The Bestseller That Explains Our Desire to Escape Elsewhere

Alain de Botton once went to Barbados after seeing it in a winter travel brochure.

The brochure made the trip look irresistible.

But the real place did not match the fantasy he had imagined.

He brought his own thoughts and feelings with him.

So, going somewhere new did not automatically make him feel like a different person.

Today, social media shows us many places and other people’s lives.

This can make us think that a different place might mean a different life.

The article suggests that the wish to escape may be about more than choosing a destination.