As travel becomes more common I find experiences are becoming too homogeneous. Everyone travels to the same places to see the same things and most people recoun

As travel becomes more common I find experiences are becoming too homogeneous. Everyone travels to the same places to see the same things and most people recount having experiences that are vastly similar to other people who also visited those places, right down to seeing the same landmarks and eating the same foods. When you have a specific reason to travel to a place, that doesn’t involve tourism, you often end up having richer more genuine experiences. The location no longer becomes the focus of your trip, it just becomes a curiosity you happen to observe while you go about your business. You become a legitimate contributor to the surroundings rather than just a visitor taking pictures.