Travel plans?

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1. I am definitely not that cheap. I would take 'my girl' to Europe. I have seen London and Paris and Italy is definitely on the want list.

2. On the other hand, this graphic presents a 'philosophical dilemma' for me, as other than Europe, the United States of America is rated perhaps highest on my travel list. I have visited double digit numbers of US states, but not Texas as of yet, and that is the top of my US list.

3. Considering I was a post-secondary student for 19 years, I have done a significant amount of traveling. Having had PhD studies in the United Kingdom/Europe and still today, family in Arizona/Utah, I have had reasons to travel. I actually created a documented list of all the places I have visited, that I can update.

4. Next up, may be a trip to Scotland and/or a trip to England. There might also be a driving or flying trip to Texas with 'Zombie'. Also, if the price is right, I would like to visit my good, crazy a** friend from secondary school, Arne in Norway, and perhaps head north and visit Norway, Sweden and Finland in one day, where they meet.

5. Now in the context of local travel...

I have received, within the last year, three parking tickets. With God's help, I have negotiated out of  paying the first two, based on technicalities, and just received a reduction on the third parking ticket.

I also have, for the first time, received two British Columbia traffic violation tickets, within a calendar year, from the RCMP. In my opinion, I was driving safely in both cases.

Seems to me, the local governments, presently and historically, the public sector, along with the private sector are significantly responsible for not providing enough roads, highways and infrastructure for drivers and enough infrastructure within cities, towns, multiplicities, etcetera in regards to parking.

There is also not enough use of rail systems for public transportation, which would significantly alleviate traffic issues.

Certainly, some of this is being fixed by authorities in the public sector, with the private sector, but the public and private sectors are also, in my opinion, taking advantage of the mistakes of the past and present by aggressively ticketing the public that attempts to operate motor vehicles within contexts of a growing population, that is too large for available roads, highways, parking and infrastructure.

Certainly, as well, I do need to obey the State (Romans 13) where it maintains law order. I do pray I can do better. But in my opinion, in my regions, public and private sectors are benefiting financially from their own governing mistakes here!