The amount of hassle involved in travel can be overwhelming.

All places, no matter where, no matter what, are worth visiting.

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

The man who is tired of London is tired of looking for a parking space

A person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place.

The wish to disappear sends many travelers away. If you are thoroughly sick of being kept waiting at home or at work, travel is perfect: let other people wait for a change. Travel is a sort of revenge for having been put on hold, or having to leave messages on answering machines, not knowing your party's extension, being kept waiting all your working life - the homebound writer's irritants. But also being kept waiting is the human conditon.

One of the upsides of tourism is that people begin to take themselves a little more seriously (and think their) culture is worth something. So rather than disparaging the local culture, they vitalize it.