Every now and then I hear someone say the world is small. I shake my head in disbelief when I hear it. I think the world is huge. Yes, it is "smaller" than before the age of flight, airport infrastructure, knowledge of our solar system, satellites, and the Internet, but it is still big.

Yes, you can reach nearly any point in a few days given enough money. But, to see and experience it firsthand?

Have these people actually tried seeing it? One could go to 100 countries (1/3+ of the way by that measure for me) and the world would still be huge. There are so many distinct places -within a country, specific experiences (Like scuba diving a specific place), unique creatures/landscapes to see, and points in time to see certain places (Seasons) to be had, that I think the world is stunningly large.

Larger than I ever thought it was as I've learned and traveled to more and more places.

Thoughts?