Comments on: 10 reasons why travel is a waste of time

By: Gibo

Gibo — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:03:41 +0000

That’s BS… alot of people work while they travel

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:45:40 +0000

Thanks for the funny comments Karen and Claudi. Like you I’ve heard these views said for real by others. Each to their own I guess….

By: claudiRTW

claudiRTW — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:02:27 +0000

So much fun reading your article!
After having lost a nice job opportunity because I had serious travel plans for the certain time I would have had to start the new job… I can clearly say: who cares! You have to travel when you have to travel! It’s aboput priorities. Let them have their’s… and enjoy your trips

By: Karen Simmonds

Karen Simmonds — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:58:14 +0000

Hilarious – it reminds me of my Dad (no offence – Dad). He seems to think he can sit in front of the TV, see all the beautiful places there are in the world at the flick of his remote and give his opinions without getting out of his armchair. A fun read Andy!

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:46:04 +0000

Thank you Ravi. Your comment has made my day

By: Ravi

Ravi — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:34:17 +0000

Travel is hazardous too! especially if you are narrow-minded bigot (which you proved beyond doubt), silly, prejudiced (you said, “they don’t speak English”). Stay home smell your own cool fart filled air.

By: anjci

anjci — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:35:41 +0000

But the worst thing about travel, Andy, is drawing the final line – processing all the thousands of pictures, writing up a narrative piece AND putting the two together in some logical way. Especially if your real job is nothing related to travel and every minute spent on your cherished hobby comes at a price. The Client’s price, most of the time.

And yet. And yet : )

By: Alana

Alana — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:11:56 +0000

As a fellow travel writer and extreme travel enthusiast, reading something like this was a slap in the face.

It’s SO true! Haha… And yet, we still do it! Over and over again! I only work for a very small business, so my travel still comes out of my own pocket. And as all my friends are slowly starting to put deposits on houses, I’m wandering around counting the pennies in my pocket, wearing ripped and torn jeans from three seasons ago!

And it’s not as though I have the great stories to share with the people back home, because non-travellers just don’t understand what it’s like to travel. They’ll smile and nod, and offer the supportive laugh to your interesting travel anecdote, but only fellow travellers will truly understand what it’s like. So in order to share these stories, you need to travel again to find fellow travellers!!! It s a vicious little cycle.

With that all said and done, here’s to a lifetime ahead of long queues in airports, uncomfortable bus seats, eating strange animals, living in the same clothes for years at a time and having the best time of my life!

By: Pia and Kris

Pia and Kris — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:04:47 +0000

HAHA! All points are oh so true! This is something we should reread when saving for the next trip seems to be taking forever!

By: Idelish (Jeremy & Shirlene)

Idelish (Jeremy & Shirlene) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:24:57 +0000

Haha love it! Hey they’re all true! There’s one reason though that outweighs all the cons listed above — Travel keeps me sane! You can’t do anything with all the time and health and money that you save (by not traveling) if you’re not sane!

Nice post!