welcome to mojo travels and today we'll be counting down our picks for the things we miss
and the things we don't miss about traveling in the 1990s are you a fan of our videos be sure
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let us know in the comments which things you're happy have changed and which you want to come back
don't miss difficulty getting around though reading a map can still be a useful skill
you'd be lying if you said the existence of gps doesn't make your life a whole lot easier
everybody has a phone and most phones today will have access to map apps
the best way to get around in a foreign country in the modern age in the 90s very few people had cell
phones and those who did definitely didn't have access to accurate gps tracking to get around
this obviously made it a lot easier to go to a different country and have absolutely no
idea where anything was it's still a good idea to learn how to read a paper map just in case though
miss bringing water on planes since 2006 the us has had strong restrictions on the amount
of fluids passengers can take on planes with many other countries following suit you're only allowed
at most 3.4 ounces of liquid that fits into a one quart bag all as a security measure though we
understand that airports have very good reasons to implement these rules it's still incredibly
frustrating as a passenger today to have to ensure you don't have too much water in your bag
otherwise you'll be unpacking and repacking it in the middle of the airport or while trying to
board your flight it doesn't help that airplane tap water can be notoriously unsanitary either
don't miss payphones public phones still exist all over but they're very rarely used not only
do lots of people not carry change anymore but what are the chances you have any of your friends
and family's numbers memorized to call as well as that making a long distance or international
call from a payphone definitely won't be cheap even if you call collect your family will still
have to pick up that bill and might not be too happy about it that's why we like not having to
scramble to find payphones and talk to foreign operators anymore though it's still not cheap
to use a cell phone while in a different country it's a whole lot better than it used to be miss
no data charges speaking of it not being cheap to use cell phones abroad there's one big reason for
that data roaming while in your home country you might have a package with a huge amount of mobile
data available if you cross a border you'll likely be paying a premium for the privilege of getting
online remotely this means that you'll probably spend a lot of your vacation with data turned
off completely trying to find public wi-fi to use if you need to get online for any reason
in the 90s you probably didn't have a device you needed to connect to the internet at all since you
wouldn't be taking your home computer on vacation don't miss no online bookings today you can book
an entire vacation from the comfort of your own home in just a few hours everything from flights
to hotels to your itinerary before internet access was widespread and necessary you would
have to go into a travel agency and you'd be stuck with their packages you might even have to visit
numerous ones to try and find the best deal that or you could go it alone and painstakingly try
to call airports to book flights and call hotels in different countries to get rooms the internet
has made traveling both far easier and cheaper since you can now compare all your options miss
fewer tourists vacations used to be a lot more expensive especially the further away you were
going and in general there were just fewer people to fight with for hotels flights and attractions
it's always nicer to go on vacation somewhere that's less crowded but this is becoming
increasingly difficult in the 21st century not only is it plain frustrating but over tourism is
becoming an issue too many areas and destinations are damaged by huge numbers of tourists
and the constant construction of new hotels overtourism also makes it difficult for the
people who live in popular destinations who might struggle to go about their daily lives don't miss
camera film though bulky analog cameras are still popular with photographers and amateurs alike
it used to be the case that you'd have to deal with camera film whether you wanted to or not
it was common that you'd buy a handful of disposable cameras for your vacation
which would only have a finite amount of film and no way to see if your photos were good until after
you paid to have them developed today we've all got phones with cameras and basic digital cameras
and camcorders are pretty cheap anyway so you're no longer beholden to having to develop every
photo you take miss being off grid though the internet makes traveling a lot easier sometimes
it's nice to put it all away and stop trying to be connected to everybody 24 7. that was one great
thing about traveling in the 90s and earlier you could totally immerse yourself in your destination
without constantly having to check in with home sure you might make a long distance call or send
a postcard but otherwise you weren't worrying about keeping everyone updated or trying to look
good on social media you want your vacation to be a time to switch off not keep yourself tethered
to everything you're trying to get away from don't miss travellers checks these were one way to spend
money in a foreign country without having to worry about exchanging physical cash something which
can be expensive time consuming and risky but though traveller's checks had a lot of benefits
they've almost completely disappeared in the 21st century and you may actually struggle to
find a place to accept them if you decide to make them your primary form of foreign currency since
the rise of credit cards and atms though you can get charged fees for making transactions abroad
travellers checks have faded into obscurity and we couldn't be happier about it miss longer vacations
particularly in the us it's now extremely difficult to take a lot of time off to go
on a lavish vacation once when incomes were higher and living costs were lower it was a lot easier to
get away but today it's difficult for most people to imagine vacationing for longer than a weekend
in fact only half of americans take summer vacations and even if you have vacation days
you might struggle to justify the expense even pre-pandemic in countries around the world that do
have lots of mandated vacation days people still often go off on jaunts for shorter periods even in
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