Retirees tend to be big travelers. Petra, Angkor Wat (also known as Angkor, What! to some argumentative couples). Cruises to Antarctica together with long distance balloon trips and 20 000 leagues under the sea in submersibles are all on the itinerary. Tourism has become a developmental stage. Is it a preparation for the final journey over the Acheron with Charon as oarsman? The search for ever more exotic locales has become increasingly frenzied. Safaris are tantamount to social security. Just about everyone you meet is coming or going from one and flying Air Emirates whuch offers pasha- like treatment for those who can afford it. What do sites afford? Young back packers generally are looking for adventure. They free solo and skydive. They slum. But the Seven Wonders are the province of those who are on their way to the afterlife. Perhaps they will sign up for one of the appropriately named Cruises to Nowhere.
listen to "25 Miles" by Edwin Starr
and also listen to "Boogaloo Down Broadway" by Fantastic Johnny C
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