Comments on: 4 Reasons traveling is a waste of time

By: yuki

yuki — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:12:25 +0000

"Imagine if you were excited to get out of bed every day because you had structured your life so that every day was full of what you have always dreamed of doing. And you were in love with your boyfriend, and your job, and your new handstand in yoga. You love it all—imagine that."

Imagine you had all this, and could ALSO try new things in a foreign country! Wouldn't that be even more brilliant?!

I love my life–my hometown, my partner, our child, out pets, our lovely home, and cooking from scratch in my own kitchen. But guess what, it's ALSO as much fun to cook while camping, over a gas canister, or hike in the outback, or swim in the Caribbean.

Some of what you say is true, but really, why must there be a dichotomy?

Why can't I take weekly hikes in my local forest (as my family currently does) AND hike a jungle in Honduras? Why can't I volunteer with underprivileged children in my own community and overseas (BTW: although we are high income earners, we actually bought a house in a low-income neighbourhood, specifically so we could travel extensively. Our daughter loves her friends, here and overseas, from all backgrounds).

I found this blog entry silly. Some people just don't want to travel. It is what it is. But to say these choices are somehow superior or better thought out, is absurd.

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By: Giulia

Giulia — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:30:00 +0000

I love your blog, weather I agree with everything you say or not, that doesn't stop me from loving it. But I just have to comment on this post because I disagree with every single thing you said. Cultural differences are huge together with economic differences and they are always interrelated, you can't really separate them.

People leave because they want to expand their world and not because they don't love their lives. I rather be friends with someone who has seen more about the world, than with someone who is extremely happy everyday but has never left her state.
Anyway, I could go on and on…

By: EC

EC — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:06:00 +0000

Travel other than for business, are for people who can't deal with reality and need to grow-up instead of running away from their problems. A death in the family, they travel. Job is stressful, they travel. An upsetting news event, or bad hair day, they travel. It solves nothing and does nothing. Remember that wherever you are, there you go. Whatever troubles you have in life and everyone has them, when you pack your bags you pack your troubles up with you and take them along. You are still the same narcissistic person you were thinking acting like a rock star to be pampered is going to solve anything or make you feel better. It's like a taking a drink. Grow up, face reality and learn to deal with others, jobs, life and yourself instead of running away to go soak in a tub or drink by the pool. This article hit the nail on the head, but so many of you, too many of you, are actually proud of your weakness to deal with life and must run away at every moment. I feel sorry for you.

By: EC

EC — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:01:00 +0000

You, Jill, are an idiot and a bigot too.

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By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:27:49 +0000

Like the line in JURASSIC PARK 3 said, some people are astronauts by nature while others are astronomers. I suspect that the "astronauts" are the ones who really like to travel while the "astronomers" do not. For the latter, learning about new places without ever visiting them in person is completely sufficient.

Also, travel is just the preferred form of recreation for many, while others enjoy playing sports, building ships in bottles, knitting, solving crossword puzzles, or what have you. There is nothing inherently wrong with preferring to stay close to home.

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