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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like a lot of PPs are just getting older, more set in their ways, and less tolerant of deviations to their set routine. The concept of travel wasn’t magically better when you were in your 20s, you were just more open to new experiences and less curmudgeonly.[/quote]
BS.  It’s totally different. Way more expensive and crowded. So much more crowded.  How can you even say it’s the same?[/quote]

But it was crazy crowded in the popular places 20 years ago as well. And expensive too. And the travel was a hassle. In fact, I dealt with way more lost luggage and delayed/missed flights back then than I have in the past 10 years. And we didn’t have Apple air tags! Or convenient little cell phones and unlimited calling plans and data to help track stuff down and deal with travel issues. Or Google maps.

I remember when it was normal to circle in the sky for HOURS before landing bc there weren’t any open runways or gates at the local airport. I haven’t encountered that in years.

Air travel is still a hassle but it is much improved. Especially now that there’s wifi and in flight entertainment. We didn’t have that 20+ years ago. Imagine how kids entertained themselves on international flights back then, lol. Parents these days have it far easier.

Back then I visited Paris, Rome, Amalfi coast, London etc. Those places were tourists hotspots and hella crowded 20+ years ago too. Long lines to see the sites in Italy, France etc. Amsterdam was crowded, all the little coffee shops and museums.

Travel has changed but the crowds and popularity and expen$e are as much an issue to deal with nowadays as it was back in the day. It’s kind of a form of mass hysteria. People want to go see what others have deemed is important. No one wants to miss out on these places. And the more they are talked about, the more people want to go. The travel beast feeds itself.[/quote]

NP. I simply don’t agree. I honeymooned in June (aka high season) in Positano 20 years ago and it definitely wasn’t crowded at that time, nothing like what I read about on these and other travel boards now.  It was peaceful and you could get in to all the restaurants, book a boat cruise with ease etc. [/quote]

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