"The world is so big, I want to see it. "I believe that many people have a desire to travel, hoping to be able to explore the great rivers and mountains of the motherland and feel the customs of different regions.
Especially those who are retired, they are busy with work when they are young, and they always hope to have enough time to travel around the world after retirement, relax their minds, enjoy different exotic scenery, and feel the little surprises in their travels.
However, 69-year-old Aunt Wang reminded everyone: Don't travel frequently after the age of 60, it is easy to get tired and troubled. These five reasons are all too true.
01.Travel 5 years after retirement.
Aunt Wang is a retiree from a state-owned enterprise. She is very busy at work on weekdays and has no chance to go out. A few years before I retired, I was busy raising my grandchildren, so life was stressful and I didn't have the opportunity to travel.
But since 5 years ago, Aunt Wang and her husband have completely relaxed and decided to prioritize their leisure time after retirement rather than traveling.
Aunt Wang's retirement salary is 7,000 yuan per month, and her husband's retirement salary is 8,000 yuan per month. Their economic conditions are not bad, and they have accumulated a lot of savings over the years. When planning their trip, the two decided to sign up for a tour group and follow the tour guide, so as to save the trouble of planning and arranging the itinerary.
In this way, Aunt Wang and her husband followed the tour group to Dali and many other tourist cities in Yunnan Province to feel the baptism of time in the ancient city and the pleasant natural atmosphere; In Sichuan, they drank a large bowl of tea written by Lao She and ate authentic Sichuan hot pot.
Almost everywhere they went, Aunt Wang and her two would always take a lot of ** photos as a souvenir. The different scenery and environment make them feel young again and feel the beauty and happiness of life.
However, as time went on, Aunt Wang and her husband began to feel tired. They no longer dream of the next picturesque city, nor do they want to climb that majestic mountain. Maybe the novelty has passed, or maybe every tourist city is the same. I'm starting to get tired of traveling.
Although the trip brought many wonderful experiences to Aunt Wang, they found themselves in a "tourist trap". Everywhere you go, it's like just looking at the flowers, saying goodbye in a hurry, and then rushing to the next attraction. Too much time is wasted on the road, and we don't really enjoy the relaxation and joy that travel brings.
02.4 reasons not to travel often.
1. The journey is like a horse.
It stands to reason that travel is to experience real life in an unfamiliar city and appreciate the beautiful flowers and trees in an unfamiliar city. But Aunt Wang found that their daily schedule was very intense, and most of the time was spent on the road.
Each time you go to a place, the tour guide only gives you 30-40 minutes to take pictures and enjoy them. If the tourist seems to be lingering, the tour guide will keep urging, which will make the tourist lose interest in traveling.
The main purpose of everyone's trip is to enjoy more scenery and take more ** as a souvenir, but the tour guide is very disgusted by the practice of these tourists, and only allows a limited time for free activities.
If the time is exceeded, the guide will gather the visitors together and rush to the next attraction.
As a result, in addition to eating and traveling, there is very little time for real travel every day. In fact, those popular attractions are so crowded that you have to queue up to go to the toilet and often have to leave before you can finish a single attraction.
Due to the hurry, it is difficult for people over the age of 60 to adapt to this fast pace. Long-distance travel and changing climates can affect the health and comfort of the elderly. They were exhausted before nightfall, and they just wanted to go back to the hotel to rest, and they didn't want to see the scenery again.
2. The compulsive nagging of the tour guide.
Traveling is not an easy task, but the tour guide does not take into account the feelings of the elderly tourists at all. Everywhere they went, they persuaded tourists to buy souvenirs, and buses would go straight to convenience stores.
At first, tourists were embarrassed to refuse and were forced to buy various souvenirs and local specialties, but these were expensive and useless. After returning home, these souvenirs were basically put on hold and never picked up again to look at them again.
Once, Aunt Wang took a fancy to a piece of fur and bought it for more than 7,000 yuan. But then she found out that she could buy it at another store for only 2,000 yuan, which made her unhappy.
Another time, when Aunt Wang was traveling in Thailand, she took a fancy to a latex mattress and bought it home for more than 9,000 yuan. But when I got home, I found out that this mattress was made in China and could be bought for only 3,000 yuan.
After a long time, Aunt Wang realized that she had fallen into a tourist trap. She began to realize that traveling was tiring and expensive, so it was better to lie at home.
3. Poor accommodation experience.
When I first signed up for the group, the person in charge would always use a variety of high-quality benefits to attract everyone, such as staying in a five-star hotel, tasting local specialties, etc., but when actually traveling, the tour guide would always arrange for everyone to stay in a low-end hotel. There is no air conditioning, no wireless internet, no hot water, and no meal service.
As for the specialty restaurant recommended by the tour guide, every time I tried it, I found that the taste was not good, and the hygiene was also poor. I don't have an appetite just looking at the environment.
Over time, Aunt Wang no longer trusted the tour guide and was very dissatisfied with the tour guide's service. But without tours, it would be difficult for them to cope with heavy travel activities and would have to rely on tour groups.
4. There are many contradictions among tourists.
The tour groups are large and there are all kinds of people. Some people are very talkative and talk non-stop along the way, while others are silent and have a hard time talking to others along the way.
Aunt Wang is a relatively quiet person. She just wanted to take a break from her trip so that she could reach her destination and have the energy to travel. But once she is with a talkative person, she can't feel at ease, but she doesn't dare to remind him, for fear that he will be unhappy.
What makes Aunt Wang speechless the most is that many tourists always compare and show off with each other, compare their work experience, pension, savings, etc., infinitely magnify the shortcomings of others, and even slander the reputation of outstanding people. As time went on, Aunt Wang became less and less fond of getting along with other tourists. She couldn't fit into their circle and ended up completely cut off from them.
Gradually, Aunt Wang became more and more reluctant to travel, for fear of encountering some careless tourists, especially those who missed numbers or were late, and everyone had to wait.
Aunt Wang found that she had originally wanted to find happiness through travel, but in the end, it brought all kinds of pain and exhaustion. She wanted to go home more and more. Instead of running around on the road, it is better to drink tea at home to maintain your health.
03.Aunt Wang's suggestion.
For this reason, Aunt Wang suggested that people over 60 years old should try not to travel frequently. Older people are less adaptable to new environments, and frequent business trips only make them feel exhausted.
As we age and travel long distances, the body's defenses weaken, and exposure to different people and environments increases the risk of infection. Once you get sick during your trip, it can be a very bad thing.
After a long trip, people over the age of 60 can also feel lonely because they are away from relatives and friends.
In contrast, at home you can do whatever you want. You can read books and newspapers in the morning, go to the park after dinner, play chess and cards with friends, and exercise with a group of old friends in the afternoon. Every day is fulfilling.
Living at home, you can get together with your children from time to time to share your recent experiences, joys and sorrows, which will make you feel more peaceful and peaceful, and provide you with a higher quality of retirement.
In fact, what Aunt Wang said was true. After the age of 60, the body enters a downhill period and cannot withstand too many tribulations. The bumps of a long journey and the effects of different climates on the body can be overwhelming.
Whenever we go to a scenic spot, in addition to taking mechanical photos, we just look at the avatar. Instead of doing this, you can watch the beautiful scenery on TV at home.
On top of that, joining a group can easily lead to fraud. Some tour guides have a bad temper and will scold tourists if they don't buy something. How can you endure this anger at home?
Of course, traveling itself is a very rewarding thing, but don't travel too often. You can make an appointment with an old friend to make a strategy and plan in advance, and go on a trip by yourself. This will save you a lot of worries.
In general, travel should focus on quality rather than quantity. You can choose between a self-guided tour or a family tour to spend quality time with your family. Don't travel in vain, do meaningful travel activities according to your expectations and dreams.