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[00:01.49]Lesson 47
[00:03.71]The great escape
[00:12.53]What is one of the features of modern camping where nationality is concerned?
[00:20.21]Economy is one powerful motive for camping,
[00:23.91]since after the initial outlay upon equipment, or through hiring it,
[00:28.62]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.
[00:41.16]The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his 20 pounds' worth of space
[00:45.58]at one of Europe's myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley.
[00:51.54]More likely, Ford Escort will be hub to hub with Renault or Mercedes,
[00:56.86]but rarely with bicycles made for two.
[01:00.50]That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated
[01:04.99]is an entertaining paradox for the cynic,
[01:08.27]a brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
[01:14.38]It also provides--and some student sociologist might care to base his thesis upon the phenomenon--an escape of another kind.
[01:24.58]The modern traveller is often a man who dislikes the Splendide and the Bellavista,
[01:30.87]not because he cannot afford, or shuns their material comforts, but because he is afraid of them.