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Traveling comes to mind. It used to be quit an adventure to travel (even in a neighbourhood country where people don't speak your language). You needed to do so

Traveling comes to mind. It used to be quit an adventure to travel (even in a neighbourhood country where people don't speak your language). You needed to do some research and put some work. Nowadays, you plan a trip to the other side of the world with a few clicks. Different experience. I enjoyed traveling more in the past. Overall, I don't like the fact that everything is on the computer now. Work, traveling, watching movies, making music, paying your taxes, communicating with friends... I'm on holiday at the moment, It feels I spend as much time online as when I'm working.

iLoveOncall 4y ago
> I'm on holiday at the moment, It feels I spend as much time online as when I'm working. This is your fault. In my day to day life I am on my computer pretty much every waking moment. But when I'm on vacations I only am on an electronic device (my phone) a couple hours in the evening, at most. If I'm paying hundreds a day for a plane ticket, lodging, etc. you better believe I will cram every second with cultural visits, tours and activities that I cannot do where I live.
bitwize 4y ago
I planned my 2011 trip to Japan in a few clicks. And yet the actual getting there was still an adventure. And of course, once I landed I had to remember what I could of the local language, figure out where to go and what to do (I don't plan these things in advance), etc. Far from convenient, I was at sixes and sevens the whole time, but incredibly wonderful.
pjc50 4y ago
It's quite noticeable how homogenous the world is when you get there, too. Anywhere that isn't tremendously dangerous or closed to outsiders is copying Westerners and their brands as much as possible.
kube-system 4y ago
I remember doing weeks of planning just to take a road trip within the US -- to a place we were already familiar with... driving down to the AAA office, getting regional and local maps, a highlighter and some string, determining the best route, highlighting it, calculating ideal places to stop, flipping through the guide books to find hotels, calling them individually to book reservations.

iLoveOncall 4y ago

> I'm on holiday at the moment, It feels I spend as much time online as when I'm working. This is your fault. In my day to day life I am on my computer pretty much every waking moment. But when I'm on vacations I only am on an electronic device (my phone) a couple hours in the evening, at most. If I'm paying hundreds a day for a plane ticket, lodging, etc. you better believe I will cram every second with cultural visits, tours and activities that I cannot do where I live.

bitwize 4y ago

I planned my 2011 trip to Japan in a few clicks. And yet the actual getting there was still an adventure. And of course, once I landed I had to remember what I could of the local language, figure out where to go and what to do (I don't plan these things in advance), etc. Far from convenient, I was at sixes and sevens the whole time, but incredibly wonderful.

pjc50 4y ago

It's quite noticeable how homogenous the world is when you get there, too. Anywhere that isn't tremendously dangerous or closed to outsiders is copying Westerners and their brands as much as possible.

kube-system 4y ago

I remember doing weeks of planning just to take a road trip within the US -- to a place we were already familiar with... driving down to the AAA office, getting regional and local maps, a highlighter and some string, determining the best route, highlighting it, calculating ideal places to stop, flipping through the guide books to find hotels, calling them individually to book reservations.