Are you keen on travel?

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Funny how some people are never happier than when travelling far afield to find excitement, interest and new experiences. Others are totally content to stay safe home and be content to read about and watch TV programmes about travel.
I have never wanted to travel, though I managed a couple of holidays to Spain in my youth, always glad to be back home. Yet I love travel books and documentaries - my favourite is Michael Palin who makes it all look so easy.

So are you traveller or home person?
 

I dislike travel abroad now. There's plenty in my own country to see and do. Although I basically dislike the discomfort of travel because if I don't bring a ton of stuff on trips I cannot survive, I do like the freedom to travel and will probably do more of it while I can before that freedom becomes restricted. :unsure:
 
I hate flying and don't care much for driving, so in that respect, I'm not "keen" on travel. But I do like to see new places. I'd like to travel around Europe on the high-speed trains. They're extremely comfortable and quiet... a really enjoyable experience, so that would be ideal. There's also so much history and so many interesting things to see in Europe with all the castles and old architecture. I guess that's the kind of thing I like to see when I travel... the old structures. They surely don't make 'em like they used to.

There's a lot to see and do here in the U.S., but getting there is such a pain in the butt, especially when you live in Colorado. I've already seen and done everything there is to see and do around here. I'd like to get out to the east coast but getting there is about a three day drive, and I want my dog to go, so I have to drive.
 
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Not big on travel unless it would be to go camping again on some lake way up north. And by camping I mean a cottage or fully equipped trailer, none of that tent stuff anymore.
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I could enjoy that, it sounds nice. I certainly couldn't do camping.
 
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About 10 years ago we bought a small used motorhome. It changed our lives and travel. I love having time to make the bed, fill the fridge and freezer, stock the pantry, pack the clothes, etc. Then when we get home I have all the laundry ready to take in the house, clean out the fridge and done. We travel with our dogs rather than boarding them. We really enjoy waterfront camping. Its also great to have our own bathroom and a dry bed. Tent camping always seemed to trigger a thunderstorm.
 
I like traveling. It can sometimes be a bit disconcerting though, with the sudden realisation that you are over 5,000 miles away from where you were the day before, and the next day you are a further 1,000 miles away. It feels as though you are heading in the wrong direction.

Iā€™m probably not a natural traveller, whatever that is. I have to plan it like a military exercise beforehand, so I can relax into it whilst Iā€™m there. Iā€™ve never been on a so called package holiday. I always thought a package holiday was generally cheaper, but when we planned a trip to and around Peru we saved Ā£1,000 each when compared to a similar package holiday in the same country.

There is always the unexpected though, such as being driven around a round-about in a taxi in the wrong direction. And then in a different taxi driving at high speed around a fast bend on the wrong side of the road. And then flying over the Nazca Lines in a rickety Cessna, whose airline was later forced to close down due to safety issues.

Thereā€™s something to be said for living dangerously, as long as you don't over do it.
 
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I miss travelling almost as much as I miss departed loved ones. Travel was the best thing I loved to do.

i.e. in Massachusetts, my favorite milk shake was made 22 miles away. I'd get up, call a friend with the words "22 miles," and make a day of it. Day, week, month, years travelling.

Now, no car, poor health, and the worst, no money.
 
So-so, but if it's to go to a major family event for friends like a wedding or funeral, I will go as long as it doesn't interfere with an already made commitment.
 
It seems to be such an effort to travel now, with the packing, traveling, exhaustion etc. I remember when we were in our 30's and visiting foreign countries and some seniors said we were fortunate to be able to travel while we were young and energetic..I now know how true that was and am so appreciative. Now if I want to see places I look at u-tube šŸ˜€
 
Love to travel. But am kind of into weird places. My sister informs me she has had enough of the Salton Sea. Huh, WHY? It is interesting to learn about the world thru travel. Next month I want to go to the Eastern Sierras and see ehat Mother Nature has changedā€¦
 
Traveled while in the Navy, married & we still did a little traveling. Moved several times after leaving the Navy. Retired & we traveled everywhere we wanted to go. So now it's enjoying whatever a day might surprise us with.
 
Military, business and holiday travel over the years well and truly scratched the travel itch I once had. I loathe airports of the current era and my crummy hip even makes multi-state auto travel unpleasant.
Guess I'll just hang out around here.
 
I've said it before, my travel gene is worn slap out. I've traveled enough for work and pleasure to last another lifetime.

Thanks very much, but I prefer sleeping in my own bed and getting my clothes from my closet instead of a suitcase.

For those of you who still want to travel, my best travel tip is to take your own pillow.
 

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