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[biophase]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1015404" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015404" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015404">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I just got off a commercial flight and let me tell you, it takes all joy out of traveling, even when sitting in the first row. This is why my home is my paradise. When you make your life a vacation, you don&#039;t need vacations.<br /> <br /> When I do a lot of podcasts, invariably hosts always ask about my travel experiences, as if it is a DEFAULT construct that if you can do it, you do. Nope, I avoid travel.<br /> <br /> I think flying privately will fix a lot of things for me as I find most of the negative experiences comes from the swarming cattle call of human behavior in airports. I thought flying first class would fix a lot of the airport unease that comes with that chaotic storm, but it did not. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I booked a 15hour business class ticket for a vacation. Last week I cancelled it. There was more than one reason, but the thought of flying 15 hours, even in business class was so unappealing that it pushed my decision over to canceling my trip.<br /> <br /> I still haven’t been on a flight since before Covid.<br /> <br /> Have been looking into private a lot more and more. Especially since I can bring my dog too!</div>

 

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[biophase]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 24289" data-quote="MoneyDoc" data-source="post: 1015252" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015252" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015252">MoneyDoc said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If I ever decide to &quot;travel&quot; it&#039;s going to be for a few months, with nobody breathing over my back. But then again, I&#039;ll only do it when I truly WANT to not because my friend Joe posted some Dubai pictures on instagram.<br /> <br /> You&#039;ll also not see one picture nor will you ever know I went on &quot;vacation&quot;.<br /> <br /> Hope you get my point <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>2 months ago I went on vacation with 4 others. Not a single one of us posted a single pic of the trip. We also met 3 girls on the trip and are now FB friends. None of the 3 girls posted a single pic either! I am actually kind of shocked.<br /> <br /> Here’s a pic of the sketchiest part of our vacation! How is this legal in the US? <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/eec0120f-145d-4fc7-827f-032e22c787b0-webp.44468/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/41/41085-329c8b63bb69f20bef7f84fcd96c5e43.jpg?hash=tYXZdz0wKx" class="bbImage " style="" alt="EEC0120F-145D-4FC7-827F-032E22C787B0.webp" title="EEC0120F-145D-4FC7-827F-032E22C787B0.webp" width="267" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 24289" data-quote="MoneyDoc" data-source="post: 1015237" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015237" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015237">MoneyDoc said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> RANT:<br /> <br /> Travelling is overrated.<br /> <br /> 9-5 peeps &quot;travelling&quot; is not really travelling.<br /> <br /> Most people travel because others travel and it&#039;s become sort of a societal dogma.<br /> <br /> Travel is a cringe word IMO.<br /> <br /> Vacation is also a cringe word IMO.<br /> <br /> Is time-constricted (9-5 peeps) travelling/vacation really worth it? (no IMO).<br /> <br /> Sorry for the rant. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Best travelling I ever did was motor bike trips with mates. No airports. No queues. No booking rooms in advance. Map, toothbrush, credit card. Done.</div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 22018" data-quote="MitchC" data-source="post: 1015362" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015362" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015362">MitchC said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Why would you want to spend your entire life in your backyard and hometown when there’s an entire world of different experiences and places to explore. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Maybe I’m content? Or maybe I’ve done enough exploration and want to spend all my time with my family?</div>

 

[Kak]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1015404" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015404" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015404">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I just got off a commercial flight and let me tell you, it takes all joy out of traveling, even when sitting in the first row. This is why my home is my paradise. When you make your life a vacation, you don&#039;t need vacations.<br /> <br /> When I do a lot of podcasts, invariably hosts always ask about my travel experiences, as if it is a DEFAULT construct that if you can do it, you do. Nope, I avoid travel.<br /> <br /> I think flying privately will fix a lot of things for me as I find most of the negative experiences comes from the swarming cattle call of human behavior in airports. I thought flying first class would fix a lot of the airport unease that comes with that chaotic storm, but it did not. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Screw traveling. I have seen enough of the world. I used to think that the reason I hate to travel is the commercial airlines. After taking some high dollar trips, I realized that even if I replaced the airlines with a sick jet, my home is still nicer than a room at the Ritz.<br /> <br /> I don’t even know if I’ll bother owning a jet. Just chartering or fractional ownership when I “need” to go somewhere.<br /> <br /> A second or third home in places I like are about the extent of my future travel plans. Spending money on something that I don’t enjoy just because it’s held in some magical esteem by everyone ever is clownery.<br /> <br /> Strangely, traveling for business is more fun to me than traveling for “fun.” I’d totally take a trade show over a beach.</div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1015417" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015417" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015417">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Spending money on something that I don’t enjoy just because it’s held in some magical esteem by everyone ever is clownery. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Not just the money, but the time.<br /> <br /> I find it odd how travel is held is such magical esteem as you say. It’s similar to “learning” imo. It feels to me like we’ve been brainwashed into being good little consumers - never happy where we are, what we know, or what we’ve got.<br /> <br /> It feels like part of The Script.</div>

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 1015420" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015420" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015420">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Not just the money, but the time.<br /> <br /> I find it odd how travel is held is such magical esteem as you say. It’s similar to “learning” imo. It feels to me like we’ve been brainwashed into being good little consumers - never happy where we are, what we know, or what we’ve got.<br /> <br /> It feels like part of The Script. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Like this meme lol<br /> <br /> <script class="js-extraPhrases" type="application/json"> { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.", "lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow", "lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow", "lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen", "lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails", "lightbox_download": "Download", "lightbox_share": "Share", "lightbox_zoom": "Zoom", "lightbox_new_window": "New window", "lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar" } </script> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="zqi6c4niyuv41.jpg" data-src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fzqi6c4niyuv41.jpg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D2baa56a4c768ed6cf74e3131000c7e6544c4e09d&amp;hash=745493acb93ff86fb8d33bfa754cb383" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fzqi6c4niyuv41.jpg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D2baa56a4c768ed6cf74e3131000c7e6544c4e09d&amp;hash=745493acb93ff86fb8d33bfa754cb383" data-url="https://preview.redd.it/zqi6c4niyuv41.jpg?auto=webp&amp;s=2baa56a4c768ed6cf74e3131000c7e6544c4e09d" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="width: 475px" alt="zqi6c4niyuv41.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>

 

[ZF Lee]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 24289" data-quote="MoneyDoc" data-source="post: 1015252" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015252" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015252">MoneyDoc said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If I ever decide to &quot;travel&quot; it&#039;s going to be for a few months, with nobody breathing over my back. But then again, I&#039;ll only do it when I truly WANT to not because my friend Joe posted some Dubai pictures on instagram.<br /> <br /> You&#039;ll also not see one picture nor will you ever know I went on &quot;vacation&quot;.<br /> <br /> Hope you get my point <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>100% on board with this myself.<br /> <br /> In fact, I don&#039;t really like taking photos on trips because they take time away from truly enjoying the experience...and I spend more time taking photos than holidaying lol.<br /> <br /> To have some photos for memories...probably I&#039;ll need some drone cameras or hire photographers, no matter what others complain lol.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1015417" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015417" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015417">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Strangely, traveling for business is more fun to me than traveling for “fun.” I’d totally take a trade show over a beach. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Amen. Travelling for business does give a much stronger purpose.<br /> I do feel a bigger kick hopping on a train for these serious calls-- more so than some cold college-like trip...<br /> <br /> I think for me, it&#039;s because I know I will be meeting folks who work hard to break out of their mold.</div>

 

[Xeon]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1013511" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1013511" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1013511">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="FZiN1Mdhb0o"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FZiN1Mdhb0o?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><br /> I can watch these all day. The man is a gem. A national treasure if you will. People will be digging through this footage for jokes for years to come. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I love how Kamala has this stoned look on her face while the other guy looks smug.</div>

 

[Xeon]

<div class="bbWrapper">My pet peeve about people traveling overseas, and one that makes me want to whack their heads, are those people who&#039;ve been living in the city/urban area/concrete jungle all their lives, and then go overseas to places like Tokyo, London, Singapore, New York etc. I would kick them into the sea if I could.</div>

 

[StrikingViper69]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23" data-quote="biophase" data-source="post: 1015412" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015412" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015412">biophase said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> 2 months ago I went on vacation with 4 others. Not a single one of us posted a single pic of the trip. We also met 3 girls on the trip and are now FB friends. None of the 3 girls posted a single pic either! I am actually kind of shocked.<br /> <br /> Here’s a pic of the sketchiest part of our vacation! How is this legal in the US?<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/44468/" target="_blank">View attachment 44468</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> If you enjoyed that, you might get a kick out of the &quot;Via Ferrata&quot; routes in the Alps. But that requires a flight <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>

 

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[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;m surprised by how many here also lean towards disliking traveling. I&#039;ve slowly been opening up to it these past few years, but I am actually NOT bored of my hometown or the people here.<br /> <br /> Plus, we go through all four seasons here. We have beaches and beautiful mountains. I like my country.<br /> <br /> And while I don&#039;t mean to brag (and this DEFINITELY isn&#039;t the popular opinion across my fellow countrymen), at this point, I don&#039;t think there&#039;s any country out there that&#039;s better to live in than my own (as long as you break out of the system and make more than the average).<br /> <br /> I used to dream about going to the U.S. and becoming an American citizen, but honestly, I feel like America today is a shadow of its former (the 1940s-1980s) self.<br /> <br /> I think I speak for everyone when I say The West has gone to shit. And, to me, The East has always been shit. So I&#039;ve just accepted that I&#039;m EXACTLY where I should be.</div>

 

[Xeon]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 39527" data-quote="Simon Angel" data-source="post: 1015467" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015467" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015467">Simon Angel said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I feel like America today is a shadow of its former (the 1940s-1980s) self. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="american-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg" data-src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fenvisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F03%2Famerican-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg&amp;hash=cb858780cc215bd053e21a4f90d48ce9" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fenvisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F03%2Famerican-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg&amp;hash=cb858780cc215bd053e21a4f90d48ce9" data-url="https://envisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/american-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="american-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>

 

[MTF]

<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="2jIia7aXins"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2jIia7aXins?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jIia7aXins" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jIia7aXins</a></span></i><br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Typically the guy on stage telling you to follow your passion made his billions in iron ore smelting&quot; lol.<br /> <br /> Solid point about the billionaires spewing their &quot;follow your passion&quot; BS advice.<br /> <br /> From an article on the guy:<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Galloway, who sold his company L2, Inc., <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/l2-inc#section-acquisition-details" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">reportedly for over $130 million</a>, tells <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/make-it/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">CNBC Make It</a>. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> &quot;L2 is a digital innovation company providing research, curated events and targeted consulting engagements for brands.&quot;<br /> <br /> Definitely wasn&#039;t a passion business, either.</div>

 

[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 1015472" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015472" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015472">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="2jIia7aXins"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2jIia7aXins?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jIia7aXins" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jIia7aXins</a></span></i><br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Typically the guy on stage telling you to follow your passion made his billions in iron ore smelting&quot; lol.<br /> <br /> Solid point about the billionaires spewing their &quot;follow your passion&quot; BS advice. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Perhaps they should have emphasized the fact that their passion is related to amassing great power and influence, not &quot;making a lot of money&quot; or uploading selfies in a Lamborghini to impress their depressed Instagram followers.</div>

 

[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 47734" data-quote="Black_Dragon43" data-source="post: 1015475" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015475" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015475">Black_Dragon43 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="N57doBGQTNY"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N57doBGQTNY?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N57doBGQTNY&amp;ab_channel=BusinessBasics" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N57doBGQTNY&amp;ab_channel=BusinessBasics</a></span></i> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Glad I have a cold wallet with some crypto inside. It seems to me Ray Dalio is right about the imminent humongous transfer of wealth.</div>

 

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[Mathuin]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 39527" data-quote="Simon Angel" data-source="post: 1015467" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015467" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015467">Simon Angel said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Plus, we go through all four seasons here. We have beaches and beautiful mountains. I like my country.<br /> <br /> And while I don&#039;t mean to brag (and this DEFINITELY isn&#039;t the popular opinion across my fellow countrymen), at this point, I don&#039;t think there&#039;s any country out there that&#039;s better to live in than my own (as long as you break out of the system and make more than the average). </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I’ve definitely got my eye on Bulgaria as a place to live. It seems amazing.<br /> <br /> I think the next bit of travelling I will do is to Bulgaria to see what it’s like.<br /> <br /> Residents can concealed carry as well, right?</div>

 

[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 89181" data-quote="Mathuin" data-source="post: 1015477" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015477" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015477">Mathuin said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I’ve definitely got my eye on Bulgaria as a place to live. It seems amazing.<br /> <br /> I think the next bit of travelling I will do is to Bulgaria to see what it’s like. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I am seeing more and more English-speaking people moving to live here and they seem to be having fun.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 89181" data-quote="Mathuin" data-source="post: 1015477" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015477" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015477">Mathuin said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Residents can concealed carry as well, right? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Yeah, but you&#039;d need a permit. I had thought about getting one but reconsidered since firearms aren&#039;t commonplace here. In fact, you can pull a knife on the police here and they&#039;ll try to pepper spray/taze you or beat the shit out of you, but not kill you. Despite this, we&#039;re considered a &quot;police state&quot; with one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) number of police forces per capita in Europe.<br /> <br /> Also, one drawback to Bulgaria (especially for Americans) is that we don&#039;t really have weapons at home. And if someone invades our property (with the intent to steal) and we killed them, we&#039;d be going to prison (unless proven it was in self-defense).<br /> <br /> For business, Bulgaria is awesome. Income tax is just 10% and I pay approx. 300-350 BGN ($140-180) for insurance + accountant tax per month to keep my company afloat. And while inflation has been ramping up, the USD is pretty much equal to the Euro, which is approx 1.95 BGN, so whatever I make in dollars, I end up withdrawing double that.</div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 50816" data-quote="Xeon" data-source="post: 1015471" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015471" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015471">Xeon said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="american-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg" data-src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fenvisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F03%2Famerican-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg&amp;hash=cb858780cc215bd053e21a4f90d48ce9" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fenvisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F03%2Famerican-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg&amp;hash=cb858780cc215bd053e21a4f90d48ce9" data-url="https://envisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/american-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="american-dream-swscan06818-copy.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> LOL, looks like where I just moved to. I swear I feel like I&#039;m in the 1950s, minus all the Tesla&#039;s driving twice the speed limit.</div>

 

[doster.zach]

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[Prince33]

<div class="bbWrapper">Traveling and experiencing are two different things.<br /> <br /> I worked remotely and saw &quot;travelers&quot; often in the hotspots in Eastern/Northern europe. They get off the plane with their huge backpacks, loud speech, phone guiding them to their hostel or airbnb only to spend the day in all the tourists hotspots.<br /> <br /> This further became a thing to me when I met people at hostels. 80% of what they did was drink, drink and drink. Go to the same clubs all the tourists go to. Socialize only with other tourists and if they&#039;re guys try to pick up local &quot;sloots&quot;.<br /> <br /> That&#039;s what most people consider traveling. As a remote worker I was a weird hybrid. I too a tourist but also lived like a local a bit in the sense of I lived there while working. I learned &quot;experiencing&quot; a place is completely different. Hanging out with locals actually in their homes, going to local stores, going to the areas locals shop at, learn the language etc etc. Traveling imo is supposed to be about changing your perspective on things or experiencing another reality. Not going to old town(which all look the same in Europe mostly) taking pics, taking selfies alone or with other tourists in the Norwegian mountains or being a sexpat.<br /> <br /> So yes, most &#039;travelers&#039; make &#039;travelling&#039; overrated. Can guarantee you if you ask most people about their trip overseas most wont say they spent time with a local family, tried to learn the language or went to local pub/bar every weekend to hear the woes and tribulations of what people who make up that country are actually going through.<br /> <br /> Edit: Also &quot;I have to deal with other people while traveling that sucks!&quot; is part of the problem IMO. Seems some people want a virtual reality machine where they put on a headset and are transported to the beaches of Rio without a single soul in sight. Signs of how our modern way of thinking and living has truly bred isolation and even narcissism to a extent.<br /> <br /> Also I think this is heavily age based. Of course if you lived it up and/or already did this when younger you wont enjoy it as much. Especially if you have kids and other people you have to pay for. I probably wouldn&#039;t either. But for those that havent or are younger we view it much differently.</div>

 

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[Rabby]

<div class="bbWrapper">I just have to mention this somewhere. Solar flares and solar storms send out blasts of microwave and radio energy, as well as other frequencies. This is caused by electrons being accelerated in a magnetic field, with higher field strength correlating to higher energy frequency.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s just a coincidental thing then. In 2003, the news was all about the biggest solar flare ever recorded at the time. Soon after, Europe experienced the 2003 European Heat Wave.<br /> <br /> This year we&#039;re talking about the &quot;fiery canyon&quot; solar storm, though with short news cycles and clickbait, it seems like that was ages ago. Solar storms are the aftermath of solar flares. So here we sit with very similar solar conditions to June-July 2003, and what do we have once again? Is it another heat wave in Europe?<br /> <br /> Solar activity and the corresponding energy emissions have increased since 1715; from 1650 to 1715 astronomers recorded no sunspots, even though they were looking for them and knew how to spot them. That period is observed to be the low point in cyclical solar activity. The same period is the dead center, and coldest part, of Europe&#039;s &quot;Little Ice Age.&quot;<br /> <br /> I assume this would be uncomfortable to talk about in some circles... the coincidences pile up enough, and it threatens a narrative about petroleum, or the interests of someone whose career is based on <i>solely</i> human causality in rising average temperatures. But really, shouldn&#039;t someone look at these correlations, occasionally? If nothing else, we might want to do fire mitigation or tune up the air conditioners after a major solar event, before it catches us off guard.<br /> <br /> We have all these specialists like solar astronomers and climate scientists, and I sometimes wonder if they talk to each other.</div>

 

[GPM]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 59844" data-quote="Rabby" data-source="post: 1015504" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015504" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015504">Rabby said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> We have all these specialists like solar astronomers and climate scientists, and I sometimes wonder if they talk to each other. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I doubt it. Mega Corps and government powers are not funneling billions of dollars into astronomer&#039;s pockets like they are climate &quot;scientists&quot;. Solar could be causing 100% of global weather change in a &quot;water is wet&quot; sort of obvious way and you would still not hear about it and it would be actively fought against.<br /> <br /> I recently read something that described something similar. I guess the planets in our solar system are heating up as well. Hard to explain that based on human emissions! I found it interesting and would like to read more on the subject.</div>

 

[Johnny boy]

<div class="bbWrapper">If you want to get out of scripted, cliche, boring ‘travel’, go do something with ‘the adventurists’. <br /> <br /> Took a rickshaw 2000 miles across India in January of 2020.<br /> Flipped it and ended up in the hospital<br /> <br /> Got attacked by monkeys the next morning <br /> <br /> Broken down and needed to get a new engine ($40 lol)<br /> <br /> New experiences every single day. Had an absolute blast trying not to die. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/ae746813-4037-4f9d-86fc-ed4889fd9b84-webp.44473/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/41/41090-08dbd519380c764c68b2b01d10f98ec1.jpg?hash=FIzEQNCudY" class="bbImage " style="" alt="AE746813-4037-4F9D-86FC-ED4889FD9B84.webp" title="AE746813-4037-4F9D-86FC-ED4889FD9B84.webp" width="200" height="398" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/99760c10-6ef3-43d5-83c6-125c67795113-webp.44474/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/41/41091-6fe709e2373c4acfb9b7e14cd1e3fd98.jpg?hash=CqqNj2Hevs" class="bbImage " style="" alt="99760C10-6EF3-43D5-83C6-125C67795113.webp" title="99760C10-6EF3-43D5-83C6-125C67795113.webp" width="200" height="356" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 50816" data-quote="Xeon" data-source="post: 1015446" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015446" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015446">Xeon said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> My pet peeve about people traveling overseas, and one that makes me want to whack their heads, are those people who&#039;ve been living in the city/urban area/concrete jungle all their lives, and then go overseas to places like Tokyo, London, Singapore, New York etc. I would kick them into the sea if I could. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>This is why Americans don&#039;t really need to travel outside of America - if your main concern is the &quot;feel&quot; of the place you travel to, America has it all. You can go from the Grand Canyon to NYC, to the changing colored leaves of New England in the fall, to the tropical beaches of Destin Florida, to the snowy mountains of Vail, Colorado, to the Cacti in New Mexico, to the Rainforest in Washington...<br /> <br /> Ancient settlements, European buildings on the east coast, modern/high tech areas, the tropics, the snowy mountains, wildlife, desert, rivers, hunting/fishing... Every kind of food and culture from all over the world...</div>

 

[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1015494" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015494" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015494">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> LOL, looks like where I just moved to. I swear I feel like I&#039;m in the 1950s, minus all the Tesla&#039;s driving twice the speed limit. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> ...Marty?</div>

 

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[Kevin88660]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 24289" data-quote="MoneyDoc" data-source="post: 1015237" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015237" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015237">MoneyDoc said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> RANT:<br /> <br /> Travelling is overrated.<br /> <br /> 9-5 peeps &quot;travelling&quot; is not really travelling.<br /> <br /> Most people travel because others travel and it&#039;s become sort of a societal dogma.<br /> <br /> Travel is a cringe word IMO.<br /> <br /> Vacation is also a cringe word IMO.<br /> <br /> Is time-constricted (9-5 peeps) travelling/vacation really worth it? (no IMO).<br /> <br /> Sorry for the rant. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I feel that it depends.<br /> <br /> I think traveling is meaningful when you actually learn new thing, exposed to new visual data, and engage in meaningful activity.<br /> <br /> I used to sign up to local gym to know friends and added them on facebook, when I traveled to Brisbane Australia. I also talked to the gym owner and understand how the franchise work.<br /> <br /> I think personally I like it the best when it is like “mba lesson” on foot. You can network and learn things that you cannot do it with simple google searches.<br /> <br /> I focus a lot on observing things related to economics and business. Observe the supermarket item prices. Talk to local realtor on interest rate and rental yield, even I have zero intention of investing in Australian real estate.<br /> <br /> Chatting with local taxi drivers are excellent condensed lessons as well. How taxes and Superannuation work there, and why some restaurants gave rebate for cash payment.<br /> <br /> I agree that simply sight seeing and tasting local food is a great waste of the money spent on accommodation and air ticket…</div>

 

[GuestUser4aMPs1]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1015417" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015417" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015417">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Spending money on something that I don’t enjoy just because it’s held in some magical esteem by everyone ever is clownery. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Somewhat related...<br /> <br /> When dating, I invariably asked dates about goals, plans, interests, etc. to test their character.<br /> <br /> One answer that never failed to disinterest me was the &quot;I just want to travel&quot; response.<br /> <br /> &quot;I am perfectly content with aimless wandering, having no goals, and a man to foot the bill&quot; is a good translation.<br /> <br /> Their response was a hilariously accurate indicator of how well the rest of the date was going to go <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

[SteveO]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23" data-quote="biophase" data-source="post: 1015412" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015412" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015412">biophase said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> 2 months ago I went on vacation with 4 others. Not a single one of us posted a single pic of the trip. We also met 3 girls on the trip and are now FB friends. None of the 3 girls posted a single pic either! I am actually kind of shocked.<br /> <br /> Here’s a pic of the sketchiest part of our vacation! How is this legal in the US?<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/44468/" target="_blank">View attachment 44468</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Very cool. I just love traveling in my motorhome. We call it the beach house. Usually use it for camping on the beach and wilderness trips. <br /> <br /> I also love my house with views and crazy wildlife action. 5 acres in the side of a rocky mountain. <br /> <br /> I only fly if necessary. Hate the airports and planes.</div>

 

[AceVentures]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 24289" data-quote="MoneyDoc" data-source="post: 1015237" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1015237" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1015237">MoneyDoc said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> RANT:<br /> <br /> Travelling is overrated.<br /> <br /> 9-5 peeps &quot;travelling&quot; is not really travelling.<br /> <br /> Most people travel because others travel and it&#039;s become sort of a societal dogma.<br /> <br /> Travel is a cringe word IMO.<br /> <br /> Vacation is also a cringe word IMO.<br /> <br /> Is time-constricted (9-5 peeps) travelling/vacation really worth it? (no IMO).<br /> <br /> Sorry for the rant. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> It&#039;s a fantasy for people that don&#039;t have power over their time, and/or people that have never left the patch of dirt they were born in. For the former, they dream of &quot;travel&quot; as some mysterious fantastical paradise escape from their shitty reality. For the latter, well they simply haven&#039;t seen anything outside of their patch of dirt, so they&#039;re genuinely eager to experience novelty.<br /> <br /> For those that have experienced the thrills, have seen waterfalls, rainforests, deserts, and the myriad of other environmental and tourist-trap Instagramesque glamours, what begins to reveal itself is often what was once being covered internally. You realize no amount of &quot;travel&quot; or glamour will change how you feel inside - and if you were once trying to subconsciously escape your reality with such an endeavor, you are now left with a bitter realization that there is something within that you must address instead.<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve never left home - step outside your bubble, there is much to see. If you think that &quot;travel&quot; is what&#039;s really missing in your otherwise boring and meaningless life, then you&#039;re in for an awkward dose of reality.<br /> <br /> I personally enjoy trips out in nature, whether for camping, hiking, or some fun activity. But even those, after a couple of weeks, I get bored and need to get back to life. I&#039;d much rather focus on mission, family, and the little details that make up our otherwise seemingly mundane lives, regardless of where I am, than to sell my soul for the dream of some scam offered with $15 ice-cream cones and a photo-op after waiting in line with the 100 other obnoxious foreign assholes trying to update their profile pictures.<br /> <br /> SER CAN YOU TAKE PEECTURE OF ME AND MY WAYFE? IS OUR FERST TIME IN AMERICA, WE RENT CONVERTIBLE MUSTANG TO COME TO GRAND CANYON.</div>