At least here in Europe knowledge of other countries, even your own, is in practice quite restricted to capitals, tourist hotspots. Travel is very destination f

At least here in Europe knowledge of other countries, even your own, is in practice quite restricted to capitals, tourist hotspots. Travel is very destination focused, where in the past the journey played a larger role. I'm the only one in my circle that likes to take the car (even has one) and go explore my own backwoods, or set a faraway destination and see what I come across on the way there (and stop wherever I please, or even change destination along the way). Maybe that's what off the beaten path is now: a path actually quite near.