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| The Know It All |
Hostels are the absolute best place to get travel information. Guidebooks are good in a pinch and for general info but NOTHING replaces the recommendations you get from fellow travelers. I get goosebumps when a traveller says something like, ¨We stumbled upon this tiny hole in the wall place¨, or ¨When you get to (insert city name), skip the (popular tour) and go talk to the old man that is always sitting on the corner with the cigar¨. The exchange can be exhilarating.
Sometimes you find that gem of a traveler that has been everywhere and remembers in great detail all of the awesome places they´ve been. We call these people, Travel Gems.
And then, as if the universe needed to create a monster to balance out this travel God, there exists... (bum, bum buuuum)
The Know-It-All
The Know-It-All (KIA) is the guy/girl who´s been traveling for two weeks but somehow knows EVERYTHING about the local culture, what "they" do/like/believe, and even knows shit about countries they haven´t been to -- better than you do, even though you´ve actually been there. I´m fairly certain the KIA read the entire Lonely Planet guide before they left home, and will not ever experience the freedom of getting lost, the laughter because you got on the wrong train or the joys of a spontaneous detour to a new country.
The best way to deal with a Know-It-All? Nod appreciatively, smile, and get out of the hostel to discover the world on your own.
Happy Trails!
Besos,
Yesh
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