Day trip is in the past

The Advertiser: Forget the thermos, the day trip is in the past :

"While more than half of the domestic tourism dollar is being spent in regional areas, with longer-term country stays on the rise, the popularity of the old-fashioned day trip is waning."

It's probably true. The day trip is probably out. One of the places locally , which was a popular place for a day out at the beach fell quickly into disrepute when car windows were smashed and things may or may not have been thieved from the car as you were out on the beach walking or swimming. That has been very offputting. Then another place for local day trips has been crossed off the list because of the tail gating or abusive drivers all the way there or on the way back. Used to be a great day out. So it's not just about people being too busy. We are not stupid and our roads and resorts have become very anti social which was never the case. Adelaide was the one place you could go out for the day, have a great time in the hills, at the beach or in the city and you felt very relaxed. Town has been crossed off the list because the Mall has become the spot for teenagers to literally swarm. Kids have a right to be in town but when they come in en masse around 4pm on a week day or around 11 am at the weekend, the whole harmony and balance is gone and most people now avoid the Myer Centre and the eating spots on Rundle Mall which used to be great. Our shopping is done in the suburbs and our eating is done at the other end of town. The mix has gone as have the boundaries for behaviour and I was never so aware of it as I was went I went away this year. It was a relief and a surprise to be in places where everyone mixed and everyone felt at home and everyone had their spot. It's called balance and boundaries. So families will stay at home and enjoy their homes or they will save for the trip away were it's a place to truly relax. It was nice and obvious in other countries how teenage Australians just were totally oblivious to the surroundings and expectations and rights of others. Whereas people would be in awe of our littles , how friendly and pleasant they were and so at home in the water. People would be enchanted by our little kids laughing, talking and then racing into the water, swimming like dolphins, out again to chat, in again to dive and frolic. The older ones fitted in and were at home with everyone and people loved our friendly , genuine, funny nature. But the teenagers showed up to be loud, self serving and self centred and were very unpopular because they spoiled things for everyone. And yet, our teenagers can be fantastic kids with great interests and enthusiasm. Our 20 somethings got everyone playing cricket or footie or just plain laughing. We seem to have developed an ugly duckling phase and it's affecting outings and venues.