Comments on: Recommended Reads, March 7, 2010 http://solofriendly.com/recommended-reads-march-7-2010/ All You Need to Travel is YOU Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/recommended-reads-march-7-2010/#comment-953 SoloFriendly Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:38:59 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=4258#comment-953 You're welcome, Christine. I really enjoyed your post, mainly because I have had situations like that before (not via travel, necessarily) and I could really relate. You're welcome, Christine. I really enjoyed your post, mainly because I have had situations like that before (not via travel, necessarily) and I could really relate.

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/recommended-reads-march-7-2010/#comment-951 SoloFriendly Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:13:54 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=4258#comment-951 I totally agree, Michelle. Those city tours, especially, can be a great way to "get the lay of the land" when you first arrive in a new place. I totally agree, Michelle. Those city tours, especially, can be a great way to “get the lay of the land” when you first arrive in a new place.

]]> By: GRRRL TRAVELER http://solofriendly.com/recommended-reads-march-7-2010/#comment-950 GRRRL TRAVELER Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:10:49 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=4258#comment-950 Still hanging in there. Thanks for the mention Gray! Your review makes me laugh everytime I look at it. "... first you freak out." Glad I could entertain and uplift spirits. LOL. Still hanging in there. Thanks for the mention Gray! Your review makes me laugh everytime I look at it. “… first you freak out.” Glad I could entertain and uplift spirits. LOL.

]]> By: Michelle | Bleeding Espresso http://solofriendly.com/recommended-reads-march-7-2010/#comment-947 Michelle | Bleeding Espresso Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:43:44 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=4258#comment-947 I was once in Chicago for one full day and decided to take one of those three-hour bus tours. Sure I could've wandered around the city and would have loved doing that if I had more time there, but I definitely feel like I got more out of the quick trip with guidance and without having to worry about transportation etc. (that alone can take up a lot of your trip time if you don't know what you're doing). <br><br>I absolutely think tour groups, etc., have their place...it's up to each individual as to how they'd like to experience something :) Great post! I was once in Chicago for one full day and decided to take one of those three-hour bus tours. Sure I could've wandered around the city and would have loved doing that if I had more time there, but I definitely feel like I got more out of the quick trip with guidance and without having to worry about transportation etc. (that alone can take up a lot of your trip time if you don't know what you're doing).

I absolutely think tour groups, etc., have their place…it's up to each individual as to how they'd like to experience something :) Great post!

]]> By: Legal Nomads http://solofriendly.com/recommended-reads-march-7-2010/#comment-946 Legal Nomads Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:46:15 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=4258#comment-946 Thanks for the mention, Gray! It was quite a surprise to be telling the story of the Official Birdcrap Counter and have a bird crap on me at the very same time. Punctuation for the story, perhaps? I enjoyed the link roundup as well - thanks for posting! Thanks for the mention, Gray! It was quite a surprise to be telling the story of the Official Birdcrap Counter and have a bird crap on me at the very same time. Punctuation for the story, perhaps? I enjoyed the link roundup as well – thanks for posting!

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/recommended-reads-march-7-2010/#comment-944 SoloFriendly Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:33:00 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=4258#comment-944 Thank you, Lauren. I agree--both articles were well-written and sparked great conversation. Thank you, Lauren. I agree–both articles were well-written and sparked great conversation.

]]> By: Lauren B http://solofriendly.com/recommended-reads-march-7-2010/#comment-943 Lauren B Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:37:48 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=4258#comment-943 Thanks for posting this and bringing these pieces on tourism and cultural preservation to our attention. They are both excellent reads, as are the comments that follow them. I've been reading Sarah's blog for awhile now and really appreciate her point of view on tourism and cultural preservation and it's certainly provoked some new thought on this topic for me. I see both points of view, though, and think neither is the absolute last word - every action we take as travelers has an impact, and that impact can be positive and negative at the same time, for entirely different reasons. Thanks for posting this and bringing these pieces on tourism and cultural preservation to our attention. They are both excellent reads, as are the comments that follow them. I've been reading Sarah's blog for awhile now and really appreciate her point of view on tourism and cultural preservation and it's certainly provoked some new thought on this topic for me. I see both points of view, though, and think neither is the absolute last word – every action we take as travelers has an impact, and that impact can be positive and negative at the same time, for entirely different reasons.

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