![]() Once, in Morocco, I met another Aussie guy who was about 15 years older than me. without a hire car) and getting adopted by an older grizzled surf dude. Hot tip: hobbies are the best way to explore a destination.įrom Hawaii to Morocco, I have a bit of a habit of turning up solo at renowned surf spots, significantly unprepared (i.e. You meet outrageous characters - and learn valuable lessons from them It sounds corny, but if you want an authentic experience, just be yourself. Yes: the cook on my budget surf charter boat might have glowered at me when I asked for more rice, and mocked how I kept asking him for more inconvenient things (namely, food) by saying sarcastically "oh thank you, thank you, f**k off, thank you" to his sous chef, when he was particularly stressed, but at least I knew he was being real with me.Īlso on authenticity: if you're pretending to be interested in history when you're really not, or culture, when you're really not, alongside a bunch of other people who are also pretending to be interested in history and culture who are really not, then you're probably less likely to form organic blossoming connections with them than you would with a group of people who are all actually rabidly obsessed with surfing, or scuba diving, or hiking, or whatever. This is why I prefer to explore destinations via my hobbies rather than by going to a fancy resort and having staff perform a song and dance for me (or doing a 'village tour' where the locals pretend to act authentically for my consumption). 'Bridging' the generational gap with a game of Presidents and Arseholes.īefore I wax lyrical about how to have an authentic travel experience, what is an authentic travel experience? For me, an authentic travel experience is one where you're being yourself, and the people you're with are being themselves.
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