Let's Get Fucking High

[bekalex]

At 2:27 AM -0500 4/5/03, <vze422fs at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>I travel for money, usually. I can't afford to be a tourist unless I have a
>place to crash. As a result, I get to see things from the locals perspective
>a bit. Ironically, this is usually less dangerous.
>

When my family from Finland was here in San Francisco they did not 
want to go to the out of the way little places that we knew and 
liked. They really wanted to see the cable cars, Fisherman's Wharf, 
Chinatown, Alcatraz, Golden Gate Park, etc. So that's where we went. 
They also wanted to see Disneyland, Yosemite, and Death Valley.

When I go anywhere I usually want to see the "sights" first, then the 
off track. I mean, what is France without the Eiffel Tower or the 
Louvre? These are cultural centers, not just pretty places. Yes, the 
tourists are numerous but if you let that little detail keep you from 
seeing the pyramids outside of Cairo you may end up with only a 
little coffee shop or barroom for a memory. Just be careful, don't be 
flashy, keep the valuables close and copies of stuff safe. Hotels 
usually provide secure keeps.

Becky