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By: Why People Don't Travel | Travel Statistics and an Introduction to Solutions for People Who Want to Travel More | Kaleidoscopic Wandering

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:03:04 +0000

[...] was recently reading a post over at Travel Writers Exchange about how travel bloggers can inspire travel. In the post, Chris Christensen notes that few people travel like travel bloggers and travel [...]

By: Chris (Amateur Traveler)

Chris (Amateur Traveler) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:20:28 +0000

It’s easy for me to remember not everyone wants to travel since one of my own scion doesn’t

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:48:04 +0000

When I took my first really “out of the box travel” almost 10 years ago to Thailand, I was inspired by a friends photographs. I had planned on going to Mexico or Cuba (two popular places for Canadians) but then a friend told me that I had to go to Thailand. I had no intention of going, but she insisted and told me that she was going to bring her photos into work the next day for met to look at.
I was so blown away by the images that I decided right then and there that we were going to Thailand. If I hadn’t seen those photographs, I never would have tried something new. I might still be taking my annual 2 week vacation to the Dominican Republic if I hadn’t been inspired by incredible shots of this beautiful destination. After that trip I was always scouring the Internet for other destinations. I truly believe that people can be inspired to travel through photos and stories, it is contagious:)
.-= Dave and Deb´s last blog post: Travel Gear, Did We Need it All? =-.

By: JoAnna

JoAnna — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:00:12 +0000

This post really made me think, Chris, and for that I thank you. I just take it for granted that everyone wants to travel like I do, and it’s got me thinking about some future pieces I was planning on writing for my travel blog. One of the reasons I write book reviews for travel literature is because travel books have definitely inspired me to hit the road. I hope that those who run across these reviews on my blog will be inspired to do the same … and hopefully they’ll return to my site for more information.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:11:50 +0000

Excellent food for thought, Chris!

I think most people fall into one of three categories: 1) Those who love to travel, and do so whenever possible; 2) Those who would like to travel, but don’t (for some of the reasons you mention); and 3) Those who just don’t like to (or want to) travel.

The first group will get up and go no matter what we write, good or bad, about a place because it’s their nature to want to go see for themselves anyway. Those in the third group won’t go anywhere no matter what we write either.

It’s the second group that we could possibly influence with our words, so it’s those folks that we should be writing for/to. We need to focus on addressing the obstacles to traveling, and getting people past those obstacles. After all, if fewer people travel, then fewer people will care about travel writing and blogging.

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uberVU - social comments — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:49:44 +0000

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:27:58 +0000

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