All right then, how about we go with the latter? They both sound equally good to me. The main reason I lean towards that one is that the other has a hint of melancholy to it, and while I do like melancholy and while we could just as easily end up with as many great melancholic and non-melancholic options with either topic, with the goal of 'something travel-themed or adventurous would also be fun' and with last month's pensive selection, the latter topic sounds like the greater directional zag.
On a quick researching of that quote, it appears I slightly misquoted and attributed it incorrectly (though it is apparently generally misattributed to Emerson so I'm not alone!). The poet Muriel Strode is who should be attributed and her words are, 'I will not follow where the path may lead'. If it's all right, I think it would be better to use the actual quote as the topic title since it's basically the same meaning as the other.
I know it's not a lot of time to offer any additional input, but I'll have the nominations thread up soonish so if anyone has any opinions or different ideas, throw them in! Otherwise this sounds like the plan.