Why we travel

Why do ordinary people like you and me travel? To be fascinated? To be away from our daily lives? To be overwhelmed by history? The reason I find this slideshow very interesting is that there are insights from "regular" people. I particularly like the waterfall scene from Laos. Click on the multimedia presentation WHY WE TRAVEL once you open this NYTIMES link. In a few days' time, this could be premium content. So enjoy this asap. How many of these spots do you wish to travel to? How many of these spots do you think you are already too old to visit?