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6 Ways To Be More Than A Tourist

6 Ways To Be More Than A Tourist

A camera-clicking, guidebook toting, brash, rude tourist no one wants to end up like that

, right? So, if you want to really experience another culture and get the most from your travels, its time to be more than a tourist. Heres how:

1. Get a job

The best way to really experience another country and move from strange short-term visitor to long-term resident is to get a job abroad. In a few short months, youll go from outsider to the person who knows all the coolest spots in town and (almost) never gets ripped off at the market.

While getting a job abroad might sound daunting, its actually pretty simple. Due to the worldwide demand for certified TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) teachers, any fluent English speaker can get a TEFL certificate and start teaching overseas. Want to find out how? Download a free copy of TEFL Uncovered: How to Teach Your Way Abroad with TEFL to get the lowdown.6 Ways To Be More Than A Tourist


2. Chuck your guidebook in the bin

If youre after a quick laugh, go down to your local bookstore and read the guidebook entry for your hometown. Hilarious isnt it? Youd never in a million years take a visitor to THAT bar, right? Due to the lapse in time from writing to publication, thats what almost every single guidebook is like: out of date, out of fashion and out of touch. If you really want to know wheres good to go, chuck the guide book and get chatting to the locals youll soon find yourself enjoying the places tourists just dont know are there.

3. Stay with a local family, not in a hotel

If you want to learn about peoples day-to-day lives, sample the local cuisine and support local businesses, rather than soulless hotel chains, staying with a homestay family is the way to go. In return for a small fee, youll get food and a room in a local familys house, giving you the chance to get a privileged glimpse inside family life.

4. Learn some of the language

Theres nothing worse than the tourist who expects EVERYONE to speak English, and uses the age-old trick of talking slowly and LOUDLY to anyone who doesnt. If you really want to interact with others, not to mention be respectful of the local culture, its worth learning at least a few words of the lingo. Itll make people more receptive and friendly, meaning you have a better time abroad.

5. Ditch your camera

While taking snapshots so you can relive the magical memories (and use them to brag to your friends on Facebook) is good, sometimes leaving the camera in your bag and really taking in your surroundings is even better. That way, youll really be experiencing the sights, sounds and smells around you, rather than seeing the world from behind a tiny LCD screen.

6. Eat and shop local

In cities all around the world, you see tourists whove flown half way around the globe to eat McDonalds burgers and sip Starbucks coffee why?!! Aside from tiny regional differences, a McDonalds is a McDonalds. Live a little hit the local food markets, ask people which restaurants are good, sample the street food. Not only will you broaden your horizons, your money will be staying in the country youre in, rather than flowing back to American mega-corporations.

What do you think? Are you a tourist, or more than tourist?

by: Emma Foers
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