enjoy tour

I love to travel, and am privileged to have seen and experienced life in many different countries. However, even in the last 10 years, I have noticed the increasing impact of globalisation on the look and feel of many cities – and their residents. There is a certain generic quality about their buildings, transport systems, clothes. You have to look much closer to discern the subtle differences between cities today, and for travellers only visiting for a few days, it can be missed altogether. While the sense of same-ness may provide some reassurance for first-time travellers, I miss the thrill of being in an utterly foreign place, where not only language and currency are obviously different, but also dress and food and customs and culture and architecture. What is the point of travel, if the place you visit is almost exactly the same as home? That said, I have also realised from recent travels that the “thing” which really makes one place different to another – and that has not been made monotone by globalisation – is the natural environment. Seeing beautiful natural sights in a foreign country is a truly unique experience. You can’t get more “local” than the landscape! And unlike the frequent over-stimulation and relentless pulse of the city (which is fun sometimes), being in nature can really energise and rejuvenate the traveller. More importantly, it can remind us in a spectacular way of how amazing our Creator God is. See more...https://ecomission.wordpress.com