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Originally Posted by Rebaseonu
That is quite bold statement!  : |
That would be because I have developed a very strong opinion on it. What exactly would be the point responding if my opinion was vague and less than developed??
As other posters have noted, as soon as you check into a hotel from the LP, you will surrounded by german, dutch, english, australian, kiwi, canadian and american gap year students and backpackers. Whats the point going to mongolia / peru / pakistan to bump into that?
Maybe if you are travelling solo on the bike and you want to go to place where you know you can have a few drinks with some single western female backpackers?? I suppose thats a reason.
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Originally Posted by Rebaseonu
What's next? People who use maps are all sheep?  |
Who said anything about maps? I was talking about books that steer people into the same a tiny handful of restaurants and hotels, and then give them the impression that they are "independent". In particular I was criticising the "backpacker" crowd, who treat these books like bibles.
Where did you get maps from???
At the end of the day, the reality is that the more you use guide books, the less you interact with locals. And as I said before, my view is that its the interactions with the locals that make the trip and the trip's memories.
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