Lisa, older brothers can be so mean! But you could probably read Prince Valiant now, and decide whether or not you were really missing anything.
Jade, I like your phrase "imagined but discovered only in the going there."
Zalka, wow, that's really committing to a theory!
I'm with all of you that I'm not really up for the level of exploration that involves actual danger and major hardship. But I do very much enjoy exploring new-to-me places that are not so perilous.