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That was a lot of comics and explanation just to say, "even travel eventually resets back into the familiar and dull, so instead take joy from being grateful fo

That was a lot of comics and explanation just to say, "even travel eventually resets back into the familiar and dull, so instead take joy from being grateful for familiar things instead".

throwawayboise 5y ago
I've traveled a little bit, but as I've gotten older, travel has become something I'm not interested in at all. A lot of expense for very little reward in my experience. I know that a lot of people have "travel" on the list of things they plan to do when they retire, but I just don't see the allure.
- polishdude20 5y ago
  I think one reason I travel is to see family in other countries but also to see other weather. Right now it's cold as hell where I live and I just need someplace sunny to go see and experience.
  - raffraffraff 5y ago
    Gave up flying 4 years ago. I really feel this. I miss Lanzarote. But I've made peace with it.
- anta40 5y ago
  For some people, travel aligns perfectly with photography. And of course when they retire, plenty of time to do travelling.
dehrmann 5y ago
You ever travel and get to the point that you've seen enough art museums, and they're just not that different?
- gcanyon 5y ago
  If all you do is visit art museums, then sure. While I lived in Thailand I saw: -- The British cemetery for the POWs that worked on the death railway (The Bridge on the River Kwai) -- and saw that many multiples of Thais died for every western soldier who died -- The awesome canal boats, that stop to drop people off and pick people up in under 20 seconds. -- Malls with endless 5 foot and 10 foot shops -- MBK mall has 3,000 shops in it! -- More more more malls: MBK is across from Siam, which is next to Central World, which is across the street from Gaysorn, which is next to The Market, which is a block away from Platinum, and it goes on and on. -- Thailand's air and space museum, where they proudly display the remains of a U.S. plane they shot down in WWII, along with a bunch of their own aircraft. -- Amazing beaches -- of course. -- The Thailand Museum of Science and Industry, which was awesome. -- Street food, so much street food. -- Shops selling nothing but electric fans, shops selling ancient typewriters, shops selling vintage cameras, and oh so much more. And so much more, of course. Every day was an adventure. I was there two years and I miss it.
netsharc 5y ago
It's not even travel, its relocation. Yeah it says "Travel is stressful because vacations just last a few days." (sorry, Americans) and then talks about relocating. Travel to different places (or even to places you've been before) does bring novelty which stimulates the mind.

That was a lot of comics and explanation just to say, "even travel eventually resets back into the familiar and dull, so instead take joy from being grateful for familiar things instead".

throwawayboise 5y ago

I've traveled a little bit, but as I've gotten older, travel has become something I'm not interested in at all. A lot of expense for very little reward in my experience. I know that a lot of people have "travel" on the list of things they plan to do when they retire, but I just don't see the allure.

polishdude20 5y ago
I think one reason I travel is to see family in other countries but also to see other weather. Right now it's cold as hell where I live and I just need someplace sunny to go see and experience.
- raffraffraff 5y ago
  Gave up flying 4 years ago. I really feel this. I miss Lanzarote. But I've made peace with it.
anta40 5y ago
For some people, travel aligns perfectly with photography. And of course when they retire, plenty of time to do travelling.

dehrmann 5y ago

You ever travel and get to the point that you've seen enough art museums, and they're just not that different?

gcanyon 5y ago
If all you do is visit art museums, then sure. While I lived in Thailand I saw: -- The British cemetery for the POWs that worked on the death railway (The Bridge on the River Kwai) -- and saw that many multiples of Thais died for every western soldier who died -- The awesome canal boats, that stop to drop people off and pick people up in under 20 seconds. -- Malls with endless 5 foot and 10 foot shops -- MBK mall has 3,000 shops in it! -- More more more malls: MBK is across from Siam, which is next to Central World, which is across the street from Gaysorn, which is next to The Market, which is a block away from Platinum, and it goes on and on. -- Thailand's air and space museum, where they proudly display the remains of a U.S. plane they shot down in WWII, along with a bunch of their own aircraft. -- Amazing beaches -- of course. -- The Thailand Museum of Science and Industry, which was awesome. -- Street food, so much street food. -- Shops selling nothing but electric fans, shops selling ancient typewriters, shops selling vintage cameras, and oh so much more. And so much more, of course. Every day was an adventure. I was there two years and I miss it.

netsharc 5y ago

It's not even travel, its relocation. Yeah it says "Travel is stressful because vacations just last a few days." (sorry, Americans) and then talks about relocating. Travel to different places (or even to places you've been before) does bring novelty which stimulates the mind.