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By Cari, on April 11th, 2007%
Sightseeing can’t compete with miracle of everyday lives, it really can’t. That’s some of what I tried to get across in my previous post on the topic of tourism v. travel. The Lost Globe cautions against the anti-tourist
He misses the worlds best attractions because there are to many tourists there and the location has lost it’s authenticity.
and I agree with that sentiment. The anti-tourist is so busy ‘traveling’ that s/he doesn’t see the world that unfolds around them. I think there’s something to be said for avoiding tourist traps which can be disappointing, but you can see a touristed destination while still . . . → Keep Going: Tourist/Traveler: Redux
By Cari, on April 10th, 2007%
Generations of visitors, including writers such as Dickens and Tennyson, have traveled to Tintagel to see the place reputed to be a cornerstone of the Arthurian legend. For today’s visitors, its natural splendor may be just as rewarding.: King Arthur’s legend lives on at Tintagel
Was doing my routine browse of CNN.com this morning to see what’s going on in the world since my news exposure is limited to that and 1010Wins reports on my drive to school and that article caught my attention.
The only physical association I’d ever made with Arthur/Avalon/Camelot was Glastonbury Tor even though Tintagel is said to be . . . → Keep Going: Travel: Legends
By Cari, on April 6th, 2007%
Last Sunday I was halfway through the book but as happens most weeks, especially this one when I had to go down to NYU x4, there was no time for reading. As a result, I finished the book this afternoon at the gym. It was definitely a journal as I went type of book because I was afraid of losing some of my thoughts. Some times I hate that, I have good thoughts while reading but then when I go to discuss, I draw a blank.
I expected to like it, both from some reviews I read and from others’ journals, . . . → Keep Going: Knockabout Girl: Review
By Cari, on April 4th, 2007%
Last year, Glenn Dunlap started Big League Tours, a baseball-specific tour operator offering not only tickets, but also behind-the-scenes tours of stadiums and a chance to meet former major leaguers. – All the World’s a Road Game
For as much as I love baseball, and I do, I haven’t seen nearly enough stadiums. THTRB is my home base and I’ve seen many games there and more than a few at Shea as well. I’ve also seen games at Dolphin Stadium, which was then ProPlayer and been to Cooperstown. I’ve been to, but haven’t seen games at: Dodger Stadium, Tropicana Field, Candlestick Park . . . → Keep Going: Now this would be my kind of tour
By Cari, on March 29th, 2007%
As is becoming more and more common lately, Timen at in my All Stars and I seem to be sharing a brain cell. This time, it seems to be about the distinction between a tourist and a traveler.
I looked at this distinction as a part of my research paper, and while it applies in some circumstances, it’s less applicable in others. When both are traveling for a short period of time, I don’t think there’s much of a distinction. Neither is getting much of an understanding of the host environment, its culture or the people. It’s what I prefer to call . . . → Keep Going: Tourist/Traveler and Experiential Travelling
By Cari, on March 14th, 2007%
The Pros and Cons of Working Abroad (via Backpackers’ Travel Blog).
Now this isn’t a topic I know anything about When I was in high school and college I said that my dream was to live and work abroad. I’ll never forget when a student told me, during my first time in Japan, “You need a new dream, you did that one.”* Of course I knew I was living and working in Japan, but it hadn’t really hit me-if that makes sense. While I enjoy the occasional quickie vacation that’s just that, a vacation, I tend to want to travel . . . → Keep Going: Working Abroad
By Cari, on March 11th, 2007%
Well I didn’t finish it, but I finally got around to writing my review of it. I’m deliberately leaving it unfinished for reasons far too complicated to explain. That has to be one of the most disjointed reviews I’ve ever written, but the book itself wasn’t very cohesive. It’s what I deserve I suppose for going page by page through my (messy!) notes from January when I started the book. I’d like to say I’m going to have a lot of time to read on the Civil War for my class project, but I doubt that’s going . . . → Keep Going: Civil War Readings
By Cari, on March 8th, 2007%
Travel has evolved over time, so it’s only natural to assume that backpacking would evolve as well. While there will always be questions raised by the purists as to whether a true backpacker would carry a laptop, it is possible that flashpacking and the newer glamping are here to stay.
Me? I’m definitely a jetrosexual! At least a budget one.
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By Cari, on February 26th, 2007%
I’d been aware of the campaign to elect seven new wonders, but in the last week or so I’ve heard a lot more about it. It first came up on Thursday night’s reception when the Minister and Ambassador were talking about Olduvai George and the NgoroNgoro Crater. This is not one of the sites officially being considered for the honour, but it is well regarded as a World Heritage Site.
In connection with the official campaign, the Japan booth at the NYT Travel Show was heavily promoting Kiyomizudera. A worthy candidate, even apart from my love of Japan. it’s a site with . . . → Keep Going: New Seven Wonders
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