Hello Tzui 😊
What's your bad habits for being a tourist or traveller?
I smoke more when I travel, expecially when I am in a country where there are inexpensive ciggies. When at home, I only smoke 2 to 3 per day. When travelling it can be 2 to 20 per day.
I have never been guilty of over packing. In fact, I may have done the opposite. In my early days of backpacking I took little care about staying warm and dry at night. I didnt even carry a sleeping bag, because I already thought my tent was taking up too much room in my bag. I spent a lot of not warm and not dry enough nights, before I discovered that even 20 year olds can have reprecusions, when they dont take care of their health.
In the early days, I also didnt try enough, to eat properly when I travelled. I never had weight problems because of it, but I think backpacking can be tiring and sometimes stressful, and backpackers should pay attention to what they eat, to stay fit and energetic for the whole trip and after it.
I slack, when it comes to making sure I have something to wear to keep the sun off me. It is very unwise to rely completely on suncream in the tropics.
Have you ever felt guilt or bad during travel?
Not really, unless I think I am stretching my finances too much, by going on too many trips. These days though, I often manage to put on the breaks, and consider all the things I will have to scrimp on at home, if I buy more than a sensible number of trips.
What did other tourists do that you think is really annoyed?
There isnt much about them that bugs me. They are doing what I love to do. I suppose, the thing I dont like these days is when they want me to join in all their activities and judge me if I dont. I just dont want to spend my travel days climbing up mountains, hiking through jungles..., and I dont want to drink all night every night either. Nothing wrong with doing nothing, as far as I am concerned - 'the art of doing nothing' is what those who see the point of it might call it.
Mel
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