Now when I was a little chap I had a passion for maps. I would look for
hours at South America, or Africa, or Australia, and lose myself in all
the glories of exploration. At that time there were many blank spaces on
the earth, and when I saw one that looked particularly inviting on a map
(but they all look like that) I would put my finger on it and say, "When
I grow up I will go there".
Joseph Conrad 1857-1924, Heart of Darkness (1902)
