What can I do to develop a deeper appreciation for travel?
I have enough money to take a somewhat decent trip every couple of years. I can buy a $600 plane ticket (give or take) and stay in modest but comfortable accommodations for about a week. I feel like I'm a pretty typical traveler in that way. In the past few years, I've been to Puerto Rico, Montreal, and Spain (Madrid and Barcelona). I enjoyed my trips to varying degrees, but often, I felt stumped as to how to make the most of each trip. I loved Montreal because it was peaceful and pretty, and we lucked into perfect weather. I hated my trip to Puerto Rico because after one historical tour of San Juan and a trip to a modest rain forest, I was totally out of things to do. (No offense if you're from Puerto Rico; I don't mean it was an awful place. I just hated my trip.) Spain was in the middle. I enjoyed touring the royal palace and exploring Toledo as a day trip, but I got very tired of walking around trying to think of things to do in Barcelona. Please note that I am presuming that the problem is largely with me, not with the places I'm mentioning. I want to be one of those people who gushes, "I LOVE travel," or at least, if I am going to travel, I want to get as much out of it as I possibly can. What do you suggest? I like (but don't love) museums, I have a decent appreciation for great weather and natural scenery, and I like trying new restaurants, but I get tired of paying so much money for food by the end of a week. Tell me how I can pimp my trips a little? (You know, as in "pimp my ride." I mean, make the most out of them. :-))
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First of all, don't feel guilty because you do not enjoy travel as others do. We are all different beings and enjoy different things. Yet if you want to travel and find that you are not hitting the right spot or activity, sit down, take a piece of paper, make two columns; in the left list all what you really enjoy in life and in the right column list what you don't care for or dislike. Then look in the library and on the web at travel guides and find the places which match your interests. Now look for organizations which support your specific interest areas; you'll find many offer trips also contact a good travel agent dealing with group tours. Travel with other people who have the same or similar interests most likely will enhance your enjoyment.
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