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[00:01.08]Lesson 47
[00:02.83]The great escape
[00:10.41]What is one of the features of modern camping where nationality is concerned?
[00:18.10]Economy is one powerful motive for camping,
[00:22.33]since after the initial outlay upon equipment, or through hiring it, the total expense can be far less than the cost of hotels.
[00:34.23]But, contrary to a popular assumption, it is far from being the only one, or even the greatest.
[00:44.23]The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his 20 pounds' worth of space at one of Europe's myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley.
[00:55.54]More likely, Ford Escort will be hub to hub with Renault or Mercedes, but rarely with bicycles made for two.
[01:06.19]That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic,
[01:15.25]a brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
[01:21.14]It also provides--and some student sociologist might care to base his thesis upon the phenomenon--an escape of another kind.
[01:33.12]The modern traveller is often a man who dislikes the Splendide and the Bellavista,
[01:39.19]not because he cannot afford, or shuns their material comforts, but because he is afraid of them.
[01:47.22]Affluent he may be, but he is by no means sure what to tip the doorman or the chambermaid.