How We Travel

Tourists versus travellers: refreshing takes on the (often ho-hum) debate

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“Tourists expect toilet paper — travelers carry their own (with the carton roll removed and pressed flat),” responds Craig from TravelVice to Eric’s question to travel bloggers (including myself) at TravelBlogs.com: what is the difference between tourists and travellers? Eric’s motivation? “It’s one of those quintessential questions among travellers (or should I say tourists?), popping … Read more about Tourists versus travellers: refreshing takes on the (often ho-hum) debate

The vanity portraits of today’s young ego-trippers. The focus? Forget about the journey or the destination. It’s them, themselves and their friends.

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For me, travel has always been about the destination and the journey: there and getting there. And then once there it’s about the culture and people as much as the place. But I’m wondering how important either are to today’s youngest travellers, those in their late teens to very early twenties. Driving along the Great … Read more about The vanity portraits of today’s young ego-trippers. The focus? Forget about the journey or the destination. It’s them, themselves and their friends.