Working hard at travelling...
Believe it or not, travelling is hard work. It's not just about tourism, relaxation and leisure. It's a whole adventure per se and moreover it's work.
Don't take my word for it, look it up in the Merriam Webster dictionary (www.m-w.com). The verb Travel comes from the French Travailler (to work) which itself comes from the latin tripaliare "to torture".
Travelling musn't have been such a pleasant experience back then. Of course they didn't enjoy the comfort we take for granted nowadays. The roads were unsafe, rides in XIXth c. stagecoaches not so smooth (Michelin wasn't round yet), and for the poorer, walking was a very slow alternative.
In the last decade, the web has brought us a new dimension in terms of travelling. Brand new means of visiting far away places. The Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC is only a few clicks whereas the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam can be e-toured right here. Limits have been pushed off.
And of course, blogs are the door to "private" museums, our lives, our experiences, our tastes, or distastes. A blend of colors, a whirl of feelings. And all this right here at blog.com...
Don't take my word for it, look it up in the Merriam Webster dictionary (www.m-w.com). The verb Travel comes from the French Travailler (to work) which itself comes from the latin tripaliare "to torture".
Travelling musn't have been such a pleasant experience back then. Of course they didn't enjoy the comfort we take for granted nowadays. The roads were unsafe, rides in XIXth c. stagecoaches not so smooth (Michelin wasn't round yet), and for the poorer, walking was a very slow alternative.
In the last decade, the web has brought us a new dimension in terms of travelling. Brand new means of visiting far away places. The Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC is only a few clicks whereas the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam can be e-toured right here. Limits have been pushed off.
And of course, blogs are the door to "private" museums, our lives, our experiences, our tastes, or distastes. A blend of colors, a whirl of feelings. And all this right here at blog.com...
