Quotes

Demosthenes -- “Small opportunities...”

“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.”

— Demosthenes - Ancient Athenian statesman and orator (384-322 BCE)

William Least Heat-Moon -- "When you're traveling..."

"When you're traveling, you are what you are there and then."

— William Least Heat-Moon, best-selling Native American travel author

Quoted without citation in Russ Banham's Wanderlust: Airstream at 75. (p. 51) Greenwich Publishing Group, Inc.: Old Saybrook, CT.

Wally Byam -- "Don't live in the past or future. Make history..."

"Don't live in the past or future. Make history. Get enjoyment out of the little things. Cultivate will power. Treat Mayme nice." (Mayme was Byam's high school sweetheart.)

— Wally Byam, visionary, successful business man, builder of community, creator of the Airstream travel trailer, founder of Airstream, Inc. and the WBCCI, and intrepid caravan leader for the 1959 Africa Caravan

Byam, Wally. (1916) "Affirmation." Wally Byam's journal entry for November 26, 1916 as pictured in Russ Banham's Wanderlust: Airstream at 75. (p. 33) Greenwich Publishing Group, Inc.: Old Saybrook, CT.

Wally Byam -- "...a little direct people-to-people exchange couldn't hurt anything..."

"...a little direct people-to-people exchange couldn't hurt anything and might even do some good. Having fun, exchanging views, making friends -- these were our simple purposes, and we thought that the more there was of such activities the better  it would be for everyone."

— Wally Byam, visionary, successful business man, builder of community, creator of the Airstream travel trailer, founder of Airstream, Inc. and the WBCCI, and intrepid caravan leader for the 1959 Africa Caravan

Byam, Wally.  (1960) Trailer travel here and abroad: The New way to adventurous living. (p. 296) David McKay, Inc.: NY.

Wally Byam -- "We feel that we have spread more honest to goodness..."

"We feel that we have spread more honest to goodness, down to earth goodwill in the countries we've visited than all the striped-pants diplomats put together."

— Wally Byam, visionary, successful business man, builder of community, creator of the Airstream travel trailer, founder of Airstream, Inc. and the WBCCI, and intrepid caravan leader for the 1959 Africa Caravan

Wally Byam -- "Adventure is where you find it..."

"Adventure is where you find it, any place, every place, except at home in the rocking chair."

— Wally Byam, visionary, successful business man, builder of community, creator of the Airstream travel trailer, founder of Airstream, Inc. and the WBCCI, and intrepid caravan leader for the 1959 Africa Caravan

National Geographic -- "If Africa's wildlife and cultures are to be preserved..."

"If Africa's wildlife and cultures are to be preserved for future generations, sustainable tourism is the only way to travel."

— National Geographic

"Go There: How Tourism Can Help." National Geographic. Vol. 208 (3): (unpaged). September, 2005.

David Quammen -- "Of course Africa isn't a place; it's a million places..."

"Of course Africa isn't a place; its a million places. Its landscapes are more diverse than those of any other continent."

— David Quammen, award-winning science, nature and travel writer

Quammen, David. "Tracing the Human Footprint." National Geographic. Vol. 208 (3): (16). September, 2005.

Jared Diamond -- "Is the African continent doomed....Absolutely not."

"Is the African continent doomed eternally to wars, poverty, and devastating diseases? Absolutely not."

— Prof. Jared Diamond, Geography, UCLA, is also a 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning author

Diamond, Jared. "The Shape of Africa." National Geographic. Vol. 208 (3): (unpaged). September, 2005.

Wangari Matthai -- "Protecting the global environment..."

"Protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peace."

— Prof. Wangari Maathai, a former Kenyan Government Minister and the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize (2004)

Syndicate content

Africa Caravan Newsletter

Stay informed on our latest news!

Syndicate content

Quote

"If Africa's wildlife and cultures are to be preserved for future generations, sustainable tourism is the only way to travel."

— National Geographic

"Go There: How Tourism Can Help." National Geographic. Vol. 208 (3): (unpaged). September, 2005.

Countdown

376 days until Northbound caravan leaves Cape Town for Cairo.