Planning some banger travel adventures this year. So fucking hyped.
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I’m going to Greece for a 2 week island hopping trip in May.
But I have two other month long, multiple country trips in mind. Not going to talk about them until I have the plane tickets purchased though.
I’m high key jealous and inspired by how much you travel lol
Cool to hear that it inspires. I’m already partially retired so my life is pretty unique.
I was hardcore on the grind earlier in my life so didn’t do much international travel. Traveled the American west a lot instead. Have done a lot of backpacking and driven a lot of miles. But international travel is different, definitely recommend, it’s opened my eyes a lot. And I really haven’t even scratch the surface.
What did international travel open your eyes to?
The U.S. is inferior in a lot of ways to some of the places I’ve been. It’s expensive here, the architecture and aesthetics are straight up ugly, major cities feel less safe and dirtier, and the general culture in the U.S. sucks. Plus I’m not a big fan of having all my comms spied on and stored by the NSA and being subjected to whatever other insane crimes the CIA is perpetrating. The reserve currency money printer in the hands of these psychos just makes me uneasy. My gut says move on.
I felt more welcome and at home in Argentina and in Scotland than I do where I was born. The people were substantially nicer and more interesting in both of those countries. The old buildings were so nice too, I’m a sucker for that.
In Argentina they prioritize social life and family life over money, career and material goods. I literally made friends everywhere I went. People just want to hangout and talk, walk, drink wine, dance, adventure and enjoy their time. It was so great.
I’m really looking forward to traveling more and for longer but I know I could happily live in Argentina. And for half of what it costs in the U.S.
There are old buildings in the US too. I wonder how they came to be. 👀
It’s the exception, not the rule. The only nice buildings in the states are in the cities, and they’re surround by fentanyl addicted drug zombies and trash filled homeless encampments. Feces on the sidewalks, needles in the alleys. I’ve done my time here and I know how it be.
I've been to downtown LA so I'm familiar with the zombies. One even tried to pull a walking dead gimmick on me. Apart from that I've been to a couple of states and the diversity is quite something. I guess we are used to the things we grew up in and we tend to value more the greener grass over the fence. Also, the beauty is in the eyes of the beholder too.
Most Americans are not ready to accept this. It blows my mind how many Americans think that there is no better place to live than here. The indoctrination is powerful.
Yeah it’s pretty insane. Lot of Americans haven’t really traveled either. Or when they do travel they stay in the touristy places and don’t really experience the country they’re in. My sister’s boyfriend was watching Bad Boys 2 on his laptop in Bangkok on the tuktuk and only wanted to eat meatball sandwiches or hamburger. In fucking Thailand 😂
It is cheaper to live in a more aesthetic and more friendly country with better weather. In a lot of other countries the people are more attractive (physically and mentally) and the culture’s are superior. I don’t care that people can make more money in the U.S.. I already got the bag, why stay? I see a lot more reasons to go elsewhere.
That’s the thing that drives me crazy. They think this is where they can have the most freedom and prosperity without ever stepping foot in another country.
LOL @ the meatball sandwich
Enjoy! Travelling is so enriching.
Ty. It’s the best.
"Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places. At home I dream that at Naples, at Rome, I can be intoxicated with beauty, and lose my sadness. I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the stern fact, the sad self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from. I seek the Vatican, and the palaces. I affect to be intoxicated with sights and suggestions, but I am not intoxicated. My giant goes with me wherever I go."
- Waldo Emerson
Yeah, I’m not sad though.
There is no denying that America is an ugly country. Most of the population is fat and many stupid too. Every city and town is populated by the same ugly fast food shitholes and chain grocery stores. Dollar general, target, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, 7/11 etc etc. It sucks and I won’t pretend it doesn’t.
There are objectively much better places to be, with happier and healthier people, beautiful architecture, where it costs less to live. Talk yourself out of the easy choice with Emerson quotes but doesn’t work for me.
It's just a fragment, I couldn't find his exact quote I was looking for. To paraphrase, he was making a point that it's better to travel purposely, like a king would do. He was more interested in building a nest egg back home and making sure the Americans would get a proper education. He did travel tho and he left a great legacy.