#travel-anxiety

#travel-anxiety

...it seems to outsiders that cruelty to foreigners is the point of politics, not a byproduct of trauma.

Many travelers, especially Gen Z, express anxiety and strong opinions about using foreign bathrooms, showing a preference for cleanliness and comfort in public restrooms.

Seminole, Texas. In fairness, it only has a population of about 300, but I had to stay there for a couple of weeks for work. The only motel in town was infested with scorpions, climbing up the walls, behind the furniture, and eventually in my bed.

"My father was an enthusiastic traveller, but as he got older he increasingly suffered from what he called travel fever, a vivid term for the acute anxiety felt before a journey..."