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Thursday, September 25, 2008

5 Things I Hate About Travel

Hello!
I got back from Bartin. But before I tell you about Bartin, I want to make a list about 5 things that I hate when I travel. I could write more but I think 5 is enough :) Sometimes I get very angry but sometimes I just laugh.
Here they are :)
1- Government people who dont know anything about their area. They dont know its culture, history, art works, hand crafts etc... or dont care about them. They get a confused face when you tell them that you want to write a story about last craftsmen who work on copper.
2- Government people who have a lot of time to waste and waste yours along with theirs. When you meet them to get information, they tell you to no rush and keeps on casual talk while you ask about the area. It takes hours to get out of the room. (Once one read us a poem :))
3- Local guides who aren't qualified but think they know everything. They think you absolutly have no idea about the area, you hadn't search information and they keep talking about the things you already know. Funny thing is that, sometimes they are wrong! They give you wrong information about mythology, history etc. They waste your time to give you "presentation" which you are not interested.
4- Guides, government people or local tourism volunteers. They usually are interested in tourism and culture about their area -which is actually really great! But their self esteem is so high that they tell you what to write in your story or what to ask during the interview.
5- General local men who don't take you seriously because you are woman and young. They think you cant drive, you cant know what they know etc. They get surprised when they find out you have been journalist for long years; and also get surprised when you drive a car on hard roads.