From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Tue Mar 05 2002 - 17:34:18 MST
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Amara Graps wrote:
> Brian D Williams:
>
> > Extropian significance? I remember reading someone say once that
> > "there are people who want to live forever, but don't know what to
> > do on a rainy Sunday afternoon." I don't intend on being such a
> > person, and suspect most here don't.
>
> "Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with
> themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon." --Susan Ertz
>
> > I bought it yesterday, and am already halfway through. Think of it
> > as a 200 page vacation.
>
> But reading a book to experience it? Just go.
> And on your bicycle, if possible.
I'm sorry Amara, but this by itself is bad advice. In the late 1980's
I visited Srinagar in Kashmir and actually walked across the land
border crossing between Amritsar in India and Lahore in Pakistan.
I *would not* attempt a similar trip in the current political climate.
All advice should be given relative to specific environmental
and political hazards. I would not visit Angor Wat at this time
for these reasons. Instead I would choose to visit Manchu Pucchu.
To advise Brian to "boldly explore" the European frontier begs
the issue of how "safe" it is to do so. I haven't noticed
bike lanes on many inter-euro city routes of late (in contrast
to Seattle which has well defined bike lanes on some streets).
Far better to put your bike on the train and take the train
between cities or avoid the bike entirely and stick to trains
for intercity transport and feet for within city transport.
I understand the perspective of "feeling" the culture, the question
becomes how to do so most safely?
Robert
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