Not a tourist. I agree with your sentiments on the term tourist. To me the term brings up the clueless, unadventurous and bland trips made by many during their limited time away from work. I have sympathy for them though, often an alternative has never even had time to occur to them, another sympton of todays corporate and consumer lifestyles.
The Antitourist is a combination of two travelers who have been on their merry way for over 40 years. The older we get the more we seem to be heading out; sometimes not very far and sometimes farther than good sense dictates. It is the Ham part that got this hair-brained idea to be a Travel Blogger. Mostly because his name really fits his personality. The Antitourist is limited to almost 100% stateside travel since their travel van does not float or fly. Some of the tales herein are from the past since we started blogging so late.... full info
Ali
Ali Watters
Not a tourist.
I agree with your sentiments on the term tourist. To me the term brings up the clueless, unadventurous and bland trips made by many during their limited time away from work. I have sympathy for them though, often an alternative has never even had time to occur to them, another sympton of todays corporate and consumer lifestyles.