Disclosure: I’ve traveled and I’ve lived abroad in two different countries and been dozens of places outside of my ‘home’.
But I don’t get this obsession people have with travel being the uber alles thing you can do and how if you don’t do it all the time or as much as possible you are a ignorant incurious person. I don’t see my travel as being this amazing thing… it was just a nice thing that I did and frankly I don’t remember very much about it and what I do remember I don’t think is a more important memory than lots of other things I did in life.
I don’t think I am superior or ‘worldly’ because of it compared to someone who has never traveled abroad. But it is an extremely common belief/attitude I encounter on a regular basis and it confuses the hell out of me. I’ve met plenty of people that just go on the attack when you don’t want to ‘exchange amazing travel stories’ with them or daydream with them about all the places you’d like to go. There are some places I’d like to go, but again, it’s not a big deal to me that I see it as some big important part of my life and I certain do not condescend towards people who aren’t as ‘well traveled’ as I am like it’s some contest or achievement.
Yeah, I’m kind of with you and people are very snobbish about where one travels to. In my mind where you travel to, should only be where you enjoy going.
Two very dear friends of mine love doing Disney… I don’t get it, but I accept that they love it…
Me, I love going to New York City. I take a train. I get off the train at Madison Square Garden jump on the subway drop my shit off at the hotel and then I have the most powerful amazing city in the world to play in.
I’m an indoorsy kind of guy
I try to visit much every year or two and it can be anything I’m bit indoorsy. Let’s start with walking everywhere. I’m not sure you have to even go farther: because if walking everywhere I’m outdoors and physically active far more than when I’m home.
Then you have all the parks and walks …… my kids Scout troop did a campout in NYC! They found a campground on Staten Island, took the ferry in, and did their hike up the west side of manhattan!
To be fair, as someone who lives in rural Scotland, New York City sounds amazing. It’s one of the biggest in the world and understand it’s packed with variety and culture.