Actually, my theory is when you travel whilst young, price
IS a big deciding factor, and then as you get older with more assets and capital on your side you think "Bugger this, I'm going to get the
best accommodation I can, because I've earned it !"
There's also the fact that the world has lost it's innocence and the media breeds paranoia - EG. we were contemplating a camping trip to newnes
http://www.lisp.com.au/~newnesk/ and we would have done this in a flash while we were young and didn't think too much about things - but now we're older and wiser, and considering that society is changing for the worse (for example, the likes of Ivan Milat and the Balangalow State Forest Murders), are you all that safe sleeping in a tent with only a bit of material between you and a knife ?
And then there's the thought of child-molesters hanging around campsites to perv on your kids in the communal shower blocks etc...
Let's face it - you can't do things now that you could years ago - like hitch-hike your way around the country, or sleep on the beach, or even sleep in your car at the side of the road !
The more you know about the modern world and the people in it, the scarier it becomes, and the less you want to expose yourself to the danger.
Having said that, we're probably still going to Newnes this year
