When I was in grade school I had the desire to travel to travel to two places. Iceland and St. Lucia. Through an odd chain of events I did travel to St. Lucia for a week in 2012. Nice place. I liked it. I would not go back. Iceland remains a possibility.
I have no real interest in taking trips to exotic foreign locales. Some days I have a hard enough time with people getting my coffee order right at my local coffee shop. Therefore I have no desire to navigate through different customs and languages on vacation. I have a huge concern stepping on a plane and nervously wondering if the maintenance crews did their job or a wing is going to fall off midflight. There is a reason they serve alcohol on flights. There is no way anyone is ever going to get me on a cruise. The prospect of a storm at sea is even more terrifying.
I like travelling where I am. I am comfortable here and if I am going to go on an extended trip it will be Canada or the USA. There is more that I want to experience here. For anyone else that wants to travel abroad and expand their horizons I hope you have the time of your life. I know where I will be and what I will be enjoying.
I'm with you on that, BW. I love travelling in my area and in my own car. There is so much to see right here.
ReplyDeleteWe're hoping to go to Iceland some day too -- maybe next year? There are direct flights from Edmonton, you know!
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way, there is so much to see here!
ReplyDeleteI didn't think much of overseas travel until after I read "Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day".
ReplyDeleteAfter that book I went & got a passport because I need to see Rome with my own eyes.
Of course that was 3 years ago ... maybe next year!
I can't blame you. I've never flown, and now that you have get felt-up at the airport, I'm sure that I never will.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has their comfort zone. As the great John Hodgman says, "people like what they like."
ReplyDeleteMe, I like to travel. Europe is great, and Rob, get to Rome! Then go to Venice, it's even better.
I think Dorothy was right, "there's no place like home". I like doing short trips where I can drive but no longer want to fly. Too much hassle. One of the reasons I enjoy your pics so much is that I can see a bit of another place from the comfort of my easy chair. Very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI spent about 2 hours in Iceland once lol.
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