I’m not a tourist…
Because I wanna enjoy myself to the max.
Because I hate paying more for less.
Because I prefer to pass than settle for the mass and crass.
Because I choose to DO not just SEE.
Because I like having thought-provoking chats with locals.
Because I want to live unique and meorable experiences.
The half-dozen reasons cited above are what I usually tell people whenever they ask me why I’m not a tourist nor care to be. No doubt, I could come up with many more. Recently, an eclectic group of friends and Erasmus students destined in San Sebastian got together. Drinking one beer and another, we posed the question: Why aren’t you a tourist?
Following is a short video with some of their replies:
There are tons of reasons for not wanting to be a tourist, what’s yours?
Guanzotx
May 31, 2010
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No soy un turista…
Porque no viajo del punto A directamente al punto B sino que disfruto del camino.
Porque no lleno mi cámara con instantáneas de postales.
Porque no siempre pernocto en el lugar de destino.
Porque me gusta adaptarme al entorno que visito.
Porque soy trourist_a.
Europe Budget Travel
June 23, 2010
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Thanks, this is a great post! I have always considered myself not to be a tourist and prefered the word traveller. But TROURIST is the perfect word.
Carlos
June 23, 2010
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Nobody wants to be a tourists and everybody hates them. Even terrorits have more sympatizers…
Imanol Abad
June 24, 2010
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As I read once “If it’s tourist season, why can’t we kill them?” I’m just kidding, of course : )