What Travelers Can Learn From Dos Equis

Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 08.04.09 | 10:47 AM ET

Do you live vicariously through yourself? World Hum contributor Kelsey Timmerman takes a look at a popular Dos Equis ad campaign and warns travelers about succumbing to The Most Interesting Man in the World Syndrome when they return home.

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Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.

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Sophia 08.08.09 | 10:43 AM ET

Yes, yes. Good essay. I call those people Commander McBraggs, after the old cartoon character.

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