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Recognizing quality of life in the little things

August 19th, 2007

Fraser Speirs brings up an interesting subject: “The Value of You”. Two nice anecdotes.

I have noticed that same difference in typical attitude regarding this when it comes to North Americans vs. Europeans. While spending five times as much in airfare is clearly an extreme example, Daniel Jalkut points out in a comment that there are excellent ways to improve your travel experience without blowing one’s budget. I particularly agree with “padding your trip”; I’ve always been doing this as much wherever possible. Even if timezone changes didn’t play a role (and in Fraser’s case, we’re speaking of eight hours!), you just can’t adjust to the climate and all the other differences that quickly.

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