Retired and not having the desire to travel

I feel the same way
Aunt Bea said:
Now that I'm not working my life is a vacation and I don't have any real desire to get-away.
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I feel the same way I have a built-in pool in the backyard a lovely home grocery store down the street any book I want life is good why would I want to go somewhere else stand in long lines have snarling people looking at me be on an airplane for hours like a sardine there’s no logic to it I’ve traveled all over the place so there’s a reason why people are anxious to come back home. Like Dorothy said “there’s no place like home there’s no place like home.”
 

I still have a little bit of the travel bug within me. There are more than a few places I'd like to see but the reality is that I'll just need to select the top 2 or 3 and be content with that. And I am. The first trip is later this year, another is next year and possibly one more trip in two or three years. That last one is a big 'maybe'.
 
Being a pilot for 33+ years and flying millions of miles, I would now like to stay home and maybe just do day trips.
 

I really enjoy travel. Hate planes, but good drugs take care of that pesky issue. What is enjoyable is going someplace very different and staying in one spot for a couple of weeks in a hostel or apartment. Find the grocery store, learn where the cafes are and wander around a lot. We do see the tourist sights, but spend time just learning a place. We can't afford to do that type of travel often.

What I want to do now is have a small camper and see some of the places in the US. I've not seen much of the south east. Hubby has not seen Yellowstone. We both enjoy camping.
 
I like hitting the open road with our RV. I did enough world traveling as a young guy, although I missed a few countries on my list. For me, flying is a hard pass, now, due to what it has become, so I'm content to stay in this very interesting country of mine.
 
squatting dog said:
We have traveled out of country a bit when we were younger, but, as others have said, with the hassles of airports etc, we only travel now in one of our two portable house's, AKA Todd and Margo :) (motor homes). One is decked out for long term boondocking, the other for shorter trips. Neither of us have any great desire to venture outside the US anymore. There are still plenty of places and things to see and do in our great country.

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Ha! I recognize those RV's, that exact pic, from an RV forum. I was the guy who wrote you, years ago, asking why anyone needed two, large Class A's.
 
squatting dog said:
The glitzy lemon. :mad: Lost a little money unloading it, but life's too short for the aggravation.

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Wow, a stunner! Sorry to hear it was poorly built. It seems the whole RV industry sells the sizzle, not the steak. They load their products up with flashy accessories but, when you get to the essentials, like the frame, the skin, the electrical wiring and plumbing, etc., they are all very similar, and not the greatest quality. I'm on my fifth RV, now, a new, 30' Keystone Springdale. It's cool, but much like the rest, when you get down to the basics.

FWIW, on that forum I wrote you from, I was the guy who built the great RV shelter using 2" PVC pipes and a tarp, only to find out, the very hard way, that PVC gets as brittle as thin glass once the temperature hits the low 40's. I saw my work go to ruins, in high winds, at 42°F. Wrestling with that flying tarp and broken, sharp, PVC pipe, on top of my RV, in a driving storm, is one experience I can forever live without repeating!
 
treeguy64 said:
FWIW, on that forum I wrote you from, I was the guy who built the great RV shelter using 2" PVC pipes and a tarp, only to find out, the very hard way, that PVC gets as brittle as thin glass once the temperature hits the low 40's. I saw my work go to ruins, in high winds, at 42°F. Wrestling with that flying tarp and broken, sharp, PVC pipe, on top of my RV, in a driving storm, is one experience I can forever live without repeating!
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Sometimes it truly sucks to learn something the hard way ehhh? That Foretravel (aka the brown turd) was nothing but an expensive lesson. Water leaks, electrical problems, loose screws, and worse of all, computer issues with that 600hp engine. :mad: :mad: I definitely got one that must have been built on a Monday by hungover workers. I used to think my Independence was a technical nightmare... Ha... not even close. It's funny, I originally bought the second Independence really cheap figuring I could use it as parts, but, it was so good that I ended up using it for shorter trips. (week or two). Go figure. My babies (y) :mad:

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I did some combo work/pleasure overseas travel in the 1970s. Was retired and did a lot of travel here and abroad in the 80s and 90s. Little less the next 10 years and even less since. I'm very content to stay in my little home in the Florida boonies now. I too 'traveled out.'

I'm especially glad I traveled in Europe when it was safer and plane travel was not so tedious. Never cared for planes but loved trains, especially in Europe.
 
We like to travel and also like to be home. We travel via plane a couple of times a year - mostly to NY for family events. Our more frequent travel is in our 5th wheel RV. (2005, 32' Cardinal that we pull with a 2004 Silverado 2500HD) Bought both gently used vehicles four years ago and are delighted with them. Three slides provide plenty of space (more than my first "bachelor" apartment) and we have a very comfortable king size bed.

If we could figure out how to get into back in sites in less than 30 minutes, we'd be golden. Our attempts can be quite entertaining to others. Usually somebody eventually takes pity on us and helps guide us in. (We could undoubtedly use some lessons from a professional truck driver, but the only folks I know who fit that category live 3000 miles away.)

RVing offers a terrific way to have a home away from home. Pack and unpack one time. The dog comes along. We go out to eat only when we choose to do so. A clean bathroom is always close by. Win, win, win, win.
 
I think that it's somewhat surprising that so many people say they don't like flying and won't fly, yet ridership is at an all time high and according to Conde Nast Traveler, ridership is expected to double in the next twenty years. Only about 15% of air passengers are doing so for business, but they pay the highest for fares because so many of their trips are in either an upgraded class or outside the 21-day window to receive the discounted fare structure.

So, my point is that there are people out there that do fly and do so a lot. For those of us retired, we are in no hurry, for everyone else, flying is generally their first choice for travel, which means that air travel is not going away anytime soon.
 
I don't fly, fear could be the reason. I don't like the control the airlines have over me when I need to fly. I'm at their mercy or whim. Get there an hour before your flight, if you get boarded by the assigned time you are lucky. Then if there are any problems then you could sit on the tarmac for hours on end. Luggage could be mis-directed or lost. Try to find a parking spot, then pay to leave your auto. Stand in line, hopefully you won't be embarrassed at the metal detectors. Why should I squeeze myself into a confined space, including a cramped seat for hours & take my chances that something could go wrong that I would have no control over.

Have you seen how many more travelers there are on the roads, on buses or trains these days. We are over populating our world as we speak. I would be surprised if ridership had gone down on any venue. I avoid the interstates, malls, restaurants, big and even some small cities because of the horrendous traffic. Insurance is rising every month, one reason is because of the many more drivers on the road.

I've had 3 near misses back in the days of my air travel, no thank you. You don't need to quote me any stats, I know how they can slant them to make it appear things are rosy in their house.
 
Roadwarrior:
Have read you travel adventures with interest,
Once retired had intentions of driving through Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Dakotas-love mountains. I also have strong interest in
being a rock hound. Not to be-spouse develop cancer, lingered five years.
Tell us about Idaho, seems remote, desolate...
 
jujube said:
I have a possible Taiwan trip in the works. I am NOT looking forward to the flight......

I'd hold out for teleportation, but I don't think I have that much time left.
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I have been to Taiwan. Some parts of Taipei are OK, but most of the other parts of the country was disappointing. Good luck with the food.
 
jujube said:
I have a possible Taiwan trip in the works. I am NOT looking forward to the flight......

I'd hold out for teleportation, but I don't think I have that much time left.
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Taiwan is one of the few places that I would go back to for a visit. Especially if they can work in the teleportation instead of shipping me in a cramped, aluminum tube with a couple of hundred other miserable people.
 
Pecos said:
Taiwan is one of the few places that I would go back to for a visit. Especially if they can work in the teleportation instead of shipping me in a cramped, aluminum tube with a couple of hundred other miserable people.
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Have you visited Snake Alley? Try some Cobra Blood. Interesting taste! How about a nice glass of Deer ***** Wine?”
 
Roadwarrior said:
I don't fly, fear could be the reason. I don't like the control the airlines have over me when I need to fly. I'm at their mercy or whim. Get there an hour before your flight, if you get boarded by the assigned time you are lucky. Then if there are any problems then you could sit on the tarmac for hours on end. Luggage could be mis-directed or lost. Try to find a parking spot, then pay to leave your auto. Stand in line, hopefully you won't be embarrassed at the metal detectors. Why should I squeeze myself into a confined space, including a cramped seat for hours & take my chances that something could go wrong that I would have no control over.

Have you seen how many more travelers there are on the roads, on buses or trains these days. We are over populating our world as we speak. I would be surprised if ridership had gone down on any venue. I avoid the interstates, malls, restaurants, big and even some small cities because of the horrendous traffic. Insurance is rising every month, one reason is because of the many more drivers on the road.

I've had 3 near misses back in the days of my air travel, no thank you. You don't need to quote me any stats, I know how they can slant them to make it appear things are rosy in their house.
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I agree, travel It’s not what it used to be it was a pleasure to travel when I was younger always great customer service they treated you with respect today they treat you like a criminal when you’re paying the money to them, it’s disgusting and ironic no thanks👎
 
jerry r. garner said:
Roadwarrior:
Have read you travel adventures with interest,
Once retired had intentions of driving through Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Dakotas-love mountains. I also have strong interest in
being a rock hound. Not to be-spouse develop cancer, lingered five years.
Tell us about Idaho, seems remote, desolate...
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I still have an 8 acre gated plot located in SE ID near Bear Lake & Onieda Reservoir. It's covered in Quakies & Pines overlooks the Onieda Narrows & reservoir. It sits on a saddle between two higher summits. I've been offered much more than I paid back 20 years ago. It has both southern & northern exposure. Great for cell phone service as well as solar. My wife wants to sell it & divide the money between the kids, I stand firm. They're not making anymore ground & I could still park a trailer on it. Taxes run less than $100 per annum, HOA fees have moved up to $350 per. My son is moving his trailer & a couple sheds on it but we still have enough room for my other children & g-children. Homesteading when the Zombie Apocalypse starts.

As for Idaho, both east & west sides are populated east side is the main route to Yellowstone Park. Beautiful trip along I-15 into Montana. The west side has Boise it's also populated from there to the panhandle. The middle has Salmon, Sun Valley & Ketchum (Hemingway's home). I would say the only desert area would be the SW. The rest is breath taking. My ancestors come from the east side, my grandfather had a mine on the Id/Wyo state line.
 

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