
Originally Posted by
Rogar
Besides work, I've only travelled to outdoor recreate or to see friends and family. Some of that slowed during Covid and never returned. What I suppose is traditional tourist travel has never really appealed to me, although I've been to some amazing museums and the Smithsonian is on a bucket list for a revisit. Something about the whole airport, motel/or what ever, restaurants, shop browsing routine. I've worked in tourist destinations and so many of the tourists seem to walk around with blank faces to their next attraction.
"Eco-tourism" has always seemed like a contradiction of terms and that the whales, dolphins, tortoises, and wildebeest should just be left alone, although I'm sure there is a flip side to that argument and exceptions.