Plainly, Cavafy, himself no Arjuna, did achieve something very like that ultimate state of enlightenment where, not fooled by words, he was able to so order them as to make our common voyage, viewed from his unique angle, seem beautiful, even consoling, in its shining nothingness".
That number has risen sharply in the last few years, far faster than economic growth or population growth, and will grow further in years to come, as plane trips become more common than ship voyages or intercity train rides ever were, and almost as ordinary as long drives in the car.
For most of the recorded history of North America, the passage has been nearly impassable but the modernisation of ships and global warming has made voyages more common.
Whereas Andrée was a pioneer, traveling off the edge of the map, and Etienne is a man who has set himself a task of endurance, they had in common the hope that their voyages would advance the purposes of science.
The South Pacific voyage of the northern common cuscus was likely involuntary, and likely ended — unhappily for the cuscus — in a cooking fire.
Floggings, rarely administered during the outward voyage, now became a common occurrence; as a consequence, three men deserted the ship.
The most common sea route for the clandestine voyages has been from Libya but this ship is said to have started in Turkey.
The voyage charter is the most common.
He noted that dogs were a common gift and thought that the earlier voyage of Captain Saris introduced a Japanese type of spaniel into England.
The desire to leave it all behind and voyage into the unknown is a common one -- and many have found, to their surprise, that they were actually able to make it work.
We are all travellers on this voyage through life and are connected by our common search for meaning, significance and happiness, Sky says, and makes a heartfelt appeal for empathy, collaboration and cooperation among communities, peoples and states.
