i have a friend whose idea of "going out of town" is a trip to washington dc (nevermind the fact that it's only 28 miles from here and we're pretty much listed as one major metro area on every map).
you know anybody who never goeas anywhere?

Not really, to be honest. Sweden is such a small country that people get curious about the world and travel a lot.

My immediate family.

My father has only traveled where he was sent when he was drafted into the army.

My mom only when she lived with him during boot camp (before he was shipped off to viet nam) and to visit him on leave in hawaii.

My brother has only traveled twice in his life. He drove to Chicago once and he and his wife flew to Las Vegas once.

If I didn't look so much like my parents, I'd say I was adopted. I'm really nothing like anyone in my family.

My parents haven't been on holiday for 30 years. The last time they got away was a weekend in Blackpool for their honeymoon.

Not so much anymore due to the fact that I work in a place that is whtie collar and comfortably middle class, the social status tends to play a role into a person's mobility here in Tampa--which is a transciant city consisting of at least (I reckon) 80% out of towners who settled in. This means that they still have family abroad, and make trips to visit their families, if not just for pleasure.

However, when I grew up in Alabama, the story was different. At least 30-40 percent of the folks i knew NEVER travelled anywhere outside the state. Some never beyond 2 or 3 hours of their home. And I'm not talking trailer park folks--I'm talking middle class, white, non struggling folks. It was wierd as hell.


Folks who never travelled out of country though are much higher in number. I would say 80 percent of the people I know never left the states, although I don't find this too odd. The USA is a huge country, and extremely diverse in terrain and culture throughout. I could visit a different US city or place in the US a couple times a year, and it would take me decades to absorb it all.

It still doesn't mean folks here shouldn't go abroad and see what there is out there. There are streets in Trier, Paris, and London that predate this nation several times over, with rich history, culture, and scenic views unrivaled in US cities. There are exotic locations in Asia which are incredible. To me, travelling is a must.

Those in London, Edinburough, and Amsterdamn.... 2008-2009

Imago said:

That's not how you spell Edinburgh.

Number23 said:

sorry

I rarely travel. More than two days away from home and I get restless. I like my base.

Cloudbuster said:

Same here. The last time I spent a week away from my home town was around 1986. I think I spent five nights away in 1989. After that, it's never been more than three nights away.

Justin1972UK said:

We're freaks.

Cloudbuster said:

I love to travel and get bored and feel stifled if someone special to me doesn't feel the same.

To be honest, not off the top of my head, no.

My mother and stepfather haven't been outside the 100-mile radius of their home for over 20 years.

Cloudbuster said:

Travelling gives you wrinkles.

Justin1972UK said:

And thrombosis.

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Yes I do...it would be ME!

JDInteractive said:

How weird. I was replying to you and in that split-second your post was edited.

Anyway - in response... I don't feel like I've done everything I could do at home, let alone elsewhere.

I read a proverb once - and I can't remember the exact wording - it was something like, "You learn more by visiting one church a thousand times than by visiting a thousand churches once"... Not that I'm going to start visiting any churches any time soon, but it sums-up how I feel.

Yes, it's financial too. Why scrimp and save for fifty weeks of the year, just to blow it all on two weeks of over-indulgence?

And finally, I have that nagging doubt that something bad will happen if I'm not around to stop it. Like walking away from a lit frying pan - I just wouldn't do it.

CarrieMpls said:

My mother still wants to know why I insist on leaving a perfectly good country!

Justin1972UK said:

Wrinkles that tell the tale of your life as if it were a map.

i never go out..

all my food is delivered

Yes.

Many people who live in the maritimes never even leave their little towns. It's rather sad.

Justin1972UK said:

So does sex, but who's complaining?

eraclito said:

Ha! Guess who is in London in June?

retina said:

my neighbors are swedish and they have two homes here and one in sweden

Justin1972UK said:

I have a habit of editing my posts on reflection and I apologise for that. If I had taken more due time and care to think about the question I can understand that not only monetary reasons can stop people from travelling.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

The delivery man?

eraclito said:

Meals on wheels?
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Fury said:

I used to drag my ass all over the place. At this point, I only venture outside of the downtown core in an emergency.

My dream is to never leave my condo