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Going From Backpacker To Tourist In Only A Few Steps

Do yourself a favour and read this article on Brave New Traveler.

Written by Aussie traveller, Nicholas Bowditch, it’s a tongue-in-cheek guide to going ‘From Traveler To Tourist In 5 Easy Steps‘, starting with ditching the ‘crappy old backpack’ (and replacing it with a ‘smart little bag that rolls on wheels’ and finding a whole lot more ‘$$$’.

Since I’ll no longer stay at places like the hostel in Chichicastenango that charged me .80 cents (US) for the night, I’m going to need more cash – lots of it. When you add in the private transfers from the airport to the hotel, mini-bar costs, tips to private tour guides and so on, it really starts to add up.

It’s ironic in intent – of course he doesn’t really want to become a tourist – but the way he puts it will make any intrepid backpack-toting traveller laugh and nod knowingly.

Will I miss anything from my hobo-traveler days?

No… I will be deliriously happy reclining by my massive pool, in my massive hotel complex, sipping ridiculously expensive cocktails served to me by my massively underpaid and exploited waitress. I won’t ever need to think about what’s going on outside the fortified walls.

Read it!

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