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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've traveled a lot but not to many third world countries. I have been reluctant because I feel as if bearing witness to the grinding poverty would [b]ruin the experience [/b]for me. I couldn't sleep at night in India knowing that right outside my window there are people without the most basic means to survive. Yes, I know when I got to sleep here they are still there but somehow the thought of lookign people in the eye and not really being able to help them while touring around the country and treating them as a bit of the 'experience' feels uncomfortable for me. I mean we took a helicopter trip to a tiny island in Hawaii with fancy picnic lunches and I ended up spending the whole time on the island feeding our lunches to the skinny dogs we stumbled upon. I'm not good with proximal suffering. How do others manage this or am I just too empathic? [/quote]

What experience exactly are you looking for when traveling?

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I travel mostly for nature, art and architecture. Not super interested in food or shopping. It is nice to meet people but usually it is so brief and of course colored by the fact that I'm a visitor and they are likely pleasant because I'm a customer, that I don't find it immensely valuable. Maybe when I retire I can stay someplace and get to know some people but just walking around like it is a zoo is uncomfortable for me. [/quote]

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