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"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
-Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken
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"The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist."
-Russell Baker, U.S. columnist and journalist
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"One day, you ought to go to a country where they don't speak English, and they don't even want to."
-Thornton Wilder, "Our Town"
MY TENETS OF TRAVEL a.k.a. Leavitt’s Laws:
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If you head off a tourist-filled pedestrian plaza and onto a small street (especially one leading to a lot of winding or small cobblestone streets), you are likely to see and experience things that are more interesting and genuine than on the tourist-filled pedestrian plaza.
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If you can recognize the name of a chain (fast food) restaurant in a foreign country, it’s not worth going inside and eating.
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One word/phrase (especially thank you) spoken in the local language is worth a thousand spoken in English.
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Don’t assume anything while traveling- there are always exceptions to every stereotype, assumption and an opinionated neighbor’s stilted opinion.
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If you can’t recognize something on a menu, that’s all the more reason to order it.
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The amount of time it takes to travel somewhere does not necessarily equal the amount of experiences you can have. In other words...there might be a whole new world you've never experienced in the next town, or even on the next street!
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Although the travel industry cites June-September as high season, the REAL travel season runs from January-December in both hemispheres, and on both sides of the equator.
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“Ich bin urlaubsreif”
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Intro, 52 reviews, 43 photos
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Chicago
Intro, 12 reviews, 18 photos
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Comments (25)
Happy, happy birthday Jon!
Happy Birthday from sunny California!
Hope you're having a great Birthday. What a gorgeous shot of the clouds. Wow, very majestic. Nice shot.
Greetings from Montreal, wishing you many blessings on your special day and always, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! CHEERS! Donna :)
Happy Birthday Capricorn! :)
Birthday greetings from HK! Wishing you a fantastic year ahead :-)
hello, my dear:-) wish you a happy birthday and a great time. don´t party too much. lots of love, luck, happiness and joy may accompany your life. big hug! ralph from germany
Happy birthday Jon! I'm leaving for Edinburgh/London tomorrow and wanted to make sure I didn't forget :-)
I like your rules. Having a VT meeting Saturday March 5 here in the city.
Happy birthday greetings from Scotland
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