You can go anywhere in the world - without physically going there. You know everything before your departure - what you will see, do, hear or eat.
The travel agents work profile has gone for a toss. Instead of giving useful travel advice, his sole means of survival is by finding you a quote lower than the Internet.
Google the remotest island is the world and the results will make you feel it's right in your backyard. Login to facebook & there's a good chance a friend has already been to the destination and posted so many photos that you've already seen everything.
Hotel websites have scrupulous information. They mention everything - the dimension of your room to the minutes it will take to get your ass to the beach. Review websites like tripadvisor take you one step further by giving you free advice on picking the best rooms in a hotel or a warning on the number of cockroaches you are likely to spot in the room.
Technological tools are invaluable, and they help us eliminate the uncertainties we are likely to face. In fact, as a confession - I'm a big slave to all these Internet tools. But off-late I have been facing a dilemma.
I love to travel because of the adventure that bundles with it - seeing something new, eating something weird, meeting strangers, sleeping in unexpected places and doing everything possible that shocks me. With so much data at the doorstep, unexpected events hardly take place! The adventure is definitely diluted.
The internet is a boon for travel - almost impossible to avoid. But let's try and draw a line somewhere in order to arouse the impulsiveness in travel !
“A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu
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