Since his evolutionary appearance on the Planet, Man has demonstrated the need, or, perhaps, the irresistible compulsion to travel. His mode of accomplishment of this ubiquitous compulsion has remarkably evolved over the countless eras of his elected voyaging, from hike to horseback and then the automobile, from the raft to canoe and then the steamship, from airplane travel to the spaceship. Regarding each advancement in travel, new skills were necessitated. Travel on horseback, in time, was improved by blankets, saddles, and stirrups, the subsequent development of automobiles by the modern internal combustion engine, ships by large mobile rudders and steering mechanisms, and still later, spaceships made possible by the use of newly developed nuclear fuels. The historical periods respectively saw new and utilitarian human advancements in travel. The voyages of Columbus, Marco Polo, Magellan, The Kon Tiki, Lewis and Clarke, Perry, and Admunsen are but a short example of this thematic, innate human aspiration.
Desired travel to exotic climes, by alternate means, however, has eternally been available, and notably, without physical exertion or time-taxing and costly expenditure, Additionally, this category of in situ travel is successfully and beneficially accomplished, without loss of singular adventure and profitable enlightenment, albeit, at the convenient venue of your choice, viz., the mere utilization of an easy chair and soft light (in place of a tight airplane seat or windy deck chair). The pleasure and enlightenment of all modes of travel experience, metaphorically, resides in the dynamic arena of the voyager’s perception and later reminiscence and is experienced mindfully. Thoughtful and excitingly engrossing reading. in our view and experience, may permissibly be considered as a comparable and effective alternative experience to the experience of physical travel.
Employment of the armchair mode of voyaging entails no effort in packing suitcases, taking a taxi to the point of departure, tickets, waiting rooms, security checks, and seat selection; only a brief and comfortable trek to your favorite easy chair, a soft reading light, and your elected reading material.
Similar to the choices of shipboard or airplane travel to a desired destination, armchair travel is fully inclusive of choices of destination, long travel (Novel or extensive Treatise), relatively near and easily accessible destination (Magazine or Essay), or a chosen local jaunt (” Blog”). It is empirically conceivable that all such elected modes of travel evince subjects in common, albeit, in varying detail and illustrative length, The temporal choice is exclusively that of the voyager.
For the regular “blogosphere commuter,” there is the exclusive and enticing opportunity of ubiquitous choice of subject matter and a virtually unlimited panoply, or ample smorgasbord of exploration and inspiring thought.
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