The QE2’s Final Hurrah

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Greyhound Canada (and Its Passengers) Can’t Catch a Break

Vagrant Ruminations of a Compulsive Traveler

Where does the urge to hunt for that “fleeting fix of elsewhere” come from? Peter Wortsman recalls a life of travel inspiration. 

Rolf Potts: Revelations from a Postmodern Travel Writer

His new book “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There” includes his best stories from the past 10 years. Michael Yessis asks him how travel writing has changed in the last decade—and what he sees for the future.

Notes From an Unofficial Tourist Greeter

Summer is over, and so is Julia Ross‘ season as an ambassador to travelers in Washington, D.C.’s Woodley Park neighborhood. She’s happy to be off duty.

10 Great Travel Race Movies

Slow travel is well and good. But there’s something irresistible about a great travel race movie. World Hum Travel Movie Clubbers Eva Holland and Eli Ellison share their favorite vicarious thrill rides.

Eat Ceviche in Lima

Grab a Cusqueña and get comfortable. As Nicholas Gill explains, a trip to a Peruvian cevichería can be an all-day immersion in good conversation and raw seafood.

How Should I Spend My Time in Spain?

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel

Unsentimental Journeys: Wrestling With Paul Theroux

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Cancun to Times Square: How to Spot a Tourist Trap

San Francisco has a unique charisma within its 50 square miles. This city offers to their visitors a remarkable number of attractions as museums, shopping, live music and theatre offerings. San Francisco’s people are proud of their home, also well-known for its diverse ethnic and political communities, world-class restaurants, scenic beauty and hilly terrain.

This city is located on the coast of California. It has a very moderate climate with chilly winters and warm summers. During the summertime, AT&T Park is a great place for family. You can sit in the upper deck to see the Bay and some tourist areas of San Francisco.

San Francisco is not a single city, it has many friendly neighbourhoods. The main neighbourhoods are Hayes Valley, Castro, Mission, the Haight, Bernal Heights, North Beach, Noe Valley, and South of Market. Not all of the neighbourhoods are tourist destinations, but all of them contain good shopping, fine restaurants and cute bistros and cafes. San Francisco is home to gay and lesbian population. The main gay neighbourhood is the Castro.
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No doubt some of these traps can be skipped entirely. I could’ve died happy without ever setting foot in Cancun ("Amigo, necessitas mujeres? Mota? I give you cheap."). But others like Trevi Fountain and Forbidden City are musts. My advice: Go, gawk and get the hell out...fast.

Cancun is indeed a tourist trap.  It’s a tacky resort town built years ago by the Mexican government.  There’s so many other great places to visit in Mexico, and on the Maya Riviera coastline, that I’ve no idea why anyone would bother with a vacation in Cancun.

But I love tourists traps. I love the kitsch. I lived in SF for years & the only time I went to the Wharf was with visitors but I loved it the first time I saw it. Of course, way back then it still had Fishermen, not just Wharf. This anti-tourist bent, taken to the extreme, reminds me of the couple who “reluctantly” visited the Eiffel Tower on their first trip to Paris because they figured it’d be so touristy. My wife & I do have one rule, to avoid restaurants at Fisherman’s Wharf, Times Square, etc. Tourist areas are generally so bad you’re better off at McDonalds.

Hey the double decker buses happen to be cool if you’re a non New York like myself. Especially the ones from http://www.citysightsny.com !