How Generic Can You Be?

in #travel8 years ago (edited)

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Major tourist attraction - CHECK!

Starbucks takeaway with the name spelled wrong - CHECK!

Taking a picture of the whole lot - CHECK!

Upload it to social media of choice to make fake friends jealous - CHECK!


How many of these pictures do you think get uploaded to Instagram on the daily? Hundreds, thousands maybe? I think this is one of the most boring and basic ass bitch things to do, ever. Nobody cares that you drink a name brand coffee on a touristy area and take a bad picture of it. Don't waste your, and my, time on uploading this shit to Instagram. I loose a few brain cells every time I see something like this, especially with hashtags blessed, livelaughtlove and thisisthelife.

You say you looove traveling and that it is your hobby, but why do you travel if you mainly visit chain restaurants, that you can also find in your hometown? Isn't the point in traveling to see new places, taste new things and experience a culture different from yours? Okay, I admit that Starbucks has good coffee, or at least it tastes like any other Latte to me, but I don't give a shit where I buy the coffee and what does it say on the cup.

There is a reason why some areas are swarmed with tourist, and why you should go there. They are often historically important places and the view is really great, but is it fun to stand in line, pay for the view and elbow your way to the edge to take one picture? I hate places like this, and try to stay clear of the most popular areas. The funniest thing is that most often you only have to walk around one corner or little passageway off the side of the touristy area and you'll find a view just as good and you get to enjoy it in peace.

I'm so glad that I'm travelling with @escapist, because we both try to find the coolest places to visit and see, that DO NOT involve other people.

Ps. there is no Starbucks where I live so this is exotic to me ;)

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This is the first time I haven't considered flagging for this...funny.

Thank you for your restraint :)

I'm with you, when I travel, it's to some Old World capitol with an old town at the center with winding streets with signs in a language I can't read, and you walk into a bakery or coffee haus or gellatari (ice cream) and you point to what you want.
I remember a time at a beer garden in munich where I didn't change my money yet, and the owner served me anyway and said to come back later when i can pay.
I never hopped on a tourist bus in my life.

I like you better with every post of yours I read,

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Yes yes yes, always heading to the old towns and little streets! The new areas bore me to death, I only go there if I need to do some clothing shopping or something like that.

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Happy travelling @eveuncovered

que maravillas se ven en steemit, éxito

Que? Habla no Espagnol.

If I were you, I would be happy for not spelling my name like iv

#lucky #blessed #dontflagmepleasethisisjustajoke #angel #iv

What would be wrong with Iv? :P

it is even farther away from your actual name, but if you like it, I guess you can fix that :))

IV would make you fourth. Fuck that, go for I instead, that makes you first in everything!

Haha good one! 😝

No one will comment at the half-hearted attempt of the cashier to draw a smiley face, that ended up looking like a stoned Nike symbol?

True! I thought it was a "check" sign. But you are right, It is a half -smiley face.

Aren’t baristas always stoned so it makes sense right?

hahaha even the part where you call starbucks... exotic... haha

c'mon Eve, how basic can you get?!

Haha but it’s true! 😝

Did they write "Ire" on your coffee? Are you mad about it?

I think it’s Ive, so close enough 😁

You totally missed that was a joke, didn't you?