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Aside from Ecuador being awesome (which it is), here's the takeaway, buried at the end of the article: But perhaps I simply never learned to travel luxuriously
by gyardley 11y ago
Aside from Ecuador being awesome (which it is), here's the takeaway, buried at the end of the article:
But perhaps I simply never learned to travel luxuriously.
It's absolutely possible to get the novelty he's after while living well, but it's not the sort of thing you can switch on or off. Getting comfortable with affluence is a process.
- ASpring 11y ago>It's absolutely possible to get the novelty he's after while living well Can you expand on this? I don't necessarily disagree but as a frugal traveler(bike tourer) I can't begin to imagine how I'd have similarly novel experiences traveling affluently.
- shkkmo 11y agoMy personal approach to this balance is to stay in hostels/home-stays and use standard local transportation, but still go to expensive restaurants/shows/tours on occasion.
- shkkmo 11y agoI don't think 'novelty' is what the author was missing in the luxurious portion of his trip. In fact, he seemed like he got plenty of novelty during it. I would suspect that what was missing was authenticity and risk with the opportunity for serendipity. I do believe it is quite possible to still incorporate luxury into risky/adventurous/serendipitous travel, but I think you will find that affluence will tend to isolate you and make it more difficult to find authenticity, regardless of how comfortable you are with your affluence.