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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Globalism means a lot of these places now have a sameness about them. H&M, McDonalds, some sort of hotel chain, the restaurants with greenery on the walls and neon signage. It’s expensive to get everywhere and travel is now a miserable experience. There’s lines to everything so you have to mess with timed entry tickets. There’s no spontaneity. It makes me sad. [/quote]

Agreed.

But you can have fun if you change your approach to travel…at least somewhat.

First: travel involving a beach and/or boat will always be fun as long as you find the right location (and enjoy beach vacations ;0)

For the more typical trip (e.g. a city in Europe), try to travel off season or adjust your approach. Instead of feeling compelled to see all the popular sites, pick your favorites and spend the resort if your time exploring other things. And remember: simply walking around and soaking it in is often more enjoyable than buying a ticket, standing in line, and seeing something with hordes of people. Our best trips to Italy were mostly spent walking around, popping into random churches, enjoying the atmosphere, food, etc.—particularly after dark. Moreover, we probably had the most fun being on boats along the coast. [/quote]

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