"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 the glories of exploration.
At the time there were many blank spaces on the earth,
and when I saw one that looked particularly inviting
(but they all look that) I would put my finger on it
and say, When I grow up I will go there."

---Marlow In Heart of Darkness,
by Joseph Conrad