It's funny when you talk to some travellers. By this I mean, no matter how many places you have seen and new cultures you have experienced someone will always try and out do you!
“Travel Snob!"
Like the idiot who told me I haven't travelled properly through in Asia until I frequented Nepal. Hello, but I’ve been to Tibet. Does that not count?
When mulling over the topic of travel snobbery, and whether is truly exists, the first question seemed to be a bit of a no-brainer as I personally felt the collective answers would be a resounding “Yes."
Travel snobbery exists. It’s probably going to ooze all over this very blog in the guise of anti-snobbery. I imagine it as a slobbering beast that roams the globe, almost always “off the beaten track”.
Its backpack will be the lightest, it's been away the longest, and of course its tales are the tallest, and capable of usurping even the hardiest of travellers. It can usually be heard coming with the battle cry of “Why didn’t you…”, which echoes through the most secret dorm rooms and rarest cabanas of the world.
Interestingly, it’s nearly died one more time than you and definitely spent a pound less.
It’s cooked eggs with remote locals, and trekked where no man has EVER been before.
The most fascinating element of the snob is, perhaps tellingly, ‘it’ travels alone.
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