I have decided not to travel anymore. Although: Actually, it wasn’t a real decision at all. More like a seeping, ever-growing displeasure at the very thought of looking for a travel destination, booking a flight, packing your bags, looking after your pets. So taking on all the effort and costs that a trip requires and that you are happy to invest because the travel experience compensates you for all of it. The interesting thing about it is: Almost all of my friends and acquaintances reacted to my travel asceticism with raised eyebrows, if not with suspicion. “What, you don’t travel anymore?” And it was clear on their faces what they were thinking: How can this be, what is wrong with him? Has he become disinterested, uninspired, depressed, or worse, can he no longer afford to travel?
