“非場所”與旅行的終結

It seems kind of strange now， but a while back， before airports became the fortresses they are today， I used to visit them occasionally to read and write. I'm not sure what drew me to them-something about the energy or the equality， or the possibility of the place. You could start on one side of the world， step over a threshold， and in a few hours， begin a totally different life. I loved that feeling of being at the doorway to everywhere.