Hi, I like to travel. My favorite way is by airplane but I have also gone by car and train.
Airplanes are interesting but a little scary.  I remember hearing that every time you fly you receive a dose of radiation.
Really? I never heard that before. The word "travel" could originate from the French word "travail" which means 'work'.
Oh interesting, I wonder why travel has to do with working.  I can see how the two would be related though.
work'. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word "travel" was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English "travailen", "travelen" (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French "travailler" (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English we still occasionally use the words "travail", which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book "The Best Travelers
I don't think there's necessarily a story, but there's definitely a theme here. One of my favorite kind of dark jokes is, 'How do you make God laugh? You make a plan.' Nobody ever makes a plan that they're gonna go out and get hit by a car. A plan almost always has a happy ending. Essentially, every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time. I really like the idea of a plan not being seen as having definite outcomes, but more