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Blast from the Past: My First Trip to Vegas

February 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

This weekend I’ve been trolling websites that I long haven’t touched, xanga being one of them. I got the biggest kick reading my old entries. Who knew I’ve been “blogging” since May of 2005! Since the last post on this blog covered Atlantic City, it seemed fitting to share an old post about Vegas and [...]

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Better Transportation: Greyhound Buses, #LuckyStreak and more!

February 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

The definition of luxury travel has certainly evolved over time. This vintage ad for Greyhound references air conditioning as an improved feature! (Although on some buses in Southeast Asia, air conditioning is still a luxury!) While most today wouldn’t necessarily associate “luxury” with a bus company, Greyhound is changing that. They’re transforming the image of traveling [...]

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The ExperienceLess Movement

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments

ExperienceLess from trourist on Vimeo. Last summer four friends from trourist decided to embark on a 33 day journey with one mission in mind: ignite the ExperienceLess movement. What exactly is ‘experienceless’? The guys describe their newly coined term as one that embodies the person ‘who travel[s] to live destinations, not visit them.’ It’s a new spin [...]

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