I wanted to share with you some more reflections from readers on disappointment on the road that I found insightful. These philosophical responses came in reply to my call for suggestions on how to avoid disappointment when travelling (which in turn was inspired by Eric’s post on TravelBlogs.com) and I’ll post those tips next. * … Read more about Avoiding disappointment on the road: reflections from travellers like you
Here’s my response to an invitation from Eric over at TravelBlogs.com to reflect upon disappointment on the road: “Giza’s pyramids were smaller than I’d imagined and their suburban location a surprise, Paris’ Eiffel Tower was little more than an elegant oversized transmission tower, Victoria’s Twelve Apostles tinier than I remembered, and, there weren’t even twelve … Read more about Disappointment on the road: how I attempt to avoid it
“Expectation is a dangerous thing. The higher the expectations, the greater the chance they’ll be dashed,” writes Eric over at TravelBlogs.com, “But when it does happen, know this: it happens to many travellers.” To prove his point, Eric rounded up 19 travel bloggers (including myself) and asked them to share their thoughts on ‘Disappointment: when … Read more about Disappointment on the road: When places don’t live up to your expectations
A travel story ‘Sydney Beyond the cliches: Hidden Gems’ is so not full of ‘hidden gems’ and is so completely full of cliches that I couldn’t resist that little nod to American 80’s humor (I just love that scene in the satirical mockumentary Borat where he’s mislearning how to be funny). But what else would … Read more about Sydney beyond the cliches and hidden gems – not!
“Blogging has exploded over the past few years, opening the door to endless opportunities. A number of bloggers have been able to have professional writing careers, quit their desk jobs to travel the world, or prolong that backpacking trip indefinitely,” writes Gennaro at Enduring Wanderlust in his latest post Road Warriors: Bloggers in Motion, looking … Read more about Road Warriors: Bloggers in Motion – travel challenges revealed at Enduring Wanderlust