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I have often heard 'It's not the destination that's important, but the journey.'. Why,then, do we bother with destinations

and not just wander about aimlessly?

Posted - January 24, 2022
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  • 1633
    If my more than 20 years of glabal travel have taught me anything it's that it (traveling) is an infinite regress.  Yes, you wander to a destination, then you wander within said destination only to find newer destinations, which in turn you wander within to find even newer destinations.  If you are a true "traveler" and not a mere "tourist", you may become lots of things as you travel but "bored" is NEVER one of them!  Happy and Safe Travels my friend!

      January 24, 2022 5:24 PM MST
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  • 44603
    Indeed. When my ship pulled in to Naples, my girlfriend and I hit the road (railroad) and went to places less traveled.
      January 24, 2022 8:03 PM MST
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  • 13277
    in to into. What is it with you and complex prepositions?
      January 24, 2022 10:55 PM MST
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  • 53504

     

      You might not have a valid citation here, Stu. In maritime jargon, either “into” or “in to” are interchangeable within the context of this particular usage point. 

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      January 25, 2022 9:01 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Actually, I do. Into is a preposition that expresses the movement of something toward or into something else. It is correct when someone or something is going inside, eg into the house or into the harbor, as in this case.

    In to is the adverb in followed by the preposition to. They aren't related, and they only happen to fall next to each other due to sentence construction, eg "my boss sat in to audit the meeting." It's only correct when "in order" or "order" can be interjected, "my boss sat in in order to audit the meeting."

    Harrumph! Grrrrr.
      January 25, 2022 10:12 AM MST
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  • 53504

     

      Wrong again, because certain professions and disciplines have internal jargon or parlance that doesn’t even have to align with mainstream norms. Case in point, and WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP IN ANY RESOURCE MANUAL OR REFERENCE WORK, what is your off-the-top-of-your-head ruling on which of the following sentences are grammatically incorrect?



    1. Chief Petty Officer Smith served on board the USS Bass from 1970 to 1973.

    2. Chief Petty Officer Smith served aboard the USS Bass from 1970 to 1973.

    3.  Chief Petty Officer Smith served in the USS Bass from 1970 to 1973.

    4. Chief Petty Officer Smith was stationed on the USS Bass from 1970 to 1973.

    5.  Chief Petty Officer Smith was stationed in board the USS Bass from 1970 to 1973.

    6.  Chief Petty Officer Smith served in USS Bass from 1970 to 1973.

      As a landlubber and a civilian, you might have an opinion about their stylization or structure, so let’s test you.


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      January 25, 2022 1:22 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Yes
      January 25, 2022 3:37 PM MST
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  • 44603
    I try to pre-position them, but sometimes they turn into particles.
      January 25, 2022 10:26 AM MST
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  • 44603
    What's a preposition?
      November 12, 2022 9:31 AM MST
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  • 5451
    It’s something you’re not supposed to end a sentence with.
      November 12, 2022 11:00 AM MST
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  • 53504

    Lol. 

     Eye sea watt ewe did they’re  

    ~

      November 12, 2022 3:52 PM MST
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  • 1633
    Good for you (both)!  Hope you found some jewels!
      January 25, 2022 6:51 AM MST
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  • 44603
    A beautiful hotel on a hill on Capri. The best wine I ever had, and, of course, the adult activities.
      January 25, 2022 10:27 AM MST
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  • 53504

     

      (glabal global)

      January 25, 2022 9:02 AM MST
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  • 1633
    WHO REARRANGED THE LETTERS ON MY KEYBOARD?!?!?

      January 25, 2022 3:05 PM MST
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  • 13395
    That's what I used to do sometimes on weekends, just driving around the countryside, turning left or right, and taking forks in the road. One time we approached the American border at some point in North Dakota so we, friend and I, decided to cross and spent a bit of time walking around, bought some American cigarettes, watched a movie then drove back.
      January 24, 2022 6:24 PM MST
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  • 10996
    When the journey involves 17 hours in coach class, the joy is NOT in the journey.
      January 24, 2022 6:41 PM MST
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  • 19937
    The Jews wandered in the desert for 40 years.  All it got them was sore feet and a terrible sunburn.  You need to have a destination.
      January 24, 2022 9:30 PM MST
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  • 13277
    You forgot matzo!
      January 25, 2022 1:12 PM MST
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  • 19937
    And matzoh. :)
      January 25, 2022 1:53 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Same thing.
      January 25, 2022 2:06 PM MST
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  • 10635
    If there's no destination, how does one know they're on a journey?   
      January 24, 2022 9:49 PM MST
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  • 53504

     

      Wanderlust, for instance. A person is on a journey with no particular destination or destinations in mind, just roaming around aimlessly seeking whatever devilment might be out there. (I tried that as my defense one time when I faced a civil court judge in Minneapolis at a restraining order hearing. It didn’t work.)
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      November 12, 2022 3:56 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
      January 24, 2022 10:56 PM MST
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