They say the world is getting smaller all the time but at the mean time it seems so big right now. Small distances within Europe may be harder to come by than it would be to a far away city on another continent. We see the same moon at night, stare at the same stars if you don't live in a city with light poisoning worse than a tropical aquarium by day and still one can be so far off if it comes down to being able to visit.
Someday it will work... I hope.