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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in the 1970s-1990s. I have traveled and lived abroad more than most people but much less than people who can claim it as a significant part of their identity.  My family moved around the country frequently when I was a child and we traveled a few times a year.  If I found out I was terminal tomorrow, I would not have regrets over not having seen enough of the world.

We flew to L.A. with our two teenagers earlier this year. They were easy to travel with but everything was just so very crowded and ordinary things were so expensive. People everywhere looked stressed, struggling and hooked on their smart phones. Our teens had a good time so it was worth it, but I would not go again.

I have a virtual reality headset that I sometimes use to "travel" to different places.  I also have a projector that I use to beam images and videos of places around the world to a giant wall in my home. Last night, my son and I projected a detailed video of one of the places we saw in L.A (W.B. Studio Tour). I don't know what to make of my reaction and how technology has changed travel.

In person, there were so many people and no one talked to each other. The tour was a few hours long, it was sort of chilly outside and I lost interest after an hour. Timing of bathroom breaks were decided, understandably, by the tour guide. I felt self-imposed pressure to take in what I was seeing because I'll never be back and we paid something for the tickets.

The projected video version from my home was two-dimensional but so gigantic I sort of felt like I was there again. There were no crowds. I could not socialize with the guy who was giving the tour on video, but I didn't really socialize with the in-person tour guide.  I could pause the video, look at details I did not notice before and exit the tour when I felt I had enough.  I had full control over the experience.

Interestingly, memories of in person vs. virtual vacations linger in my memory--but in person vacations are just more vivid. [/quote]

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