After many a late Sunday night delivering these piping hot Roasts straight to your door, it's finally time for Rordon to go on vacation. But there's one more Roast coming your way before he hits the sunny island of Mallorca for something completely unrelated to a reality dating show broadcast every night at 9pm except Saturdays (the thing with Mr P. End didn't really work out after the last Broke Monday. Note to self: throwing up into a cup on the cheese floor isn't very attractive. Apparently.) Bon appétit.
The Slow Travel Trend Is Here to Stay Elaine Glusac
1,000 Places to See Before You Die and the 2007 movie
The Bucket List both contributed to the travel trend that has dominated this century: the manic race to visit as many places as possible. This imperative has been spurred on by the proliferation of competitive airfares, the growth of the global middle class, and, during the last decade, Instagram envy. But more recently countervailing forces have emerged, like flight-shaming and restrictions imposed by destinations suffering from over-tourism, like Iceland and Angkor Wat. Then came the reset of COVID-19. As travelers made do with cocktails on Zoom and Duolingo Italian lessons, the air in India became clear enough to see the Himalayas again and Barcelonians reclaimed the usually thronged Las Ramblas for themselves.