Travel Insurance Blog
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
- 29
Jan
2010 -
Identifying a Person With Wanderlust: A Few Pointers
Filed Under: Blogging
How do you identify these international travelers? Here’s a light look at how you can tell someone that’s used to traveling from someone that is on his maiden international voyage.
First off, there’s the intended localization: You notice a person who seems to speaking the local tongue. You’re impressed, because he is clearly a traveler. On closer inspection, you find he is only speaking English, but in the local accent—kaching! That’s a much-traveled man.
If you actually get a word with him, you notice his vocabulary: Within a single sentence, there are references to three different countries on three different continents. What’s more, his jacket (never mind that the temperature’s a scorching 100F) looks like a piece of luggage that has been around the world—with batches and patches from nearly all corners of the world! Kaching! You’ve just spoken to a man with itchy feet!
Travel tip: If you come across such a traveler, be sure to ask for advice on travel, places to eat, anything. They are veritable walking Lonely Planet guides. However, down all advice with a pinch of salt!