A nuisance is waiting, delays. Airline travel is just trouble. I would much rather have crocodiles chase me than stand in New York waiting for a bus. I much prefer a landscape that is not man-made, places that are emptier and wild. I'm trying to find them before they disappear altogether.
People say the world is shrinking, thanks to cellphones and the Internet.
A cellphone or a computer is not an advantage when traveling. It's a distraction. I think being disconnected, truly remote, forces you to understand the idea of distance and to try to understand the culture. I don't think it's a virtue to stay connected during a vacation. People travel as a form of one-upmanship.