonos, Greece
My true enemy is within me: Cefalu, Sicily
Fateful Accident vs.
Metacognition: Greek Delphi
The Pacemaker of Life's Marathon: Coimbra, Portugal
If yesterday and today are the same, so will the future: Cape Sounion, Greece
What We Live For: Malaga, Spain
Living by my beliefs is what keeps me going: Santorini, Greece
Have you ever lived so desperately: Würzburg, Germany?
Epilogue: A journey that will never end, ~ing
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Into the book
'Am I happy?' Didn't I also run away to forget reality?
I missed the me that I had left behind in reality.
I wonder if I have been blindly pursuing the life that others envied, thinking that happiness and success were the life I truly wanted…
How much have I been paying attention to my own happiness… .
Late that night, I couldn't sleep because I was nauseous from the thoughts that were swirling around in my head.
--- p.21
I used to really hate the word "endure."
Because there is nothing more burdensome than enduring difficult times.
There is one thing I have realized while living.
There is nothing in this world that can be obtained for free.
I had to pay a price to get what I wanted.
The greater the trials and pain, the greater the joy that awaited me afterward.
You have to pay a price to get what you want, and sometimes that is painful.
--- p.82
As we go through life, there are times when unexpected waves come crashing down on us, as if they will swallow us up.
Rather than fighting against those waves, going with the flow is the way to protect my life.
It is not surrender or giving up, it is wisdom.
Sometimes waiting and watching can be a powerful weapon.
There's no need to waste yourself on things you can't control.
In the face of strong waves, the most important thing is to protect myself.
--- p.130
The joy of expecting something from someone is bound to cause greater pain.
Accepting that the other person's heart may not be the same as yours is the only way to be free from a relationship.
Especially in the social relationships formed through work-related responsibilities and business transactions, isn't it a waste of emotions to consider the amount of emotion?
We must realize that the essence of the relationship is not the exchange of emotions, but cooperation and achievement toward a goal.
--- p.185
The sight of him diligently walking his own path without hesitation and without stopping even for a single step reminds me of Aesop's fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare."
I slowly reflect on myself to see if I have ever given up without even trying properly due to a vague fear that it would be impossible, or if I have ever wanted to run away even when things were just a little difficult.
I missed the me that I had left behind in reality.
I wonder if I have been blindly pursuing the life that others envied, thinking that happiness and success were the life I truly wanted…
How much have I been paying attention to my own happiness… .
Late that night, I couldn't sleep because I was nauseous from the thoughts that were swirling around in my head.
--- p.21
I used to really hate the word "endure."
Because there is nothing more burdensome than enduring difficult times.
There is one thing I have realized while living.
There is nothing in this world that can be obtained for free.
I had to pay a price to get what I wanted.
The greater the trials and pain, the greater the joy that awaited me afterward.
You have to pay a price to get what you want, and sometimes that is painful.
--- p.82
As we go through life, there are times when unexpected waves come crashing down on us, as if they will swallow us up.
Rather than fighting against those waves, going with the flow is the way to protect my life.
It is not surrender or giving up, it is wisdom.
Sometimes waiting and watching can be a powerful weapon.
There's no need to waste yourself on things you can't control.
In the face of strong waves, the most important thing is to protect myself.
--- p.130
The joy of expecting something from someone is bound to cause greater pain.
Accepting that the other person's heart may not be the same as yours is the only way to be free from a relationship.
Especially in the social relationships formed through work-related responsibilities and business transactions, isn't it a waste of emotions to consider the amount of emotion?
We must realize that the essence of the relationship is not the exchange of emotions, but cooperation and achievement toward a goal.
--- p.185
The sight of him diligently walking his own path without hesitation and without stopping even for a single step reminds me of Aesop's fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare."
I slowly reflect on myself to see if I have ever given up without even trying properly due to a vague fear that it would be impossible, or if I have ever wanted to run away even when things were just a little difficult.
--- p.265
Publisher's Review
An ordinary salaryman travels to 300 cities around the world.
Like many Korean office workers, the author has devoted himself to his company and built his career like a 100-meter dasher.
I barely managed to endure the numerous difficulties and stresses I faced at work by traveling and resting and recharging.
So, I traveled the world for 23 years and visited 300 cities.
During this time, I gained experience, became a manager, and my attitude towards travel changed.
Now I can say that I learned about life through traveling.
While traveling, I pondered themes such as planning and improvisation, necessity and coincidence, happiness and unhappiness, success and failure, and gained wisdom and an attitude toward life.
This book introduces 36 cities from 18 countries.
I met countless people on the road, and there were unique and thrilling landscapes and experiences, but what I gained from all those trips was a 'perspective on myself' and an 'attitude towards life.'
“Slow down and enjoy life.
When you go too fast, it's not just the scenery you miss.
“You won’t even know where you’re going or why.”
As one writer said, I began to think more deeply about leaving and staying, direction and reason.
This book is a carefully written record of fragments of enlightenment that cannot be easily explained by a few places and scenes.
The most surprising thing I encountered in an unfamiliar place was
It was me.
Rather than just skimming through various countries, the author's travel style is to stay in one country for a certain period of time and take an in-depth look at its small towns.
Staying like that, outwardly you see people and scenery, but inwardly you think of the place you came from, the people there, and your own life there.
The reason the author had to leave was because of an inexplicable sense of doubt that came from a long career and the limitations that had come upon him before he knew it.
As time passed, the gap between what I should do and what I could do grew wider and wider, and I began to feel like I was slowly falling behind.
I set off on a trip with the expectation that it would be a turning point in my life.
Traveling has given me experiences and insights that cannot be measured in money.
Among them, the most precious realization was discovering myself as the protagonist of my own life and gaining new perspectives on the world.
The author asserts that 'travel is the ultimate experience that brings happiness.'
The author has become a master of experiencing the richness of life through travel.
Also, through traveling, I discovered myself and dreamed of changing my life.
What makes travel truly beautiful is that you stay for a while and then leave.
The meaning of travel is sufficient simply by being able to forget reality for a moment, escape the stifling space, and fully immerse yourself in the present moment.
Another reason why travel can be beautiful is because there is a place to return to, a daily life.
Leave, change, and come back to live again.
Travel is about repeating it.
You meet yourself in an unfamiliar place, realize a new side of yourself, and return to the place you left to start a new life.
Why Ordinary Office Workers Travel Whenever They Have Free Time
The author is not a professional traveler.
I'm not an adventurer.
I'm just an ordinary office worker.
I connected the scattered moments of my daily life, saved every penny, and went on a trip.
Through travel, I realized the meaning and purpose of life, set out on a new path, and faced an unfamiliar self before returning to my daily life.
Travel was not a luxury, but a necessity of life, an alarm clock that woke me up from my slumber.
Goethe said this:
“The purpose of my travels is to realize myself.” The author went out to take a moment to stop and focus solely on himself, to have a full conversation with his inner self, to take a comprehensive look at who he is.
It was the most important time in my life, to walk around as many cities as possible and meet as many people as possible.
It was because I wanted to look at my life objectively in the outside world, experience a new world, and think deeply about the direction in which I should live.
Experiencing new sights and exotic foods is one of the great joys of travel.
Usually, people travel abroad to escape the hamster wheel of daily life, to rest and recharge, and to feel freedom and freedom.
However, a trip with the purpose of reflecting on oneself and gaining new perspectives on life is more serious and meaningful.
Realizing yourself, becoming a new person, and living life again.
What the author truly gained from his travels went beyond just experiencing something new.
Like many Korean office workers, the author has devoted himself to his company and built his career like a 100-meter dasher.
I barely managed to endure the numerous difficulties and stresses I faced at work by traveling and resting and recharging.
So, I traveled the world for 23 years and visited 300 cities.
During this time, I gained experience, became a manager, and my attitude towards travel changed.
Now I can say that I learned about life through traveling.
While traveling, I pondered themes such as planning and improvisation, necessity and coincidence, happiness and unhappiness, success and failure, and gained wisdom and an attitude toward life.
This book introduces 36 cities from 18 countries.
I met countless people on the road, and there were unique and thrilling landscapes and experiences, but what I gained from all those trips was a 'perspective on myself' and an 'attitude towards life.'
“Slow down and enjoy life.
When you go too fast, it's not just the scenery you miss.
“You won’t even know where you’re going or why.”
As one writer said, I began to think more deeply about leaving and staying, direction and reason.
This book is a carefully written record of fragments of enlightenment that cannot be easily explained by a few places and scenes.
The most surprising thing I encountered in an unfamiliar place was
It was me.
Rather than just skimming through various countries, the author's travel style is to stay in one country for a certain period of time and take an in-depth look at its small towns.
Staying like that, outwardly you see people and scenery, but inwardly you think of the place you came from, the people there, and your own life there.
The reason the author had to leave was because of an inexplicable sense of doubt that came from a long career and the limitations that had come upon him before he knew it.
As time passed, the gap between what I should do and what I could do grew wider and wider, and I began to feel like I was slowly falling behind.
I set off on a trip with the expectation that it would be a turning point in my life.
Traveling has given me experiences and insights that cannot be measured in money.
Among them, the most precious realization was discovering myself as the protagonist of my own life and gaining new perspectives on the world.
The author asserts that 'travel is the ultimate experience that brings happiness.'
The author has become a master of experiencing the richness of life through travel.
Also, through traveling, I discovered myself and dreamed of changing my life.
What makes travel truly beautiful is that you stay for a while and then leave.
The meaning of travel is sufficient simply by being able to forget reality for a moment, escape the stifling space, and fully immerse yourself in the present moment.
Another reason why travel can be beautiful is because there is a place to return to, a daily life.
Leave, change, and come back to live again.
Travel is about repeating it.
You meet yourself in an unfamiliar place, realize a new side of yourself, and return to the place you left to start a new life.
Why Ordinary Office Workers Travel Whenever They Have Free Time
The author is not a professional traveler.
I'm not an adventurer.
I'm just an ordinary office worker.
I connected the scattered moments of my daily life, saved every penny, and went on a trip.
Through travel, I realized the meaning and purpose of life, set out on a new path, and faced an unfamiliar self before returning to my daily life.
Travel was not a luxury, but a necessity of life, an alarm clock that woke me up from my slumber.
Goethe said this:
“The purpose of my travels is to realize myself.” The author went out to take a moment to stop and focus solely on himself, to have a full conversation with his inner self, to take a comprehensive look at who he is.
It was the most important time in my life, to walk around as many cities as possible and meet as many people as possible.
It was because I wanted to look at my life objectively in the outside world, experience a new world, and think deeply about the direction in which I should live.
Experiencing new sights and exotic foods is one of the great joys of travel.
Usually, people travel abroad to escape the hamster wheel of daily life, to rest and recharge, and to feel freedom and freedom.
However, a trip with the purpose of reflecting on oneself and gaining new perspectives on life is more serious and meaningful.
Realizing yourself, becoming a new person, and living life again.
What the author truly gained from his travels went beyond just experiencing something new.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 15, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 296 pages | 140*210*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791158492724
- ISBN10: 1158492723
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