To travel is to take a journey into yourself.

The line frames travel less as sightseeing than as self-discovery: leaving familiar routines and social roles can expose habits, fears, desires, and values that remain hidden at home. In this view, the “journey” is inward—travel becomes a catalyst for reflection, perspective, and personal change. The aphorism also implies that encounters with difference (new places, languages, customs) act like a mirror, clarifying what one takes for granted and what one truly wants. Its appeal lies in turning an external activity into a moral-psychological one, suggesting that the deepest destination of travel is a better understanding of oneself.