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by shadow_broker
1093 days ago
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I clicked into the article with a general mindset of planning to agree with the author. And while I generally did, the article felt a bit esoteric and like another commenter mentioned, the examples weren't great for me. I think my big issue when people tell me they love to travel is that it frequently ends up being almost a checklist, where the person has a whole list of "what's next" already lined up, like it's just something to do because they're bored. Almost like they are dissatisfied with their day to day life and the travel is the antidote. The author touches this briefly, but I've found so much joy in treating my own city like a tourist, and I'm still finding interesting places to go or explore years later, especially by running or biking. I've also had the fortune of traveling abroad 3 times in my life, and I do think because those were such unique events, it has changed me to some extent. One example would be seeing the train infrastructure across Europe and then Japan, and realizing how much I enjoyed that experience and how easy it was to traverse the cities themselves. I did also see the Mona Lisa, but quickly went back to just walking the streets of Paris at night, and enjoyed that experience much more! |
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It's funny that I go out of my way to see art galleries abroad, but haven't seen most of the local ones. That's to say nothing of the recurring events, the rich history, and the millions of people I haven't met yet.