Sunday, May 16, 2010

and fifth...

The Over-Prepared Tourist.

Sex: m or f (although sometimes hard to tell due to mosquito net hats etc)

Age:
parents/grandparents
Stays: eco lodging with composting toilets or a simple 4 bed dorm. Will often befriend and then pester receptionist for information regarding tourist attractions and day trips. Usually the eldest traveller in a dorm of young revellers. Asleep by 9pm.
Dress: a fixed slick of sunscreen, sunglasses attached to a chain, a hat (wide brimmed or peaked with a neck flap), kaki pants with three length alternatives (long, three quarter, short), shorts tan (white thigh), long sleeved light-weight shirt, t-shirt tan, sensible walking shoes, sensible beach sandals (worn with socks for evening alternative), sensible hiking boots, backpack with fabric souvenir badges, divers watch.
Likes: hand sanitiser, maps, detailed itineraries, lonely planet books, insect repellent, disposable ponchos, first aid kits, binoculars, waterproof camera bags, Nalgene water bottles, 60+ sunscreen, mini torches, sewing kits, chapsticks, organising their day the night before, a good nights sleep.

Drink:
bottled water or some kind of drink from a sachet of powder mixed with bottled water.
Quote:
Photographs: mostly ‘things’ rather than people like plant life, wildlife, views and signs or them next to the sign.
Tattoo: their children or grandchildren have tattoos they don’t know about.
Places of interest: coral reefs, rain forests, mountain summits, historical landmarks, botanic gardens, whale watching boats, penguin parade, ferries, good quality sleeping bags.

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