Comments on: The Amateur Traveler Manifesto http://amateurtraveler.com/2009/11/03/the-amateur-traveler-manifesto/ The Amateur Traveler focuses on the best places to travel to. It covers everything from road trips to swimming with whales in Tonga. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, twice monthly video podcast and a blog. Mon, 21 May 2012 21:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Juanhttp://amateurtraveler.com/2009/11/03/the-amateur-traveler-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-155910 Juan Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:39:53 +0000 http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=3043#comment-155910 There is a certain saying for eco-travel that goes "take nothing, leave nothing". I believe the savvy traveller exploring new cultures should always strive to learn something and leave something behind. The most profound effect that a traveller can have on the world is to act as the emissary of her culture and find ways to create flow of knowledge and goods throughout all the places she visits. I strongly believe we are privileged to be able to travel the world and we should exercise that privilege with responsibility to find better ways for the world to grow as a global culture.Of course I would also add to your manifesto the most important part of travelling: talking about your travels (blogging) so others can find inspiration for their own journeys. There is a certain saying for eco-travel that goes “take nothing, leave nothing”. I believe the savvy traveller exploring new cultures should always strive to learn something and leave something behind. The most profound effect that a traveller can have on the world is to act as the emissary of her culture and find ways to create flow of knowledge and goods throughout all the places she visits. I strongly believe we are privileged to be able to travel the world and we should exercise that privilege with responsibility to find better ways for the world to grow as a global culture.

Of course I would also add to your manifesto the most important part of travelling: talking about your travels (blogging) so others can find inspiration for their own journeys.

]]> By: cynthiabhttp://amateurtraveler.com/2009/11/03/the-amateur-traveler-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-143217 cynthiab Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:07:02 +0000 http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=3043#comment-143217 Great list. I can vouch for number 6 "Get to the airport early". We had mishaps in San Francisco and Rome. I wish I would have asked locals what the worst scenario is for traffic in their city and planned for that scenario. Great list. I can vouch for number 6 “Get to the airport early”. We had mishaps in San Francisco and Rome. I wish I would have asked locals what the worst scenario is for traffic in their city and planned for that scenario.

]]> By: chris2xhttp://amateurtraveler.com/2009/11/03/the-amateur-traveler-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-143216 chris2x Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:42:12 +0000 http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=3043#comment-143216 I did not see a way to comment on yours Stephanie. I agree you don't have to speak a foreign language. But I do think it makes it more fun. :-) I did not see a way to comment on yours Stephanie. I agree you don’t have to speak a foreign language. But I do think it makes it more fun. :-)

]]> By: Stephaniehttp://amateurtraveler.com/2009/11/03/the-amateur-traveler-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-143215 Stephanie Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=3043#comment-143215 These are all great, i wrote a travel manifesto for my website as well: http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/about/ These are all great, i wrote a travel manifesto for my website as well: http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/about/

]]> By: Legal Nomadshttp://amateurtraveler.com/2009/11/03/the-amateur-traveler-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-143214 Legal Nomads Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:40:30 +0000 http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=3043#comment-143214 Great list, Chris. I agree with all of them. I'd add, as a corollary to your "learn constantly" bulletpoint, that it's always good to read up on the history of a place before you get there - even if it means reading about it on the bus to your destination. It adds a rich layer of appreciation to know how a particular country has grown within (or sometimes outside!) its borders and what went on in the years before you arrived.-Jodi Great list, Chris. I agree with all of them. I’d add, as a corollary to your “learn constantly” bulletpoint, that it’s always good to read up on the history of a place before you get there – even if it means reading about it on the bus to your destination. It adds a rich layer of appreciation to know how a particular country has grown within (or sometimes outside!) its borders and what went on in the years before you arrived.

-Jodi

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