Introduction

2006-05-24T19:43:00.000+09:30

Travel has changed radically since the days of the Victorian Grand Tour, when the privileged classes would pack their steamer trunks for European journeys that could stretch into years while the common folk contented themselves with a trip to the shore or to a town with a springs. Travel in our time has become much more democratic, global and fast.

Valuing time over money, looking for ways to make educated decisions. People want to find something new, have stories to tell, "The unknown is harder to find today," but the craving for adventure survives.

The rewards of travel derive from the interactions with people in the visited locales. The idea was that by traveling cheap you'd get inside the culture. "You'd stay at a B&B and talk to the owners at the breakfast table and meet the other guests.”

The experience of travel has changed, but why people travel and the motivation is still the same.

Pat and I have traveled quite extensively, but never kept a diary of our travels, until now. But what good is a diary, if you cannot share it with family and friends.

With today’s internet technology, we are doing just that..

To the Reader:

Since that I am the one doing most of the writing, please do understand that I am not a travel writer and hope that you will forgive me for any spelling and grammatical mistakes.

How to use this site:

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Introduction