Originally Posted by
kokonutz
no. I disagree. I believe the point of ‘Travel’ (as opposed to ‘vacation’) is to expand my understanding of different places and cultures by getting a taste of them, trying to respect them and, if appropriate, appreciating them. That applies whether ot’s to the week I spent in Jordan last year or the weekend I just spent in rural southeast Texas.
But that’s just me and others prefer cruises and all-inclusives.
To each their own.
Getting a taste of some culture is far different than understanding a culture in depth. I’m certainly not the kind of person who would be considered a “managed” traveler, but I am also not pretentious enough to assume that my interests in travel make me a national cultural expert in the course of a couple of weeks or less of annual paid vacation.