Where is your dream place...

[Trekhawk]

we are all lucky too that we do ride a bike and tend to get into the countryside,i am stunned by the fact so many of my neighbours etc etc do not travel even 30miles to local pockets of escapism,i see so much on my bike,the views from hills,differing landscapes etc etc,for many a day out means a trip top the cities to shop.

LOL - I remember when I went to England and made a comment to some locals about how nice it must be to live so close to all these lovely areas and they said oh no dear we dont go there its too far away. Hee hee just goes to show how different we all are.

Sounds like you have some lovely rides.

[mimitabby]

LOL - I remember when I went to England and made a comment to some locals about how nice it must be to live so close to all these lovely areas and they said oh no dear we dont go there its too far away. Hee hee just goes to show how different we all are.

Sounds like you have some lovely rides.

Thanks to increasing size of automobiles, increasing traffic, and less $$ going to infrastructure, and more concerns about security... the world, which had been getting smaller (ie easier to go from say, London to Los Angeles) is now getting MUCH bigger.

Drives that used to be routine and comfortable now take a long time (but not always) so you would be less inclined to do them.

When I was a kid, I heard stories about how long it took to go places, now I can tell my own sons, yeah, when I was your age, i could walk into an airport and be in NYC 5 hours later. They sure can't do that.