Super compelling take on the tourist/traveler distinction without getting preachy about it. The stat about US overseas deaths vs car accidents really puts things in perspectve when we think about perceived risk. Last year I skipped an incredible hike in Albania cause I was sticking too hard to the guidebook route, exactly the kind of safe-tourism trap described here. The DRD4 gene explanation for why resolving uncertainy feels so satisfying makes perfect sense.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Sorry to hear you skipped on the hike, but hopefully you’ll have another opportunity to tackle it! I’m hoping to do the Peaks of the Balkans for the 40th, which goes into Albania. So stay tuned!
Super compelling take on the tourist/traveler distinction without getting preachy about it. The stat about US overseas deaths vs car accidents really puts things in perspectve when we think about perceived risk. Last year I skipped an incredible hike in Albania cause I was sticking too hard to the guidebook route, exactly the kind of safe-tourism trap described here. The DRD4 gene explanation for why resolving uncertainy feels so satisfying makes perfect sense.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Sorry to hear you skipped on the hike, but hopefully you’ll have another opportunity to tackle it! I’m hoping to do the Peaks of the Balkans for the 40th, which goes into Albania. So stay tuned!