10 ways to show you're a traveller not a tourist

1. Recognize that wherever you are traveling is also someone else’s home.
2. Ask before photographing anyone.
3. Learn a few key phrases so that you won't be the odd one out.
4. Try the local foods in the market
5. Get lost...it’s fun to explore
6. Realize that your ideal vacation might not be where you expect to find it
7. Take public transportation
8. Respect the culture of the place your traveling to.
9. Go out and meet some people
10. Ditch the tour group, do it on your own
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