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June
Traveling
Ah yes, going from one place to another as a sales
rep or business agent, or better yet, as a senior
citizen in retirement and having fun. That is, to
go on a trip or a tour, or best, take a journey,
which is an act or instance of traveling from here
to there, getting there somehow and successfully
moving in a given direction or path through a given
means of transportation; a means of conveyance or
travel from one place to another.
And on this modern globe there are many forms of
transportation to choose from: The car or SUV or RV
if going by self-propelling and gassing vehicle on
a highway route; The train if you want to relax and
see the same scenery you would see behind the
windshield of a hot and sweaty vehicle but sitting
in a comfortable seat in an air-conditioned
environment with a bar car a few paces down the
aisle; Fly by air if you want to miss the scenery
and the bar and just get to the end goal much
faster although less convenient and slower in the
airport inspection gate gamut; A boat if you want
to float when you want to go across the water where
the above methods won’t go; A bike or
motorcycle which is more of an adventure rather
that a journey; And of course those seniors with
long range plans there is the space ship to a near
planet but the reservations are few and the waiting
list is long and the luggage is limited. Just
remember, “Travel, in the younger sort, is a
part of education; in the elder, a part of
experience,” Francis Bacon.
So, what to bring while traveling, and what to
do and not do? The answer to these questions is
whether a senior wants to have a good time or not,
or an adventure of doing things different to find
out what is right and wrong for the next trip. In
the first place traveling works and is in fact more
fun only if you get out of your lounge chair, and
it works even better if you leave the house. That
is a given. But remember one thing, taking too many
steps with the basketball is called traveling, but
ask your coach and not the travel agent.
Let’s face it; preparing to travel is a
harrowing experience and a definite deal buster
right from the beginning. First, is the vehicle up
to the trip? Is it oiled and greased and new-tired
and ready to go? But the other versions,
there’s the ticket on the train or plane, the
passport if you are going overseas, the ample
supply of snacks and pills and pain killers, the
right clothes (especially if you are leaving cold
weather and heading for hot, or the reverse
circumstances, heaven forbid), the amount of
luggage you can carry, or fly with, or take on a
bus, or haul to the taxi stand, or pack into your
trunk, or carry into a motel by yourself in the
middle of nowhere in the middle of the night.
Taking pets is probably not a good idea if you
want to have fun and especially if you are
traveling overseas; unless of course it is your
better half. And worse, the pet may be having a
better time than you because it doesn’t have
to worry about being fed or finding a bathroom.
But, finding hotels and motels that accept pets can
sometimes be a pain in the neck, and the same may
be true of restaurants.
Many seniors care about their fitness and will
work for it. It doesn’t stop at home. It is
also important to stay in shape while traveling.
For those 50 and older who fancy spending their
leisure time traveling, there are exercises that
can be employed, excuse that word, by almost anyone
– anywhere – anytime. All that is needed
is room to stand, a few common items, a chair or a
door knob, and don’t get the wrong idea here,
and the will to do it. Most seniors who do this
know what to do. The others must do some research
and practice. But when packing, don’t forget
the liniment.
Of course, there are trips you might want to
avoid, “Trips to the dentist - I like to
postpone that kind of thing,” Johnny Depp. And
of course, “People get really caught up in
their own trips,” Max Cannon. Don’t do
that because you won’t make many friends in
your traveling. Traveling is best looked at as
getting away from the norm and seeing the new.
©2013, Patrick
Kennedy
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- Nicolas Chamfort
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