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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I admit to struggling with this from a "keeping up" standpoint. We just do not have the money that some of our friends have and also don't have as many vacation days and can't work remotely. And now my kids are really into sports so a lot of their breaks will be taken up with required practices/games/tournaments. I really had to talk myself down that it's 100% amazing that they've done a European trip, several domestic national parks trips, a cruise, and lots of Eastern seaboard city long weekends. Compared to this forum, that is nothing, but really, it's great and has given them a good taste of travel.

Besides our family friends, I can't believe how much my young colleagues travel. [b]One in particular takes 3-4 international trips per year, but I feel like it's just for the pictures! They will go for just 5-6 days, even places as far away from DC as Hawaii in that short time, and I feel like it's just to check a box and get some instagram pictures.[/b] [/quote]

Ok, but WHY do you assume that?  Most people who are posting pictures on Instagram are not traveling solely for the pictures.  Why go through all that effort and expense for something you don’t enjoy?[/quote]
Even if people are traveling to take photos, why is that a problem?  Photography is a legitimate hobby.  Lots of people wanted to grow up to be a travel photographer when I was in highschool and that was long before cellphones or social media.  Are most amateur photographers pretty terrible and unoriginal?  Yes, but that's true for any hobby.[/quote]
I love taking pictures. My DH loves taking pictures of nature. I don’t think there is anything wrong with taking pics. I think it’s obnoxious to hold up a line or taking a gazillion pictures in one spot so you can post the perfect one on Insta. I mean you can tell the difference between someone taking a pic for memories and someone making a production out of it. Like those Insta mommies dragging their kids with matching outfits to take pics but no one actually looks like they are enjoying the place. [/quote]

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