Im making an assumption that at want point in your life youve been a tourist. Youve carried a map, a camera, maybe even had a tour guide. Youve traveled to different destinations, relaxed on remote beaches, climbed stairs in buildings you see on television. Youve done all of these things but some how when you get arrive home, all your left with is a short memory, and a few photographs.
Vacations are nice every once in a while, but it doesnt make sense to me why we will travel thousands of miles to sit in hotel rooms and watch movies, or lie on a pool deck and catch some rays. These are all things that we can do where we are from, I want you to think about being a traveler not a tourist. You want to soak in as much of the new country and culture that you can rather than bring as much of your culture to them. Its really quite simple. In one step you need to forget about your way of live, and adopt theirs.
Its simple things like the mindset that we have when we go abroad, and what we bring. Dont bring all of the things that we depend on in America. Bring what it is that you are going to need to survive and stay healthy during your visit. The more comforts you have,...