It seems all about me have either disappeared to a far flung corner of the world or are about to - New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, San Francisco - for weeks and sometimes months.
I can't see the need to spend all that time, energy and money just for a different view of the planet, on the other hand Mrs Monkey is the opposite, it's a mystery how we got together, she would have been better suited marrying an Ernest Shackleton sort - she's more than happy to spend 6 months of the year in a tent in the foothills of the Himalayas and the rest of the year in a Kibutz (I'm too lazy to check the spelling).
Peg.
P.S. I know what you are thinking Peg - the ultimate eco warrior: no travel, no carbon foot print.
P.P.S. My perspective on travel may have been influenced by my early years........