Thursday, November 13th, 2025, 9:57 am
No Air Travel
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think I’ve not embarked on an airplane since 2018 (Berlin) and we’re just 7 weeks away from 2026. It’s not that I didn’t go anywhere in the UK (for instance we were in Belfast the following year; that’s Northern Ireland, just a boat trip away) and a fortnight ago we went to London. It’s just that I promised myself not to waste energy on flights unless I absolutely need to (sometimes we must attend funerals and such; something like a conference is never a necessity).
The trip to Berlin was OK, but the flights and airports were not pleasant, with various delays among other issues.
I don’t miss air travel and have no imminent plan of boarding a plane.
I miss nothing about flights.
To most people in Western countries, due in part to peer pressure, it’s more difficult not to hitch planes than to conform/obey expectations.
