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Old 08-16-2006, 05:19 PM   #21
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I like tourests they can provide jobs for travelers as english speaking tour guides
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Old 08-16-2006, 05:30 PM   #22
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Apologies for some of my spelling as it has been artrotious.

Lauran313 - Two week hoildays in the same resort are shit. I've been on a few with my parents, which I enjoyed because there was a few familes that always use to go together with kids the same age. But when I was old enough to go with my mates, uuuuuuuuggggghhhhhhhhh. Fucking horrible. Never again.

Done Spain. Done Germany. Done New Zealand. Done Singapore. Anyone else hate that expression?

I wrote a lot more to validate this point, but I re-read it and thought that people might take offensive, so I decided to delete it.



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Your spelling and grammer is worse than mine. Good point though. You must have to know about the place that you are guiding the people around though and also speak that countries language?

Have you any experience in being a tour guide?
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Old 08-16-2006, 05:37 PM   #23
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actually you really don't need to speak the language of the country if it's just a day tour.
No I don't personally have any experience but I met a girl in Berlin that was doing it... and she didn't speak German.

but you do have to know about the place of the tour, but with tourists it doesn't take much to impress them, they just want to know where they need to stand and get a picture of to impress their neighbors bob and jean, so you can learn everything you need to know pretty easily
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Old 08-16-2006, 05:46 PM   #24
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actually you really don't need to speak the language of the country if it's just a day tour.
No I don't personally have any experience but I met a girl in Berlin that was doing it... and she didn't speak German.

but you do have to know about the place of the tour, but with tourists it doesn't take much to impress them, they just want to know where they need to stand and get a picture of to impress their neighbors bob and jean, so you can learn everything you need to know pretty easily
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Thats why I hate tourists. Spot on.

Although, you don't make out that foreign tour guides are the Apostles of the travel world. Mabye its the tour guides that are turning the tourists into the equivalent of Frankensteins Monster........
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My last post doesn't make much sense too me. Sorry. Had a wee bit too drink last night.
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Old 08-17-2006, 05:02 AM   #26
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Personally Lauren, I don't see anything wrong with staying in one hotel for two weeks - we're always telling people to take their time and really experience the country. And there's nothing wrong with taking a couple of days to chill by the beach or pool or whatever. Personally, I'd go spare in beach resort type places, because one or two days by the pool is more than my annual limit, so when I go to places like Hawaii or Okinawa or whatever, I'd rather check out whatever cultural events or historical stuff or whatever. I guess what I'm saying is, just staying in one place doesn't automatically make you a resort-type tourist - if you go off and find stuff to do, and experience local life, you're still a travla in my opinion. All inclusives where you never leave the compound, well, that doesn't appeal at all. And going back every year to the same two places? What is that?

But, if someone gave me an all-expenses paid week in the Maldives, I'd take it in a heartbeat.

And we haven't come up with a definition that excludes us from the "tourist" monniker yet, have we?

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Old 08-17-2006, 07:31 AM   #27
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I've lived in hotels for years. it's the best cause you don't have to do anything. I even collect the hotel's E-keys. Last hotel I stayed for long term was over CT which was for like a month. I never had an issue there.
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Exactly! I don't think I know anyone personally who would turn that down.

I've never been all-inclusive, it doesn't appeal, because I like to go out and try the local restaurants etc. And I'm not one to stay around the pool forever either. I just think that sometimes it's nice to come back from a day trip to a nice comfy hotel room, and if you're not feeling up to much one day... hey presto, a lovely pool to lounge around by!
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