The tourist versus the traveler

by Trippy Tracy

Who could argue with the legendary Mark Twain? Here's what the famed wanderer had to say about travel's significance: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely ...read more

by Margaret Mair

G. K. Chesterton said "The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see." And what the lady saw when she looked out of the bus and into our car was, as she proclaimed loudly to all her friends,...read more

by Carmen Henesy

Anyone can be a tourist. One has only to sit at his computer, click on an internet site and book a trip. It can happen in a matter or minutes. Just as quickly, people stop at a travel agent and, hurriedly, plan their an...read more

by Stacy Wong

The real distinction between the "tourist" and the "traveller" lies between those who leave their assumptions at home, and those who don't. Travelling entails an exchange of cultures between the locals and the foreigner...read more

by Shane Dayton

As someone who loves to travel, I know there is a huge difference between being a tourist and being a traveler. To me, a tourist is someone who is content spending short times at sites everyone else tells them are "must s...read more

by A Bergs

The Problem With Traveling As travelers, we enjoy a unique perspective of the world. Witnessing foreign cultures affords us new insights into our own respective cultures. Visiting famous landmarks allows us to better un...read more

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by Euskadi

The Festival of San Fermin-Tourist or Traveler? It's been almost ten years since I traveled across the Atlantic with my brother Juan and our good friend Carmelo to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. It seems like i...read more

by Dany Lytzen

The real difference between the "tourist" and the "traveler" is R.E.S.P.E.C.T.. Respect for the culture and language of another country is the singular most important asset the traveler possesses and the tourist lacks. ...read more