Awhile back I wrote a tongue in cheek post about Tourists and how to Spot them. So to be fair I now present you with Travel bloggersand how to spot them
- If they can tell you the best coffee shops on every continent, yes there is one in Antarctica. They might be a travel blogger.
- If you ask someone where they are headed and you hear “What day is it?” They might be a travel blogger.
- If you try to impress someone by telling them you are vacationing in the small Italian village of San Benedetto, and they in turn tell you the best place to get a good meal, and then add “Tell Marco I sent you”. They might be a travel blogger.
- If they have the Frankfurt to Geneva train schedule memorized. They might be a travel blogger.
- If you see the same person every morning in the lobby uploading photos from their camera and pounding the computer keys frantically. They might be a travel blogger.
- If it appears they exhibit Savant syndrome when it comes to calculating the Euro into Singapore Dollars or the Maldives Rufiya into Botswana Pula. They might be a travel blogger.
- If you happen to be relaxing at an outdoor café on a Tuesday and hear the person next to you yell “Damn Fail Whale!”. They might be a travel blogger ( See twitter #TTOT)
- If it takes the Customs official 5 minutes to find a place to stamp their passport. They might be a travel blogger.
- If they have more frequent flier accounts than credit card accounts. They might be a travel blogger.
- If they can not only recite the name but show photos of festivals in more than 5 countries. They might be a travel blogger.
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Feel free to comment and add some more of your own.
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Hahaha awesome article! #8 and #9 are so true. I was so upset when my old passport was stole about 6 months ago — I was trying to fill all the pages before it expired. Now I am re-starting with a clean one…
Yeah I am guilty too
This is high-larious! I’m not there… yet
Thanks for stopping by, I fit a few of them myself.
If they include the phrase “free wi-fi” in every internet search for hotels and restaurants, they might be a travel blogger.
(Hilarious post, btw)
Too funny, I laughed so hard reading these!! I especially love the scene in the lobby, that’s been me so many times.
Thanks for visiting Dayna, I fit a few of those myself.
still smiling even if i have finished reading this honest and hilarious article! LOL! despite the number of camera-whoring individuals in my country, there are times I doubt if they are real bloggers. great post! thanks to theholidaze that I found this site
Glad you enjoyed it. I thought since I wrote an article about how to spot tourists then it was only fair. Stop back by again.
If you see somebody photographing restaurant menus; road signs or opening times of a tourist attraction, they are probably a Travel Blogger!
I take two types of photo’s on my trip, blog photographs and info-capture photographs – a much easier way than writing down notes.
Not only menus but bring out all the photo gear to include tripod to take a shot of the dessert.