Category: OPINION
Stop being afraid of these wrong travel hazards right now
Are you afraid of the wrong travel hazards? Many of you may be familiar with this. One prepares for a longer journey, or even an around the world trip and gets lots of good advice from relatives and acquaintances. Most of these might trigger the travel anxiety you already might have. Some of those warnings…
Are you a travel coward?
Before we can begin to answer this question, we have to clarify what a travel coward is. The following are a few examples. Feel free to add your own in the comments below: Years ago, someone whom I didn’t have a particularly high regard for, explained, that he was going to vacation in Thailand in…
Selfie stick – Dawn of civilisation or useful tool?
Ever since I saw the first selfie stick in use – which was in Tokyo at the Meiji Jingu Shrine – I can’t help, but wondering, if it is just another really practical tool or one more sign for the slow but certain collapse of human civilisation? Don’t these people want to make new friends…
Are travel guide books worth it?
Travel guide books such as Lonely Planet have been around for years, and despite the rise of the internet, they continue to be fairly popular for independent travellers. But are they worth having and using, versus the blogs and other resources available on the internet helping you to organise travel? Did you ever ask yourself…