As you may have already noticed, :), I have been to a few places in my time. I ...

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... actually hate travelling, but I love being at the destination. It’s the process of travelling - buses, cars, trains and particularly planes, that bother me a bit.

Anyhow, I love to visit places that are steeped in history. This is why I really love North Africa and South Europe. Basically, anything near, in, or around the Mediterranean Sea.

This is me on the island of Rhodes, which is an ancient, ancient island with history dating wayyyyy back. I love to just stand there mind-blown by the thought of how many people, great or otherwise, stood on the same spot in the past, observing the same view.

Depending on what time in history, standing on this very spot I was on, you could have observed Ottomans, Moors, Arabs, Macedonians, Athenians, Romans, Persians or Egyptians sailing in. Totally crazy!

On the day, I believe I spotted some drunk English blokes on a hired boot. I think it was some kind of Stag do. It was probably nothing like the plundering party of Gaius Cassius in 42 B.C., but it looked just as rowdy :)

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Nice!!What a view:) Btw. T-shirt like a captain?! :D

Ah yes! haha.

Nice one Morph! 😎👊

Thank you :)

Deep blue water, the scenery on the island is very good

It's really beautiful out there.

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The thing I like the most about travel is returning home.

Hahaha. Yes yes. Home is where the heart is.

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Wow! Love your point of view! Even id agree.. being at the Destination is what i prefer over traveling!

Thank you ;)

Is that why you standing like that 😱

I feel you, especially on planes issue :) Do you like Asia?

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I’ve never been to Asia shockingly enough 😮

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The trip part is worse than usual.. it's far and planes involved and all. Not sure about history, depends where you go. But people, culture, food!! everything's so much different. Try it, at least once. Highly recommended and see it for yourself if that destination is yours or not :)

Steemfest was supposed to be my gateway to Asia, but alas it was not to be. One day for sure.

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