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clifclav · 10-17-2003, 05:58 AM

I have traveled quite a bit during my lifetime. I've spent several months at a time in both England & Ireland. I've visited Italy, The Netherlands, & West Germany at the time. I've vacationed in Canada, Mexico, The Bahamas & Venezuala.

I've also decided tentatively that I am never going to leave the United States again.

My main reason for this is that I belong to the school of quality over quantity. I want to spend all of my future travel dollars getting intimately acquainted with one country or even possibly one region of one country. While I recognize that I may miss out on never seeing New Zealand or Thailand, I also recognize that I would love to be able to live like a native of Charleston SC for three weeks. Or spend three weeks just taking walking tours of New York.

My questions are these. Does anyone else subscribe to this line of reasoning? Am I being to narrow-minded? Will I have not lived a full life if I never climb Uluru?

Or is it OK to travel within and study one country remarkably well? I feel pretty well justified in choosing America. It is my native country and I feel that there is certainly enough to spend a lifetime visiting and studying.

Your comments and thoughts are most appreciated.

10-17-2003, 05:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
clifclav absolute relativist Location: D.C.	Am I A Xenophobe? I have traveled quite a bit during my lifetime. I've spent several months at a time in both England & Ireland. I've visited Italy, The Netherlands, & West Germany at the time. I've vacationed in Canada, Mexico, The Bahamas & Venezuala. I've also decided tentatively that I am never going to leave the United States again. My main reason for this is that I belong to the school of quality over quantity. I want to spend all of my future travel dollars getting intimately acquainted with one country or even possibly one region of one country. While I recognize that I may miss out on never seeing New Zealand or Thailand, I also recognize that I would love to be able to live like a native of Charleston SC for three weeks. Or spend three weeks just taking walking tours of New York. My questions are these. Does anyone else subscribe to this line of reasoning? Am I being to narrow-minded? Will I have not lived a full life if I never climb Uluru? Or is it OK to travel within and study one country remarkably well? I feel pretty well justified in choosing America. It is my native country and I feel that there is certainly enough to spend a lifetime visiting and studying. Your comments and thoughts are most appreciated. __________________ Neither rain , nor cold, nor dark of night shall.......ahh whatever, just get me a beer!