03-02-2021, 05:57 PM
I don't really understand this:
"...how it more resembles traveling down memory lane than anything else".
I love to travel the world, and it is probably my most important passion, but I do it specifically to discover things, not to relive them. Sure, some of my travels may be to revisit places I lived in or visited in my youth, but primarily it is all about discovering something new. I avoid popular tourist attractions as if they were infested with Covid, and try to find the real culture of the places I visit. My biggest thrill is meeting and getting to know a little bit new people that are locals, and I love discovering what I can about local culinary specialties.
Mass tourism annoys me to no end, and I find it so destructive. Many places in Thailand have already become McDonalds. I hate it when I encounter tourists in some far away place, and all they want is to find a place where they can get a burger or a wiener schnitzel or maybe a steak and kidney pie.
The non-travel situation since Covid is driving me crazy. Yes, there are many beautiful places around me that I can visit on my bike, and although I do enjoy such trips which allows me to see the beauty of Switzerland, I know these places already and so this trips more than anything are trips down memory lane. The sort of travelling I did before Covid were not.
"...how it more resembles traveling down memory lane than anything else".
I love to travel the world, and it is probably my most important passion, but I do it specifically to discover things, not to relive them. Sure, some of my travels may be to revisit places I lived in or visited in my youth, but primarily it is all about discovering something new. I avoid popular tourist attractions as if they were infested with Covid, and try to find the real culture of the places I visit. My biggest thrill is meeting and getting to know a little bit new people that are locals, and I love discovering what I can about local culinary specialties.
Mass tourism annoys me to no end, and I find it so destructive. Many places in Thailand have already become McDonalds. I hate it when I encounter tourists in some far away place, and all they want is to find a place where they can get a burger or a wiener schnitzel or maybe a steak and kidney pie.
The non-travel situation since Covid is driving me crazy. Yes, there are many beautiful places around me that I can visit on my bike, and although I do enjoy such trips which allows me to see the beauty of Switzerland, I know these places already and so this trips more than anything are trips down memory lane. The sort of travelling I did before Covid were not.