Downside #45

Practicalities take over from enjoyment

Because there's simply way more of them to think about than there are amazing experiences to be had. So when you do finally manage to track down the ultra-rare last surviving chamae-lemur in the Gobi dessert, and get to see its famous 'fuck-off-I'm-mating' call as it performs an elegant courtship dance involving six leopards, Hitler's buried treasure and unicorn-blood caviar served on Shergar's mane by Elvis and JFK's secret love child, instead of drawing in that awe-inspired breath of gasp you should by rights be feeling down your tingling spine, or at least formulating your bragging rights, all you can actually think about is how the hell you're going to make it out of there in time to catch the last zebu-handcart to the next three hell-forsaken townettes that were originally on your list for the day. Now that's just plain wrong.