I don&#x27;t think &#x27;novelty&#x27; is what the author was missing in the luxurious portion of his trip. In fact, he seemed like he got plenty of novelty during it. I would suspect that what was missing was authenticity and risk with the opportunity for serendipity.<p>I do believe it is quite possible to still incorporate luxury into risky&#x2F;adventurous&#x2F;serendipitous travel, but I think you will find that affluence will tend to isolate you and make it more difficult to find authenticity, regardless of how comfortable you are with your affluence.