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15 years ago @ Brave New Traveler - What Tyler Durden's Ph... · 2 replies · +1 points
I think when you refer to "travel" you're limiting your argument to a particular kind of traveling -- the kind that most of us are used to. Planes cost money, hostels cost money, restaurants cost money -- but getting from Point A to Point B? Totally free. I could walk out to the highway right now with the clothes on my back and the money in my pocket (all of $3, sadly), hitch a ride, and be halfway down the coast by Wednesday. I could work for food. I could probably even find a way to get across the ocean for free. Is traveling like that *practical* for most people? No way. Is it *possible*? Absolutely.
I think the point of all those "Travel For Nothing" articles -- or at least what I take away from them -- is giving people a different way to think about traveling (although I'll admit that I haven't had a chance to read Tim's article yet.) Not to say that people should travel for nothing, or that it's easy, but that it's possible. Once you realize that, everything else -- the plane, the restaurants, the hostels -- is just gravy, and taking that mental load off makes getting out the door and on the road a hell of a lot easier, which is a good thing. Just my humble opinion, anyways.
Please be gentle.
:D
15 years ago @ Brave New Traveler - What Tyler Durden's Ph... · 2 replies · +1 points
Group hug? :)
15 years ago @ Brave New Traveler - What Tyler Durden's Ph... · 22 replies · +1 points
15 years ago @ Matador Life - 10 Tattoo Clichés To ... · 0 replies · +1 points
15 years ago @ Brave New Traveler - What Tyler Durden's Ph... · 24 replies · +1 points
I think there are very few people on this site who don't appreciate that the ability to travel is an immense privilege. Likewise, I don't think anybody doubts that there are a lot of overprivileged, irresponsible rich kids who fly around the world to resorts and hotels, completely oblivious to anything approximating local culture -- the one's who *don't* appreciate what an immense gift travel is. I don't suspect you'll find many of those people here. Yes, we're privileged, and yes, many of us probably travel for travel's sake, not just to Mother-Teresa our way around some destitute third-world country, feeding the hungry and clothing the naked. Still, I get the sense that a lot of the people who frequent this site travel mindfully, with the intention of sharing a cultural experience with people abroad and bringing what they've learned back home. That does have value and should be encouraged. So, essentially, as well-intentioned as you might be, you're preaching to the choir -- and coming off as a bit of a self-righteous asshole in the process.
15 years ago @ Matador Life - 10 Tattoo Clichés To ... · 0 replies · +1 points
I've always looked at these miniature crimes against humanity with the same bewilderment as mullets (probably no coincidence they're often found together): Clearly the idea came from somebody else, so it had to be either a case of "GodDAYUM that looks good! Can't wait to get me one of those!", or "Look at that idiot. I bet I could pull that off way better." Either way, I can't believe people are still intentionally getting this stuff done in spite of the overwhelming, well-documented body of evidence that it turns you into a walking punchline. Boggles the mind.
15 years ago @ Brave New Traveler - What Tyler Durden's Ph... · 2 replies · +2 points
15 years ago @ Brave New Traveler - What Tyler Durden's Ph... · 0 replies · +1 points
Seriously though, I don't want to take the spotlight too much off the point of your article, which was excellent. That quote, "I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect... let the chips fall where they may" comes to mind a lot when trying to plan trips on a financially-handicapped college student budget.