A traveler has two routes, so he took the longer one to break his fast; what is the ruling?

The Shaykh : However, if it is assumed that he deliberately took the longer route in Ramadan in order to break his fast, then we tell him: it is not permissible for you to break your fast. Because you can take a shorter route without breaking your fast. This is the apparent ruling, and yet there is something troubling about this.