If there is one universal truth it would be that accomplishing
anything in the physical world is always more difficult than just
thinking about doing it or mentally doing it. The human mind simplifies
actions, you imagine driving to the local grocery store in your mind's
eye before you leave home, but when you step out of your door you have
to interact with your automobile and real people. You have to deal with
the weather, other drivers on the road, that's always fun and
interruptions during your trip like your phone ringing or beeping. You
have to park, walk into the store, select items from the shelves, check
out and usually interact with the cashier. Then you have to get home.
You can imagine trips, like a world cruise, that seem like they would be magical, but in point of fact are difficult for some from the moment they leave their front door. Yes it is magical to see distant cities like Stockholm and St. Petersburg, but traversing thousands of miles via planes, trains, ships and automobiles can test even the most well prepared traveler.
There are many more people than you might imagine who simply don't travel. Traveling is expensive unless you try to do it painfully with little money. It also disrupts your life in several ways. Some say "why bother going somewhere when you can see it in high definition or 4k on TV?" The fact of the matter is that you can travel the streets of Valparaiso, Chile a few minutes from now, it appears to be a beautiful city by the way, using a Google app and a Pad. If you are inclined to not travel you can leave home via the Internet with no risk of inconvenience or risk.
We all know that Internet surfing is not like being there, my trips to places like Venice and Rome could never be replicated by on the Pad, but the cost of viewing far off places if you already have a Pad is nearly zero. There is no airport, no long plane ride, no expensive transfers on taxis with big tips and no disappointments with your hotel or room.
Valparaiso appears to be an amazing place, and you can see it even if you don't have the travel money or the time to stay there. You can't smell the sea or taste the cooking but you can maneuver down its beautiful coastline or drive up into the surrounding residential areas and look down on the sea.
The true traveler scoffs at virtual travel. If they can afford to travel wherever they like it seems ridiculous that anyone would spend time ruining a potential trip by using a Pad to "visit" the place first. But I have seen absolutely beautiful places like Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina and the mountains and rivers of Southwest New Zealand, places that I likely won't be able to personally visit at my age, but I am happier having seen them.
Yes I can actually see those places if I have an extra ten thousand dollars per person, but how many people have that kind of extra money now? If you just can't see your way clear to taking that next expensive trip maybe you should consider taking a look at a few possible places that you would like to go and make your decision based on a "sneak peek."
You can imagine trips, like a world cruise, that seem like they would be magical, but in point of fact are difficult for some from the moment they leave their front door. Yes it is magical to see distant cities like Stockholm and St. Petersburg, but traversing thousands of miles via planes, trains, ships and automobiles can test even the most well prepared traveler.
There are many more people than you might imagine who simply don't travel. Traveling is expensive unless you try to do it painfully with little money. It also disrupts your life in several ways. Some say "why bother going somewhere when you can see it in high definition or 4k on TV?" The fact of the matter is that you can travel the streets of Valparaiso, Chile a few minutes from now, it appears to be a beautiful city by the way, using a Google app and a Pad. If you are inclined to not travel you can leave home via the Internet with no risk of inconvenience or risk.
We all know that Internet surfing is not like being there, my trips to places like Venice and Rome could never be replicated by on the Pad, but the cost of viewing far off places if you already have a Pad is nearly zero. There is no airport, no long plane ride, no expensive transfers on taxis with big tips and no disappointments with your hotel or room.
Valparaiso appears to be an amazing place, and you can see it even if you don't have the travel money or the time to stay there. You can't smell the sea or taste the cooking but you can maneuver down its beautiful coastline or drive up into the surrounding residential areas and look down on the sea.
The true traveler scoffs at virtual travel. If they can afford to travel wherever they like it seems ridiculous that anyone would spend time ruining a potential trip by using a Pad to "visit" the place first. But I have seen absolutely beautiful places like Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina and the mountains and rivers of Southwest New Zealand, places that I likely won't be able to personally visit at my age, but I am happier having seen them.
Yes I can actually see those places if I have an extra ten thousand dollars per person, but how many people have that kind of extra money now? If you just can't see your way clear to taking that next expensive trip maybe you should consider taking a look at a few possible places that you would like to go and make your decision based on a "sneak peek."
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