May 30, 2007
More Great Truths of Travel
In a previous post, I began expounding what I regard as the great, eternal Truths of travel (sound the trumpet) -- and I listed three of them. Here are three more:
4) Listening with an open mind to people at the destination is a key to greater understanding, an exceptional reward of travel. Smart tourists welcome the chance to encounter viewpoints or lifestyles totally different from theirs', and find that such encounters are among the great adventures of life. Above all, the smart American tourist avoids making speeches or delivering comparisons to our own life at home.
5) The smartest travel decision is to vacation in off-season periods. It is an exquisite experience to view the Mona Lisa when you alone are standing before her, to attend the Opera in Sydney when only residents are in the audience, to roam through countless other venues when the tourists have fled and life has returned to normal.
6) When undecided about your next vacation destination, choose from among those countries or cities whose currency remains weak against the U.S. dollar. It is always especially enjoyable to vacation in places - Bangkok, Bali, Bulgaria, Buenos Aires, are currently among them -- where everything is priced at less than we are normally accustomed to spend. It is always pleasant to banish the thought of expense from our travel thoughts, to enjoy the relaxation that's brought about by the knowledge that the bill you are about to receive is half as much as you would normally expect.
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4) Listening with an open mind to people at the destination is a key to greater understanding, an exceptional reward of travel. Smart tourists welcome the chance to encounter viewpoints or lifestyles totally different from theirs', and find that such encounters are among the great adventures of life. Above all, the smart American tourist avoids making speeches or delivering comparisons to our own life at home.
5) The smartest travel decision is to vacation in off-season periods. It is an exquisite experience to view the Mona Lisa when you alone are standing before her, to attend the Opera in Sydney when only residents are in the audience, to roam through countless other venues when the tourists have fled and life has returned to normal.
6) When undecided about your next vacation destination, choose from among those countries or cities whose currency remains weak against the U.S. dollar. It is always especially enjoyable to vacation in places - Bangkok, Bali, Bulgaria, Buenos Aires, are currently among them -- where everything is priced at less than we are normally accustomed to spend. It is always pleasant to banish the thought of expense from our travel thoughts, to enjoy the relaxation that's brought about by the knowledge that the bill you are about to receive is half as much as you would normally expect.
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