My trips are intended for a more mature understanding of the countries and cities, rather than for recreational or leisure tourism. Food and hotels are only important to the extent that they satisfy basic needs. Much attention is paid to architecture, history, music, and the identities of various communities. We visit art and history museums, where I usually comment on the exhibits myself. Whenever possible, I organize meetings with local communities and intellectuals. These trips are physically (we walk an average of 20,000 steps per day, and sometimes even 30,000) and intellectually demanding.