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Well, fellow /trv/llers, are there any characters in fiction who first inspired you to travel or seek adventure?

I know it's pathetic enough, but my desires for travel have now evolved well beyond an adolescent infatuation with Depp's performance. But, I cannot deny, roguish characters like this from my childhood and upward have inspired me.

How about you, /trv/? Any fictional characters or works of fiction you find inspire travel?
>> Anonymous
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Oh, man. Lots. Good thread.
Gulliver's Travels; Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, and Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings series; most of the characters from The Last Unicorn; The Chronicles of Narnia; The Last of the Really Great Wangdoodles... these are just a few I can think of off the top of my head.

I don't think it's pathetic. Books are written to excite the imagination and inspire people. Most people never act on their dreams though.
>> Anonymous
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I worked my ass off and bought a bike two months later.
>> Anonymous
>>66980
>The Last Unicorn

The last motherfuckin' unicorn! Oh yes! I haven't seen that in years, but I remember wanting to be the young wizard guy in it. Shmendrick was his name, I think?

Plus, yeah, LOTR really inspires travel fantasies in me. Especially the first few chapters where they're really just wandering around the Shire and surrounding areas.
>> Anonymous
>>66983
Did you ever put it to good use?
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>> Anonymous
>>66996

I live in New Jersey. My friend whose folks are Argentinian(therefore he speaks and looks the part) had a bike for awhile. We drove all the way down to Panama, where his bike was fucking stolen.
>> Anonymous
>>67019
Shit.

Was the trip worth it, at least?
>> Anonymous
>>67026

Dude, Northern Mexico was iffy, it just looked some of Texas that we passed through, a lot of shady folks. Once we went South for a day or so, it was amazing. Hospitable people, inexpensive everything, the authorities really gives a shit if you camp out. The bars and taverns are fucking amazing. Even Panama was col, there were so many different nationalities. The ride back was longer because we had to sit double, but we went another route to see the coast.
>> Anonymous
>>67030
Sounds like it was worth it. Always wanted to do something like that myself.

Sorry 'bout the bike though, man.
>> Anonymous
>>67031

My buddy was asking for it.

Fucking two year old Honda, barely used.

I bought a junker of a Triumph, so it didn't share the same fate. Got me there and us back, most dependable vehicle i've had so far.
>> Anonymous
>>67030
All my friends that have traveled around Mexico say it's the shit. How were the other countries you passed through on the way to Panama?
>> Anonymous
>>67033

Surprisingly awesome, man. Roads weren't terrible, never met nicer people than the Hondurans. The weather was amazing the whole way, even the rain was enjoyable because it was warm.
>> Anonymous
>>67032
Dumbass. You don't go to Mexico with good stuff.
>> Anonymous
>>67186

Fuck, I knew that, It's why I bought the junker. My friend didn't think into it much, and he already had a good bike.
>> Anonymous
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It was Phileas Fogg for me (the original, not recent incarnations). Being British born (but no longer living there), I try to remain a (modern) gentleman traveller not matter which country I'm in, I also try to travel by land and sea when possible, especially if it's possible to do so in a gentlemanly manner (such as sleeper trains).
>> Anonymous
This is pathetic.
>> Anonymous
>>66983
Then you slaughtered some dissidents
>> Anonymous
>>67216

Eh? Is that a half-baked film reference or a bad attempt at criticizing American politics?
>> Anonymous
>>67207
No it's not. You're just gay. Go back to gaytopia, gay-boy, maybe you'll be made gay-lord of gaysville, you big gay.

>>67226
Quite the opposite. The young fellow is clearly criticising Che Guevara.
>> Anonymous
The odyssey
>> Anonymous
Anything by Robert L. Stevenson.
>> We Are Anonymous
>are there any characters in fiction

Anthony Bourdain