Lots of the time, travel can be boring. I’m not talking about things like flight delays or interminable waits for buses that never arrive. Those things are part and parcel of any trip — so common that they can barely even be considered part of a travel experience.
Travel makes you experience every single minute. There is no overloaded agenda, no myriad of diversions and entertainment options within arm’s reach.
Each moment becomes perceptible and possibly even memorable. Maybe it’s because the unfamiliarity of things forces us to focus more on the tasks at hand and not on less immediate things.
And it’s at times when you’ve worn yourself out and have no energy left to explore that travel becomes boring. The idea of trying to find a suitable restaurant and stumble through ordering another meal turns your stomach. The thought of another museum, mosque, church, or cathedral makes your head pound. Sometimes riding a park bench in the sun (or even the rain) is about all you can muster.
