{"id":3016,"date":"2018-01-10T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daytripper28.com\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2023-07-30T07:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T12:58:34","slug":"to-be-a-wanderer-or-a-tourist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daytripper28.com\/to-be-a-wanderer-or-a-tourist\/","title":{"rendered":"To Be a Wanderer or a Tourist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Wanderer’s set out to find their own way. They avoided anything with the word tour in it. They don\u2019t want to be seen with \u2018those\u2019 people. You know the ones I\u2019m talking about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They hold up obnoxious maps and have a camera strapped to their necks. They may even resemble the people that raised you. These people stick out from a mile away and screamed gullibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Life of a Wanderer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In my teenage years, I vowed never to become one of those people. I didn\u2019t carry a camera unless it could fit in my purse. In those day\u2019s camera\u2019s were bulky things. I would leave the map in my car and study it before getting out, walking confidently around as I explored. I thought guidebooks were archaic things<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. They only had the tourist destinations anyway. I didn\u2019t see the point in purchasing them. If ‘tour’ were listed in the name, I would steer clear altogether. My goal was to not be a tourist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wasn\u2019t limited to the narrow field of vision form a camera lens, or worrying about getting the perfect shot. I would use my eyes and see it all. For once, I could just be there and take it all in. But what did I miss? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have very few pictures of those adventures. I saw a lot, but I didn\u2019t know what I was looking at. To me, it was just a building. A place where people worked or lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what was its past? What are the secrets hiding inside? I was so worried about that image of a wanderer that I missed out on the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Changed?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When I decided to take a trip to Hawaii, I finally broke down and got a guidebook. I wasn\u2019t sure when I would be there next. I wanted to know a little more about the island. I quickly found out how excellent guidebooks are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They showed me secrete beaches and blowholes that tourists never visit. We found a hike that took us to an epic waterfall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We even found out about the $5 cash only fee to enter the top of Diamond Head that they spring on you after you\u2019ve climbed 173 steps up the crater. After that, I was sold. Guidebooks are the way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Are Tourist Attractions Bad?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A thing becomes touristy for a bunch of different reasons, mostly because they are good. Word catches on, and now everyone wants to go there. Just because everyone knows that Caf\u00e9 Dumont sells the best beignets in NOLA, should we avoid it? Heck no, I want to see what all the fuss is about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s the reason my sister and I traveled to NY to see Niagara Falls. We even decided to take a trip down the base of the falls and stood under it. It was incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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