Did anyone ever ask the Boomers this kind of purely theoretical question? I don’t recall it. They would likely have gotten a similar response. I mean who the hell wouldn’t like to chuck the grind and go fooling around exotic locales?
Depends on what you consider to be "exotic locales". Personally, I never had any interest in foreign travel but I did enjoy road trips around the US, and at one point quit a job when I was in my early-30s so I'd be able to take a month-long plus trip through the western states with my son.
Currently, I've been retired for the past ten years, since I left work when I was 51. I don't travel now though. Figured I pretty much saw what I wanted to see already when I was younger and in better physical condition for hiking the trails. Now, instead of traveling to see new things in new places, I prefer to sit still and look to see what new stuff will come to me instead.