Thoughtful Traveling - MAY 23 - Wade Shepard
Channel: Stan McGahey
Date: 2019-05-14

Greetings Thoughtful Travelers!  Welcome to today’s thought for May 23rd!  It’s by Wade Shepard, the American travel writer, author, and founder of the blog Vagabond Journey.  He was born in 1981.
“The main conception of travel, as far as I can tell, is an escape from regular life, it is a way of living in which there is no work, no responsibility, where permissiveness can be given full reign, where consequences have rubber teeth, where the beaches are beautiful and the sand does not get stuck in your ass crack, where ugly old guys can lay beautiful women, where plump chicks can feel beautiful by screwing well-toned, young men, where adventure is devoid of danger, where all dreams come true on the other side of the rainbow, on the big rock candy mountain.”
So what are your thoughts on today’s quote? Here’s mine.  “Well, I’m certainly happy that I’m writing this as a ‘mature gentlemen’ and not as a young cad.  There’s a lot of truth to this quote for many travelers and in many destinations, just look at their advertisements.  But, for it to ring true on a broader scale, I’d have to change the word ‘travel’ to ‘vacation’.   Travel is often hard work.  It involves going from place to place, reorienting yourself each time, and pacing yourself a bit.  Vacation is a different matter.  It’s more finite, and the thrills have an expiration date.  So, go get ‘em; it’s a long time until next year.”
Now…here’s the list of all the sources quoted in May.  I hope you’ll stop by each day to enjoy all the interesting and insightful things they have to say.  And leave a comment.  I’d like to hear your thoughts too.  Thanks, and see you tomorrow!  
Dr. Stan McGahey