Comments on: What is authentic travel? http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/09/what-is-authentic-travel/ Authentic travel in Europe on a modest budget Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:23:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kango to Uptake - How important is your travel buisness name? : Tips from the T-List http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/09/what-is-authentic-travel/#comment-134282 Kango to Uptake - How important is your travel buisness name? : Tips from the T-List Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:23:06 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/09/what-is-authentic-travel/#comment-134282 [...] does have some connotations of being more expensive which is contrary to my strapline of “authentic travel in Europe on a modest [...] [...] does have some connotations of being more expensive which is contrary to my strapline of “authentic travel in Europe on a modest [...]

]]> By: karen http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/09/what-is-authentic-travel/#comment-113049 karen Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:35:01 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/09/what-is-authentic-travel/#comment-113049 Kyle, I agree that you are generally viewed as another number, another dollar in the popular tourist areas. I remember visiting the Vatican where there was such a flow of visitors that you couldn't stop to look at something of interest to you as you were swept along by the crowd. Kyle, I agree that you are generally viewed as another number, another dollar in the popular tourist areas. I remember visiting the Vatican where there was such a flow of visitors that you couldn’t stop to look at something of interest to you as you were swept along by the crowd.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/09/what-is-authentic-travel/#comment-112884 Kyle Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:25:18 +0000 http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/09/what-is-authentic-travel/#comment-112884 For me, authentic travel is about an unique experience and this can be a packaged holiday with a twist or a self-made holiday, or taking advantage of travels with work. Currently, I'm in Cambodia, and in a frontier-style town of Battambang in the west, near the Thai border. Going away from the usual touristy areas gets you a personal experience, people are more attentive and curious and therefore more willing to help you explore the area than a tourist hotspot where a visitor is just another number, another dollar. For me, authentic travel is about an unique experience and this can be a packaged holiday with a twist or a self-made holiday, or taking advantage of travels with work.

Currently, I’m in Cambodia, and in a frontier-style town of Battambang in the west, near the Thai border. Going away from the usual touristy areas gets you a personal experience, people are more attentive and curious and therefore more willing to help you explore the area than a tourist hotspot where a visitor is just another number, another dollar.

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