I respect your opinion, but I've gotta admit I chuckled at your list of discomforts. In my case, I find that feeling of uncertainty on arriving at a new countr

I respect your opinion, but I've gotta admit I chuckled at your list of discomforts. In my case, I find that feeling of uncertainty on arriving at a new country to be exhilarating. I feel so comfortable in my day-to-day life, that it's rare that I really need to think much about my environment. Whenever I travel it makes me think about my existence a bit differently; that is the real value I get from travel. Travel can be cheaper than being at home, depending on where you go and where you live. And in response to your fear of being robbed; just don't travel with much of anything and get travel insurance. The worst that can happen is that you'll end up without a passport somewhere and have to go through some bureaucratic process to get a new one.