For some reason, we see long-term travel to faraway 
    lands as a recurring dream or an exotic temptation, but 
    not something that applies to the here and now. Instead 
    — out of our insane duty to fear, fashion, and monthly 
    payments on things we don't really need — we quarantine 
    our travels to short, frenzied bursts. In this way, as 
    we throw our wealth at an abstract notion called 
    "lifestyle," travel becomes just another accessory — a 
    smooth-edged, encapsulated experience that we purchase 
    the same way we buy clothing and furniture.