Tag Archives: travelers

The Top Travel Tweeters

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 Type of Backpacker Are You?

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

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, meet great travelers, participated in good causes, some companies went [...]


Four Ways to Avoid Being a Tourist

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. Yet I believe there is a difference between a tourist and traveler. A traveler immerses themselves in a [...]


Another reason to love Traveling

I recently opened up my inbox to find this: “Hi Matt, I see you’re planning a trip to England in July – if you like to come west to Bristol, do let me know – I’d be happy to host you for a couple of days, show you Bristol & point you in the right direction [...]