Comments | the_mind_of_gil: Missing travel

the_mind_of_gil

Missing travel

Mar 27, 2011 10:24

It is hard both to realize how recently I was a world traveler and to accept being limited, pretty much, to travel by car and within the area of a few nearby states. This "deprivation" is on my mind more often than would be expected. From 1965 to 2000, my identity was tied up intimately with my travels; as then, I would still rather travel than to ( Read more... )

travel, nostalgia

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turquoise_32 March 28 2011, 11:08:07 UTC

You're very lucky to have been able to go as many places as you did. I'm a tad envious. I certainly understand how being limited can make you feel deprived!

rubian77 March 29 2011, 17:07:04 UTC

I'm sure there are plenty of driving-distance things that are interesting -- maybe not as cool as the international stuff, but at least enough to keep the wanderlust at bay.

I seem to have lost/misplaced the CD with all of my Ireland photos, but I have some of my favorites on my hard drive here at work. I'll zip them up and email them to you before I forget!

[*Sigh"] Ireland ... the_mind_of_gil March 29 2011, 17:28:51 UTC

I'd love that. I'm sure that the CD will turn up, assuming your collection of computer-related miscellany is as extensive as mine.

Re: [*Sigh"] Ireland ... rubian77 March 29 2011, 17:32:27 UTC

It's not the size of the collection as much as it is how widely it's dispersed around the house. :/