It's not necessary to go far and wide. I mean, you can really find exciting and inspiring things within your hometown.
Well, I think he's right to notice that there is a difference in attitudes and even in the broadest sense of world view between Eastern Europe and Western Europe. Which is old and which is new is an interesting question, and I almost think that maybe he's got it backwards.
If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.