Article: Why The Journey Is As Important As The Destination

[AFF Editor]

Why The Journey Is As Important As The Destination is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Why The Journey Is As Important As The Destination

There's an old saying that the journey is just as important as the destination. Turns out, there's scientific research to back that up.

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[CaptJCool]

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[bussyboy]

Love this, there are so many ways to get from A-B - and plenty of deals too along the way!

Spinning off from this and the recent google flights article, would love to see some tips on tools like www.flightsfrom.com - which i recently discovered when dreaming up some interesting itineraries to Europe.

 

[Happy Dude]

My travel hierarchy is: boat* --> train --> bus --> plane#. *Excluding cruises (that's a different thing), # Stopover is mandatory, if relevant.

It's a time issue but means I've had great journeys in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, and island hopping in the Greek Isles, Caribbean.

Also many cities have excellent public transport involving boats/ferries. This feels like a little journey, even if it's just sight-seeing for the day, and positively adventurous in say, Bangkok.

 

[n7of9]

The journey IS as important...once you're old enough to appreciate it, and can afford better travel options.

I have friends who still do bus tours/5 countries in 12 days...no sweetie, you haven't 'been to Greece', you drove past it and saw the highway.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

lol… i know we all love to bag Perth and its lack of love by our national carrier… but Perth has had direct flights to London since at least the 70s!

Travel has changed. Meeting new people and engaging in new experiences was simply a byproduct of a six week journey to europe by boat. They weren’t the purpose.

Some things haven’t changed so much… you can still experience the journey by taking an organised tour, or cruising. In other ways we have changed, for example people taking gap years (often a ‘journey’ in itself if that involves time overseas).

In the old days the first international trip mightn’t have been until you were much much older and could afford the time off and the price!

 

[Forg]

Some things haven’t changed so much… you can still experience the journey by taking an organised tour, or cruising. In other ways we have changed, for example people taking gap years (often a ‘journey’ in itself if that involves time overseas).

Minor point of order your honour … but wasn’t people taking a gap year something that started in the 60’s, when Aussies would go to London for a year, or tramp around the the Middle East (which wasn’t yet ALL a war zone)?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Minor point of order your honour … but wasn’t people taking a gap year something that started in the 60’s, when Aussies would go to London for a year, or tramp around the the Middle East (which wasn’t yet ALL a war zone)?

It was a british ‘thing’… used to go trekking around Afghanistan!! I wasn’t sure if the same thing applied to aussies with a six week boat trip and being pretty expensive? If they did have gap years back then, they seemed to go away for a while at least… becoming more popular again in the late 90s early 2000s? I seem to remember gap years being pretty uncommon when i was at uni!

 

[mrsterryn]

Big part of our holidays is
Which airline ?
Which new airport will we transit in ?
Which new airport can be start our holiday in ?
Which plane type is it ?
And ditto for the train trips (mainly UK and Europe )
Love love love the planning of how we get around and via what method

 

[Trekky1]

I love cruising and was in Cairns in November. Not on a cruise, but I flew there and back, staying 3 nights. I usually look up what cruise ship is in port, wherever I am, so I can take photos of the ship.

I was in a shop and an older couple came in, wearing their cruise ship (a Princess Ship) lanyards and I started a conversation with them. I find fellow cruisers will stop and chat, whereas anywhere else, I'll barely get a smile in return.

 

[Forg]

Why do all reports of cruises include a report of being really really ill for a week or two upon return (or from the middle of the trip)?

 

[Trekky1]

Why do all reports of cruises include a report of being really really ill for a week or two upon return (or from the middle of the trip)?

I've been on 8 cruises post-covid and never gotten sick on a cruise ship! Where as I have gotten Covid on land twice - first time no travel involved and the 2nd time, was after a domestic flight.

 

[n7of9]

Why do all reports of cruises include a report of being really really ill for a week or two upon return (or from the middle of the trip)?

Literally the entirety* of AFF just got off a cruiseship yesterday and none of us got sick

(*there were 11 of us )

 

[Archipelago]

I've never done a route launch/inaugural destination flight before.

This popped up the other day, Yangon to Da Nang - its a late afternoon flight, so I can leave work a bit early. I also need to be at work the next day. Never been to Vietnam, even after many years in SE Asia as an expat.

Anyway I jumped on it and booked the first ticket. Cheapest economy fare was ~USD$99 one way, added USD$8 for front row window with legroom, and USD$25 for the premium lounge.
I also booked the return flight, which is also a route launch/inaugural flight from Da Nang to Yangon

Topic is about the journey being as important as the destination - so I will land in Da Nang, go through the terminal, and get back on the same aircraft. So I won't do the destination. I can go back to Da Nang and stay a few days next time (I hear its great). But there's only one chance to to the route launch.

For me as an utter AVgeek, this ticks SO many boxes. Bring it on.