Comments on: The Tourist http://www.dennisbaker.net/the-tourist/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:51:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dennis http://www.dennisbaker.net/the-tourist/comment-page-1/#comment-73 dennis Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:30:00 +0000 http://dennisbaker.net/wordpress/?p=121#comment-73 Thanks for the comment Unfunny, We had a GREAT time. I will post more soon. We fit in pretty well. Obviously language barriers in some parts of Paris and Rome, but it was alot fun. Thanks for the comment Unfunny,

We had a GREAT time. I will post more soon. We fit in pretty well. Obviously language barriers in some parts of Paris and Rome, but it was alot fun.

]]> By: UnfunnyPunMan http://www.dennisbaker.net/the-tourist/comment-page-1/#comment-72 UnfunnyPunMan Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:38:00 +0000 http://dennisbaker.net/wordpress/?p=121#comment-72 everyone starts out as a tourist. just pay attention so that when you go back you can make fun of the tourists there too. as much as you can, memorize the map before you go. my favorite are the MapEasy's Guidemap to . . . it's a map that is very landmark oriented to make it easy for the user who has never been to that place. very easy to memorize the big, noticable landmarks to have an idea where you are so you can duck in to a corner and have a look at the map without being seen. this summer i'm going back for my 6th trip. in Paris, i don't even use a map unless i'm looking for a place to which i've never been. you'll be fine. have fun. and don't worry about being made fun of as a tourist . . . chances are you won't know what they're saying (even in England). UPM everyone starts out as a tourist. just pay attention so that when you go back you can make fun of the tourists there too.
as much as you can, memorize the map before you go.
my favorite are the MapEasy’s Guidemap to . . .
it’s a map that is very landmark oriented to make it easy for the user who has never been to that place. very easy to memorize the big, noticable landmarks to have an idea where you are so you can duck in to a corner and have a look at the map without being seen.
this summer i’m going back for my 6th trip. in Paris, i don’t even use a map unless i’m looking for a place to which i’ve never been.
you’ll be fine. have fun. and don’t worry about being made fun of as a tourist . . . chances are you won’t know what they’re saying (even in England).
UPM

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