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>This is the bit that I don't get though, if it is all about the "travel and lifestyle", then why would I want to end up in a rural village in Spain. Because g
by coldtea 2mo ago
>This is the bit that I don't get though, if it is all about the "travel and lifestyle", then why would I want to end up in a rural village in Spain.
Because going abroad at a different place than your regular country, and staying at a place for months or even a year or so, is also travelling. Travelling as in "I'm abroad, experiencing a different place and culture", not as in "I actively move from country to country every second week". And a "rural village in Spain" is quite compelling, both as a work base and as a lifestyle to many.
In which case, why would it matter if it's "hours from any airport" or not? Who said you'll be just using it as a jump base for airport travel? It can just be a place to work from and soak the local environment and surrounding areas. Not to mention in Spain you can't be a few hours from the nearest airport anywhere anyway. It's not some vast wasteland.
- nephihaha 2mo agoThe more I travel the less I experience different places and cultures. We're being turned into the same place and same culture, and it is sad.
- coldtea 2mo agoThat's true. Though living for a while in some small village is probably the best way to do experience the different place and culture, over regular touristy travelling or being a nomad in some Thai beach town.
- ricardobayes 1mo agoThat's definitely very apparent, even places like Indonesia - which is practically as different from the "western world" as it can be, is now turned into someone's fantasy/caricature of an exotic place.
- nephihaha 1mo agoI was glad I travelled in the 80s and even the 90s. I got to see different places. Now mamy of them feel like variants of the same place. Even the rebellious subcultures are the same. I use to run into bores obsessed with Jim Morrison and reiki in various parts of the world.
- hippietrail 1mo agoI started travelling in December 1989 and still find different places. Touristy places tend to get samey and cities tend to get samey. Vietnam has got much more like a developed country since my first visit and that's a fantastic thing. If you're running into those new age types all the time it's because you keep going to the places they congregate. There's usually only a few in each country.
- ricardobayes 1mo agoTrue, I never got why so many real estate ads mention distance from an airport. How often do you need to travel for that to be a deciding factor where to live?