Published on 12, July, 2020
Do you enjoy going abroad and/or travelling within your own country?
I've only been to a few countries in my life, all in Europe.
So, what makes you feel you need to have a 'holiday' in another place from home?
Some of my motivations:
1. Because it's the 'done thing' so I think a part of it was to fit in with the 'crowd'.
2. To experience other cultures and see some beauty in the world (that was Italy).
Against:
1. I hate the journey.
2. I worry about leaving my home untended.
3. I feel deeply disorientated by hotel rooms etc.
4. I feel deeply disorientated by being in 'strange' places.
5. I feel deeply disorientated by the change in routine.
6. I hate heat and don't swim so beach holidays are out.
7. Financial restraints.
I think I get less stressed by travelling in the UK, with knowing I can get home quickly if required.
How about you?
As I've posted a couple of times recently about travelling, I thought I'd just bring this thread back up.
Copied from another thread:
I have only been to northern Spain.
I stayed with my niece when she was living in Zaragoza and also my friend took me by boat and car from Portsmouth to Bilbao.
We then drove to Guernica and explored some of the coast by day.
I also saw the reproduction of Picasso's painting of Guernica - wonderful but very affecting.
The place that abides in my memory is San Juan de Gaztelugatxe:
Uhane no, I haven't been to Compostela de Santiago.
Have you?
Sadly I no longer think I'm up to walking the Camino de Santiago
I decided I wanted to walk it a few years ago - I’ve seen so many films and documentaries about it and I love walking - but I couldn’t go away for weeks and leave my poor wee cat.
Amerantin said: but I couldn’t go away for weeks and leave my poor wee cat.
Your cat is very lucky to have you.