Comments on: on traveling in general. http://www.suryasays.com/2007/06/13/on-traveling-in-general/ a blog on current events, marketing, technolgy, politics, and life. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:24:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Japher http://www.suryasays.com/2007/06/13/on-traveling-in-general/#comment-533 Japher Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:45:01 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/06/13/on-traveling-in-general/#comment-533 When I was younger I didn't care much for the pictures. As if anyone I cared about wouldn't believe me if I said "I went to suchandsuchaplace" to the point that I needed proof. Also, the time spent getting a good picture when a postcard would do the samething is not time I cared to spend. However, since have a kid I enjoy taking pictures of her because I care about here, she and does like the proof, and the time is well spent. So, just saying that things will change. I don't like traveling alone. I do however like the off-beaten track, the leisureness, and the calmness that comes without others. However, I don't really "travel" more so as I go somewhere to visit. We generally go somewhere, set up a home base, and then roam. Great observations though. Glad to hear you had a good time. When I was younger I didn’t care much for the pictures. As if anyone I cared about wouldn’t believe me if I said “I went to suchandsuchaplace” to the point that I needed proof. Also, the time spent getting a good picture when a postcard would do the samething is not time I cared to spend. However, since have a kid I enjoy taking pictures of her because I care about here, she and does like the proof, and the time is well spent. So, just saying that things will change.

I don’t like traveling alone. I do however like the off-beaten track, the leisureness, and the calmness that comes without others. However, I don’t really “travel” more so as I go somewhere to visit. We generally go somewhere, set up a home base, and then roam.

Great observations though. Glad to hear you had a good time.

]]> By: Christian F. http://www.suryasays.com/2007/06/13/on-traveling-in-general/#comment-531 Christian F. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:57:34 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/06/13/on-traveling-in-general/#comment-531 On the topic of the pictures, I can't say how much I second your argument. I too often find myself cursing "picture time" while on vacation with a photographyholic! I have enjoined my time in new places the most when I seat down at a cafe or a local eatery and I just people watch. So much can be soaked in when locals interact and act up their daily lives. Keep writing Surya, and I''ll keep enjoying Cheers! On the topic of the pictures, I can’t say how much I second your argument. I too often find myself cursing “picture time” while on vacation with a photographyholic! I have enjoined my time in new places the most when I seat down at a cafe or a local eatery and I just people watch. So much can be soaked in when locals interact and act up their daily lives.

Keep writing Surya, and I”ll keep enjoying

Cheers!

]]> By: Ramana http://www.suryasays.com/2007/06/13/on-traveling-in-general/#comment-530 Ramana Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:27:13 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/06/13/on-traveling-in-general/#comment-530 I feel the same Surya. Travel has to be done alone if one wants to soak in the new place and the people. In a group or even with family one will spend considerable time more in interacting with the members than soaking in the details. I like walking in any new city and if great distances are involved negotiating the city with the help of the map and local public transport gives a far more pleasure to me than driving along comfortably in a private vehicle. Regarding taking pictures, I think we are more conditioned to do so than to say" I was there". People want to have memorabilia with their own personal stamp to readily reminisce at a much later time. I feel the same Surya. Travel has to be done alone if one wants to soak in the new place and the people. In a group or even with family one will spend considerable time more in interacting with the members than soaking in the details. I like walking in any new city and if great distances are involved negotiating the city with the help of the map and local public transport gives a far more pleasure to me than driving along comfortably in a private vehicle.
Regarding taking pictures, I think we are more conditioned to do so than to say” I was there”. People want to have memorabilia with their own personal stamp to readily reminisce at a much later time.

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