Where are you going?
We live in a time and world where it is easy to travel from anywhere to anywhere. In fact, there are few countries that cannot be traveled to, and perhaps fewer that do not welcome tourists. And if they could, there would be more than one country that would love to have more tourists than they do now. Because tourism brings in money, and if it is good, it is very profitable. And money is important.
And people travel. They earn money, spend it on flights, tickets, accommodations, and some of the other things associated with travel, and enjoy a temporary stay in an exotic location that they are drawn to for whatever reason.27]
Some people are content to travel in the immediate area, or at best in the border areas with neighboring countries, but such people seem to be fewer and fewer. This is rather the realm of the days after the fall of totalitarianism, when there was not much courage, let alone currency, and even staying in the closest places behind the collapsed Iron Curtain was attractive to some. But there are far more of us who go far, far away. Because we often gravitate farther away and are better off financially than we used to be. And that is enough to overcome our fear of the unknown.
And we have all been somewhere. Some of us have only been somewhere in our own country, some of us have been to neighboring countries, and many of us have been to very exotic countries. Why not? If someone likes it, that\’s fine. Everyone should look where they are drawn and enjoy what they can enjoy there if possible. But above all, we must not forget the basic rule about safety when traveling. The world welcomes us, but not all places are so perfect that tourists can stay there without any restrictions or problems. That is why we must not neglect health prevention and crime. For these problems will surely make even the most hopeful trip unpleasant.