Another thing global tourism does is pollute cultural diversity. The logical end of this process is that people everywhere in the world will think and behave exactly alike. Only the scenery will be different. Novelist Douglas Adams speculated that Time Travel would have the same effect on history. In the same way that CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) was set up to try to preserve regional diversity in beers, Adams wrote of an organisation called CAMTIM (The Campaign for Real Time) which tries to preserve the past from the cultural pollution caused by time travelling tourists. "The past they say, is now truly like a foreign country..." Adams wrote. "...They do things exactly the same there."
As a frequent traveller it depends on the time that I land - MORNING: Got to be the fryup. Don't matter where you go, I can never seem to find our type of sausages. Frankfurters, that McDonalds type of thing, Italian Sausages or more German ones, but never our type. Goes down nicely with a cup of tea. AFTERNOON: Usually a sandwich with proper cheddar. Same with a cup of tea EVENING: Curry, chicken tikka, Madras, etc. No where I've been to in this world (even India) does a curry as good as us. And 99% of the time you cannot find a curryhouse abroad. Loads of Italians and Chinese's, but never Indian. So I'm usually hankering for one of them. And as I'm tired probably drink it with whiskey. LATE: This is just your grab and go. Whatever is open, which is usually a Kofë Donner combination kebab and wrap with water - consumed quickly and then bed.
Paradoxical events would surely occur if time travel into the past would happen. Say for instance, you go back to 1905 with 300 ICBM and nuke the world thus destroying 95% of the worlds population, WW1, WW2 and technological advancements that we have seen over the last 113 years probably wouldn't have occured. As much as it is a fascinating concept time travel into the past is impossible. Travel into the future is possible due to time dilation - time is relative to the observer.
Apart from France and possibly Belgium I find that people are very friendly wherever I go. There was a radio feature recently which found that whereas in Scotland local accents are becoming more pronounced, in England they are becoming diluted. This is borne out by my Cornish in-laws, the new generation of which speak BBC English, whereas their parents, and especially grandparents are proper Corrrnish.
Paradoxical events are impossible by definition. Time travel is impossible right now only because our technology is not advanced enough yet. Same with powered flight or supersonic flight or space travel. We will get there eventually. We cannot negate our own present by changing the past, as that would be a paradox. But I bet we can pollute the past and screw it up for the natives. We are very good at doing that. It won't be possible to cease to exist by killing our own ancestors, but it will likely be very possible to get rich selling them hamburgers and mobile phones.
You only live once and the world is full of wonder, despite mankind's best efforts to polute it. I've been on a bit of a travel frenzy lately (I work as a travel agent now after years spent on building sites). I've been lucky enough to see the splendour of the scenery in Iceland and Japan, watch the Penguins come home after a days fishing near Melbourne Australia, and drive across the desert from LA to Las Vegas. I'm hoping to visit Vancouver next year and take a cruise up the coast to Alaska. You never know what lies around the corner, so I'm happy to devote a bit of time to seeing the stuff I'd previously only seen on National geographic.
i once drove from LA, to Vegas, then on to NY. route 66 for most of it. best parts of america are in land. we were forced to stop at a place called flagstaff as a train was going past. it took about 10 minutes for the train to pass through, it must have been a mile or two long. i've always remembered the sheer size of it.
A damp, misty day at Dunstanburgh Castle is a balm to the soul. Follow the craggy path to the coast and you'll see puffins and guillemots in all their glory. please log in to view this image
I've decided after Accrington away and having the midget wrapped round me all day. I'm going to combined my love of Charlton and the English countryside. We already have one booked up and are looking to take in Oxford and Plymouth next year. An extra long weekend away Thursday night to monday and explore the areas and take in the football Although Plymouth will be done in a better part of devon. Went Malta in May and my next holiday will be probably next September but will be a cruise from Southampton
