In the past number of years, it's becoming more and more difficult to travel anywhere without that famous piece of identification. You know the one: it often looks like a little book, bears a current photo of the bearer, and sports some basic but very valuable information about who this person is. Some of these little treasures are highly sought-after and can fetch a hefty sum on the shady side of legal markets, but the threat of possible violation should never stop the sense of adventure from peaking out every now and then.
Truth be known, there are ways to travel, even to foreign places, without a passport. All it takes is a bit of courage and possibly a few friends ... ah, and a good quality restaurant or two. Sights, sounds and smells of local cuisine from places near and far have a wonderful capacity to transport us beyond our own borders, and to place us (even if it's just in our imaginations) as far away as the other side of the world, and we often don't have to spend a fortune to get there either.
How fortunate we are that we live in such a cosmopol of cultures. All it takes is a bit of adventure and an open mind. The possibilities are endless.
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