It’s the people you meet that make travel the rich, vibrant experience that it is. They shape our memories more than the locations themselves. They can make a bad place good, or a great place bad. They teach us about what we like or don’t like in others. They shine lights on our ignorance and [...]
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The Top Travel Tweeters
December 8, 2009 – 11:34 pm
Just like everyone has their own good iPhone travel apps list, everyone has their own best travel Twitter list. Most just create a long list of a lot of names. With this list, I broke it down into categories and tried to give you people who are considered experts in what they do and command [...]
What Kind of Backpacker Are You?
July 29, 2009 – 7:26 pm
You always hear about the distinction made between tourists and backpackers, but even among backpackers, we love to group each other into categories by who is the better traveler. Check into any hostel, and you will find a variety of different travelers wearing their distinctive tribal gear. Here are some of the more common that [...]
The Traveler’s Wishlist for 2009
December 24, 2008 – 12:50 pm
With the new year a week away and Santa Claus visiting tonight, it’s time to create a travel wish list for 2009: Dear Santa, It’s been a great 2008. We like to think we were good travelers this year. We started a lot of good travel websites, met great travelers, participated in worthy causes, some [...]
Four Ways to Avoid Being a Tourist
September 11, 2008 – 3:48 pm
No one wants to be a “tourist.” Bermuda shorts, fanny pack, huge camera, giant map - you know the type. The target for thieves, scammers, and ridicule. Yet by the very nature of travel, we are all tourists. We are all strangers in a strange land. But I believe there is a “slight” difference between a tourist [...]