The 7 deadly sins of travel

My friend Goo · Nov 1st, 2009, 16:39

Nice article

http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09...of-travel.html

theyyamdancer · Nov 1st, 2009, 16:48

I'd like to add to this (great) list:

Map-unfolding in the street - why is this a crime? Is it so much fun to be hopelessly lost that we must pretend not to have a map in our pocket?

Nick-H · Nov 1st, 2009, 17:39

I love the Chinese Airport sign: Delayed due to some reasons

PeakXV · Nov 1st, 2009, 18:04

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You know the type – they don kimonos, saris or robes to go about their daily affairs, would never dream of eating a hamburger and cringe at the very notion of socialising with one of their countrymen. Plus, your fellow travellers will all agree that you look ridiculous.

Yup, I second this deadly transformation/sin & couldn't agree more.

...... I'll bet Lucy is an Im'er.

My friend Goo · Nov 1st, 2009, 20:08

I like number 7

I found alot of travelers are condescending towards other ways to travel than how they're traveling.

Another one wich could be added are the people who bring home too much culture. I guess we all do that, but keep it minimal, others may not enjoy a Bollywood movie as much as you do. And stop frowning when you order chai at the local coffe house and it doesn't taste like chai at all.

Nick-H · Nov 1st, 2009, 21:54

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people who bring home too much culture.

A friend once asked why I didn't use sari material for curtains. I pointd out that I lived and breathed India, even in London, in so many ways that I didn't need the furnishings!

capt_mahajan · Nov 1st, 2009, 22:00

8. Expecting things to be like they are at home.

Nick-H · Nov 1st, 2009, 22:04

If, when I travelled, I found things to be the same as they are at home, I'd go screaming mad!

PeakXV · Nov 1st, 2009, 22:18

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Originally Posted by My friend Goo

I like number 7

I found alot of travelers are condescending towards other ways to travel than how they're traveling.

When certain travellers develope that visible 'air' about them & start discerning/lecturing between/about how to dress, what to eat, where to sleep, means of transportation class & start flaunting their personal 'whose your daddy' guru/philosophies that in their opinion best approximates the 'Real India' experience - then they deserve the full double-barreled wrath of #7 indeed.

camelgirl · Nov 2nd, 2009, 01:31

That list was excellent & possibly should be put somewhere so we can easily find it to refer to when the need arises.

Sin #3 is one my hubbie & I have encountered quite often in the past, though not so often recently. After meeting such a person we actually used to say "they've been traveling too long" and the worst part was they didn't seem to belong anywhere anymore--too screwed up to go home & too angry, cynical & screwed up as travelers to enjoy where they were.

I never can find things here once they are no longer current.

I'm going to bookmark it anyway! I have a few people who would enjoy reading it. Not the ones who commit most of the 7 sins, however!

THANK YOU!

wonderwomanusa · Nov 2nd, 2009, 09:24

The worst of these I met last year was a brother and sister (Americans), who bragged about their low-cost Pushkar hotel room. I think it was so cheap because maybe it didn't have a shower ...

...their clothing was dirty, their feet were dirty, and the sister's fingernails appeared to have 3 months of black stuff embedded.

And they ate leftovers from others' plates ...

I ran into them twice ... and after that, turned my face the other way if I passed them on the street.

Sama · Nov 2nd, 2009, 11:52

good list but one of the best things was discovering this blog on that page

Nov 1st, 2009, 16:39	#1
My friend Goo The guy from La Bamba Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 255	The 7 deadly sins of travel Nice article http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09...of-travel.html __________________ Ofelia's world The world through the eyes of an infant

Nov 1st, 2009, 16:48	#2
theyyamdancer lost in Mechuka member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crete Posts: 4,426	I'd like to add to this (great) list: Map-unfolding in the street - why is this a crime? Is it so much fun to be hopelessly lost that we must pretend not to have a map in our pocket? __________________ "Wandering seemed no more than the happiness of an anxious man." - Albert Camus

Nov 2nd, 2009, 01:31	#10
camelgirl 10 year Visa okee dokee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Swannanoa NC usa Posts: 2,037	That list was excellent & possibly should be put somewhere so we can easily find it to refer to when the need arises. Sin #3 is one my hubbie & I have encountered quite often in the past, though not so often recently. After meeting such a person we actually used to say "they've been traveling too long" and the worst part was they didn't seem to belong anywhere anymore--too screwed up to go home & too angry, cynical & screwed up as travelers to enjoy where they were. I never can find things here once they are no longer current. I'm going to bookmark it anyway! I have a few people who would enjoy reading it. Not the ones who commit most of the 7 sins, however! THANK YOU! __________________ My selected India photos http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...r/7030/cat/500

Nov 2nd, 2009, 09:24	#11
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,261	Taking budget travel too seriously The worst of these I met last year was a brother and sister (Americans), who bragged about their low-cost Pushkar hotel room. I think it was so cheap because maybe it didn't have a shower ... ...their clothing was dirty, their feet were dirty, and the sister's fingernails appeared to have 3 months of black stuff embedded. And they ate leftovers from others' plates ... I ran into them twice ... and after that, turned my face the other way if I passed them on the street. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Nov 2nd, 2009, 11:52	#12
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,427	good list but one of the best things was discovering this blog on that page __________________ *MY INDIA, 2005-2008* "Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it." (Rumer Godden, 1975)

Nov 1st, 2009, 17:39	#3
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,203	I love the Chinese Airport sign: Delayed due to some reasons

Nov 1st, 2009, 20:08	#5
My friend Goo The guy from La Bamba Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 255	I like number 7 I found alot of travelers are condescending towards other ways to travel than how they're traveling. Another one wich could be added are the people who bring home too much culture. I guess we all do that, but keep it minimal, others may not enjoy a Bollywood movie as much as you do. And stop frowning when you order chai at the local coffe house and it doesn't taste like chai at all.

Nov 1st, 2009, 22:00	#7
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,606	8. Expecting things to be like they are at home. __________________ . Outside the machine

Nov 1st, 2009, 22:04	#8
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,203	If, when I travelled, I found things to be the same as they are at home, I'd go screaming mad!

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