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 Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:18 pm
I think I'm the only person who has zero interest in visiting Hawaii, Bermuda, insert-island-name-here, etc. emo
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:53 pm
I'm not interested in Hawaiʻi because it's an island "paradise" or for any touristy reason like that. I'm interested in it because I'm in love with it's geology. It could be plague-torn warzone and I'd still want to go there.
Not many places in the United States where you can safely witness the birth and death of earth itself...
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:28 pm
Plague-torn warzone sounds a bit extreme for a place you'd want to visit, no? xd I get your point though. <3
But yeah, the large majority of people I know want to go to a tropical island because "omg the beaches and sun." Funny thing is, I live in Rhode Island, nearly next to a whole load of beaches that all have lots of sun. My mother's a good candidate for this island fantasy. Every time the topic of vacation comes up (something we've never done, btw), she always says that unless it's a vacation to bermuda, she doesn't want to go at all.
I dunno why anybody would want to go to a beach for a vacation. You lay down on nasty feeling sand and burn all day. confused I'd rather go someplace fun and educational and actually do things, see sights, etc.
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:10 pm
I despise tourist culture. I hate people who disrespect places, treating them like playgrounds to be trampled for their amusement. I hate people who trash up beautiful places like national parks, thinking that someone hired will just come along and clean up their messes for them after they left. I hate people who get angry because hiking trails aren't paved and every cliff edge doesn't have a guard rail installed. I hate people who get sue-happy when they get hurt, because they think just because the government owns the land that it must be child-proofed and they can go wherever they want without having to think.
I especially hate people who disrespect the indigenous peoples of the land they're "touring" on, treating them like lesser people or like lowly costumed employees of some amusement park. I hate people who act disrespectful in sacred places or make jokes at the expense of native culture, being ignorant or not of the fact that these beliefs are these peoples religion (or at least the religion of their grandparents and ancestors).
I know that not all tourists act like that, but the word "tourist" just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I call myself a "traveler" because that's what I do. I don't tour, I observe in the most respectful way possible.
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:10 am
Miri, a better term for that type of person would be "typical American" surprised Sad to say, but that's how I feel typical Americans are xd
America needs more respectful people emo
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:36 am
here is a Zip file of my trip through the Star Wars exhibit. The camera was being very fussy I think it may have a short circuit but we finally got some non blurry pictures. To bad we could not get the movies to work for the build your own working R2-D2 like robots. Enjoy!
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:37 am
Unknown Variable I think I'm the only person who has zero interest in visiting Hawaii, Bermuda, insert-island-name-here, etc. emo Even Japan?
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:11 am
Anyone know why profiles keep going down?
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:23 am
Care_e xd if anyone wants to visit, just let me know! we have a room that is completely empty that we will eventually put a bed or futon on it.. but right now, its not being used at all I call the huge closet X'D!!! LOL
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:26 am
Lucca Ashtear Very steampunk, Bridgey! I like it. Thanks sweetie :3 I wanted to be Alex's engineer for a future airship I plan to hijack for us 8'D! LOL
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:44 am
I've seen rude tourists from other places besides America. After all, I grew up with Niagara Falls in my backyard.
Most touristy rudeness comes from people expecting that, because this is their relaxing vacation that they're paying for, other people must cater to them. They only see popular vacation spots such as Hawaiʻi as vacation spots, not really understanding that these places are also peoples homelands.
I remember going down to Havasu Villiage in the Grand Canyon and seeing all these signs warning tourists not to trespass on certain land. A lot of people have died and hurt themselves from jumping off of waterfalls or walking on unstable land above cliffs. Regardless, people still disobey the signs because it goes against their idea of a "perfect" canyon vacation with cliff/waterfall diving. The same thing happens at Yellowstone, where people burn themselves because they thought they could bathe in the hot springs so ignore the warning signs saying to keep out of the pools.
The saddest thing is the Havasu Village graveyard, where they had to erect a fence and put up signs telling tourists not to go in. In the past, tourists used to trample the place and steal pieces of graves and offerings to keep as souvenirs. Just because the Havasu are native Americans and they think that the graves are "exotic" and somehow valuable as artifacts. Even with the fence up, tourists would go up to the fence and take pictures through the chain links.
It's okay to want a relaxing vacation, but to be a good vacationer, you have to remember that being on land that is not your own is a privilege, regardless of how much you paid to go there, and that you have to follow the rules and stay within the boundaries of those so kind to allow you to be on that land in the first place.
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:05 am
I totally agree Miri.
The only thing you mentioned that I semi dont agree with is the handrails.
I was hiking in Blue Rock State(?) park it's part of the Appalachian trail well we got to the top and were heading down into a cave and I was terrified of falling off the edge because to get to the cave you had to go over parts that come very close to the edge and it's a place that is allowed to be hiked and climbed on. I would have preferred some sort of safety gear or railing just in case I slipped.
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:05 pm
I just want to visit the Greek Isles. x3
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:50 pm
The thing about hiking trails is that you have to judge your own abilities. If you're afraid that you'll slip and fall, then maybe it's not a good idea for you to hike down that trail.
If they install a handrail, then people will be less careful and are more likely to get hurt.
I've seen people be ridiculously casual at the edge of the Grand Canyon just because a small guard rail was installed. The ground was icy and their was a gap where someone could easily slip under if they slipped on the ice, but people were still goofing around and taking pictures where they pretended to be falling...
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:25 pm
Unknown Variable Plague-torn warzone sounds a bit extreme for a place you'd want to visit, no? xd I get your point though. <3 But yeah, the large majority of people I know want to go to a tropical island because "omg the beaches and sun." Funny thing is, I live in Rhode Island, nearly next to a whole load of beaches that all have lots of sun. My mother's a good candidate for this island fantasy. Every time the topic of vacation comes up (something we've never done, btw), she always says that unless it's a vacation to bermuda, she doesn't want to go at all. I dunno why anybody would want to go to a beach for a vacation. You lay down on nasty feeling sand and burn all day. confused I'd rather go someplace fun and educational and actually do things, see sights, etc.
XD,
Sun + beaches = sunburn + more attacks by my dermatologist = DO NOT WANT.
I would much rather go to places like that to see things that I cant see where I live.
I was always scared of the edge at the Grand Canyon, I refused to go anywhere near it.
*is STILL waiting to see where she'll be heading next spring break*
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