Nick Hunt. Photo by Esther May Campbell
If you are new to Nick and his work do a search on the site or click the category tag here. At the time many of us sponsored Nick and followed his progress prior to publication of the book.
The article is called Traveling At The Speed Of The Soul, and was published in Noema. It is an enjoyable read and explores the three stages of a pilgrimage — departure, initiation and return — with a focus on the last which Nick says ‘is the least examined and perhaps most important.’
You can read the full article here.
Patrick Leigh Fermor 
Thanks for this link. I’ve read most of Paddy’s books and Nick’s essay puts this kind of travel in a new light. Very enjoyable.
Traveling at 3 mph, the speed of a camel, resonated with me. I hiked the eastern Sierras in California for 40 years. On a long hike I often became disconnected from the rest of the world and entered a timeless space (I don’t do drugs) and felt immersed in the beauty of the Sierras in a way that only the experience can render.
Btw, Dorothy’s voyage out and back is yet another example of de Botton’s man from Baghdad.