Philosopher Alain de Botton suggests “the pleasure we derive from journey is perhaps more dependent on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to”.

I quite agree. And I think the conversation I overheard on the train* sums it up very well:

Little Boy (aged about 3): “Mummy, are we going on a journey?”

Mummy: “Yes, a journey”

Little Boy: “We’re going on an adventure!”

*the 8.39 Oxford to Birmingham, for those who like to know these things