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My travel philosophy is very eclectic.
I have traveled both with company and often solo. I tend to be a planner, I love to study and design the trip by looking for information. But I am always ready for changes of plans and unforeseen events, in fact I almost seem to be looking for them and I don’t know if I have learned to deal with them serenely by dint of finding them or if instead it is just my character or who knows my destiny that makes me find them and overcome them, often (not always) having fun.
I really like to move around by public transportation, both because it is the best way to get to know people and customs and to save some money. I prefer an extra trip and give up certain conveniences, especially for lodging, while I spare no expense for any attractions and food of which I only consider the local (almost always).
Meetings and times
I’ve often met interesting people, but I’m not really an attacker, in fact, I also really like to keep to myself and observe detachedly what I have around me.
I used to stripe if I couldn’t find something to do even in the evening after wandering around all day; in particular, I still really enjoy finding places where someone is playing live, but now I can also enjoy relaxing and reading.
But I remain one with a lot of energy and perhaps too much desire to do, they point out to me that certain destinations would take longer, but as long as I can travel on my days off, I prefer to sample more places, in the future I will come back to delve deeper. And to those who say. Only 3 days to stay in that place? it’s madness ! I answer that to visit Rome and all its churches would take at least 6 months; therefore, with my annual leave I would have to travel only to Rome for 6 years in a row.
To those who say they don’t go to certain places because of political issues; I point out that in our country the world’s largest criminal syndicates were born, proliferated and still hold power by expanding to other countries, and that of the trains and planes that were blown up, they only know that there was certainly some support from someone who was in the institutions.
Ways
I believe that thereare as many ways to travel as there are ways to live and there is no right or wrong one. I have experimented with them all a bit, and I have formed an idea of what I prefer but it is not an absolute truth and I do not rule out redoing something that I think is not in my comfort zone, also because it may depend on situations. Often how one travels depends on objective variables as well as character dispositions, starting with economic resources, available time, health conditions, and company
Alone or in company
I prefer traveling alone than with the wrong or too much company, but I will probably redo group trips to certain destinations, or maybe who knows I will find my ideal travel companion.
Traveling became a reason for living after the age of 40; I always traveled before but I also wanted to get a degree; cultivate other passions that I could only do at home; stay in touch with my friends; find the princess blue.
I traveled as a penniless person; now I am definitely better off, but I want to do a lot of it. By nature, I need certainty, so I thought it was better to have a steady job that paid well and travel on vacations for life than to travel the world picking up pennies with low-paying jobs.
I’ve lived abroad and know a lot of people who have; if you pick tomatoes 7 days out of 7 you put little money away to travel, and if you have a day off, you stay at home and let your bones breathe. I then want to see both cheap and expensive places; great to eat for 2 euros in Thailand, but how can you not occasionally try the trattorias of Italy? Can anyone, with today’s technology, live remotely? Okay, good, but it takes a lot of talent, percentage-wise how many are there in the world?
When I retire or win the lottery, I think I’ll sell my house and never stay again, maybe buy an RV; do all the walking I can and around the world with an open ticket, but who can say for sure?
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