Modern travelers, I think, sometimes speak the word "layover" in the same tone of voice a Plymouth Colony preacher's wife in the seventeenth century might have uttered the word "prostitute."  There is, it's sometimes implied, something ghastly about the business.  It is not to be extolled, and if at all possible it is to be avoided altogether.  Layover

When the going gets tough...the tough get on a plane

Learning about the world is one of the most critical activities we can do, for a plethora of reasons: to understand other cultures, to learn about each other, to plan trips, and to explore our world, among others. I have found THE COOLEST book, entitled If the World Were a Village, by David Smith.