Future of travel
Apr 23, 2009, 3:23 pm
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Far too sensible a thread to end up there for goodness sake.
Let us not forget that the air travel boom in places like Asia has just started. Far from it going into a decline I can only see it getting stronger........more people can afford to do it and I can't see that changing.
Personally I have lost a lot of the desire I once had for air travel due to the hassle factor. I want to go back to using rail, road and ferry transport which is a far more relaxing way to travel.
Let us not forget that the air travel boom in places like Asia has just started. Far from it going into a decline I can only see it getting stronger........more people can afford to do it and I can't see that changing.
Personally I have lost a lot of the desire I once had for air travel due to the hassle factor. I want to go back to using rail, road and ferry transport which is a far more relaxing way to travel.
Apr 23, 2009, 4:27 pm
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You're not alone. My dad, a WWII P51, P47 fighter pilot, refuses to fly any more. He feels deeply offended by the hassle.
Apr 23, 2009, 4:34 pm
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There's an interesting book out called "The Four Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferriss where he points out that no roads in conventional workplaces lead to more leisure time. He recommends arguing for a telecommuting job to get out of the office and not to have to look busy to try to recapture some of the time. He also recommends outsourcing a lot of day-to-day duties on an individual level while trying for an ultimate goal of a side business not aimed at maximizing money so much as taking up as little time as possible.
