Future of Remote Area Travel
Submitted: Monday, Feb 01, 2010 at 18:35
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Member - John and Val
In a recent thread, seasoned travellers offered their
views on the subject of remote area travel. I pooled those
views into an article that is now offered as a blog
here.
Thanks to all who contributed.
John | J and V
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
- Albert Einstein
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Reply By: Member - Mfewster(SA) - Monday, Feb 01, 2010 at 20:12
Monday, Feb 01, 2010 at 20:12
That is a sensitively and beautifully wriiten account of the changing remote experience.
I think you have dodged the conclusions however. Is it enough to just say "Glad I could see it while it was still worth doing"? Nobody, not even those nasty greenies, wants to lock up and limit access to our land to protect bio-diversity etc But isn't that the only real choice? We are overwhelmingly fortunate to have so much while country after country has squandered their wilderness. Will we control our
population numbers. Will we accept restrictions to protect our
heritage or will we just pretend it isn't happening?
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Reply By: Rick (S.A.) - Monday, Feb 01, 2010 at 20:31
Monday, Feb 01, 2010 at 20:31
Good observations & comments. I offer a quote (or four) to support the sense of travel & adventure:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did. Sow throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain
The success of an expedition depends primarily on the preliminary organization.
C.T. Madigan
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
Henry David Thoreau
All things considered there are only two kinds of men in the world – those who stay at
home and those who do not.
Rudyard Kipling
Cheers
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Follow Up By: The Landy - Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010 at 13:22
Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010 at 13:22
Hi Rick
The quote of Cecil Madigan's is one of my favourites....he based his successful travels on that adage.....
Always to the fore of my mind...
Cheers,
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Reply By: pop2jocem - Monday, Feb 01, 2010 at 21:23
Monday, Feb 01, 2010 at 21:23
Thanks
John and Val for your
well thought out and written post. You managed to get your observations and feelings down while not offending and being quite "politically correct". I must admit I am still trying to fathom how those two words came to be joined in a phrase.
I guess a re-read of thread 75605 may give some insight into the justification used by various groups both governmental and self interest for the limitations and outright denial of access to our "remote" and unique attractions. Once again an example of the minority, by their irresponsible actions being the causation of these denials to the responsible majority. It seems so incongruous that we live in one of the most lightly inhabited continents on the planet (leaving out Antarctica..lol) and yet have the largest "no go" areas of all.
Cheers Pop
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Reply By: The Landy - Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010 at 13:20
Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010 at 13:20
Thanks
John & Val for a great read.
We are lucky to live and have the opportunity to travel in a country so diverse in landscape, flora & fauna, and people. Like many things the thing that attracts us most can often lead to the 'destruction' of that very thing.
Addressing that is a very complex question, evidenced by some of the Ayers
Rock discussions on this
forum, but one thing is for sure - there is still a lot of wonderful experiences that can be had by those that dare to travel beyond the city limits.....
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Alloy c/t - Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010 at 14:53
Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010 at 14:53
" destruction" of that very thing the Tourist / Traveller wishes to see is its commercialisation as in fees to enter national parks ect ,
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