tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post4324854647968149174..comments2024-03-27T21:52:04.886-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: Tourist Vs. Residentbookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-70012813660949634522017-01-26T12:25:02.682-05:002017-01-26T12:25:02.682-05:00When we went to Hong Kong, VT stayed there and I w...When we went to Hong Kong, VT stayed there and I was visiting. So we think things that were touristy but we also enjoyed like locals. We look the trams, walked our way and ate at the road side joints. I even bought veggies from a local market. <br />In Bangalore for 10 years and I haven't been to the palace here. So I can understand what you say about NY. <br />Thought provoking post. Parulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933210393492294463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-60998321112234188442017-01-25T08:21:51.063-05:002017-01-25T08:21:51.063-05:00This is so true... it is only after living away fr...This is so true... it is only after living away from my hometown did I realize there are so many famous and interesting places that I never visited ... or bothered to visit. Now I go there as a tourist as try to visit new places :)Rajlakshmihttp://destinychildosheen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-24806907444330233562017-01-25T01:45:21.894-05:002017-01-25T01:45:21.894-05:00I really get what you're saying. I have lived ...I really get what you're saying. I have lived in a few cities that are tourist magnets: SF, NYC, London & Zurich. While in NYC, I never went to the Empire State Building, but I did see a B'way show, spent tons of time in Central Park, and visited the odd museum.<br />Before living in London, I did tons of touristy stuff there. After moving south of the Thames, I spent a lot of my free time in South London. The London Eye and the like got very little 'screen time'. <br />I'm back living in SF since June & I haven't done much more than visit the beach & the park. My neighborhood is so untourist-y it's not even funny. If I were to see a double-decker tourist bus here, I'd fall over dead.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-29976440617075309672017-01-24T23:33:36.580-05:002017-01-24T23:33:36.580-05:00Alana -
This certainly hits home - literally! I t...Alana -<br /><br />This certainly hits home - literally! I too grew up in NYC - 79th & Broadway to be exact. I was never a tourist like yourself. The most I did was when friends from college would visit. They would want to see the City, so I was the driver and we hit all the popular sites!<br /><br />Live just a few blocks from the Museum of Natural History, we frequently visited there so many times.<br /><br />Living in NJ now, I rarely go into the city unless I have to. And those times I do, I get the adrenaline rush and I feel at home!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!The Gratitude Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414889634828777985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-49444620236427548202017-01-24T19:37:08.317-05:002017-01-24T19:37:08.317-05:00I was raised in Chicago, and while there are a lot...I was raised in Chicago, and while there are a lot of tourist attractions we didn't go out of our way to visit them. Sure, we went to the museums, when we were in school, and we shopped in the stores downtown, but most of the time we stayed in the neighborhood and shopped in the stores and ate at the restaurants close to home. John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-45670820953801011732017-01-24T19:08:42.764-05:002017-01-24T19:08:42.764-05:00I live between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. I love t...I live between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. I love to visit Niagara Falls and take loads of photographs, like a tourist. Also, I like to go into Buffalo and look at the architecture. Most people don't realize how amazing Buffalo's architecture is but we have buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Hobson Richardson, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Louis Sullivan. Also, there is a fantastic garden walk in Buffalo. Alice Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843884715361277163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-41679053383954026302017-01-24T14:17:55.639-05:002017-01-24T14:17:55.639-05:00Hm, interesting post. Lots of tourist coming here ...Hm, interesting post. Lots of tourist coming here in the summer, and its true- you kind of travel away rather than being "tourist" in your own city... Even if it's just in front of our nose, we look beyond... Strange thing.... interesting read:-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904816344146540984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-64845785892940745922017-01-24T14:15:52.221-05:002017-01-24T14:15:52.221-05:00I grew up 2 miles from Disneyland. Of course, that...I grew up 2 miles from Disneyland. Of course, that's more of a destination thing, so when we'd go, we'd spend the day and do the tourist thing.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-45376868784981439882017-01-24T14:10:41.756-05:002017-01-24T14:10:41.756-05:00I'm a Long Island girl, we played tourist in t...I'm a Long Island girl, we played tourist in the City frequently. I ate at the Carnegie Deli when I was in the neighborhood, seeing a Broadway show or going to a museum or whatever. But you're right, I go to my local deli fir my pastrami fix.songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-43270734570831644552017-01-24T14:04:28.586-05:002017-01-24T14:04:28.586-05:00So, I did hit Ellis, Liberty, Governors, and State...So, I did hit Ellis, Liberty, Governors, and Staten Islands. Broadway at least weekly, and many restaurants. (Not a fan of Carnegie...it needs to be kosher.)<br />Just like I did in Boston,Charlottesville, etc.Cerebrations.bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273098928740152430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-72864146324051185962017-01-24T11:13:47.241-05:002017-01-24T11:13:47.241-05:00I have visited many tourist attractions in Michiga...I have visited many tourist attractions in Michigan. But while I have lived in my current town for 44 years, I have never eaten at the local ribs place that everyone talks about. I fid go to the Carnegie Deli but was not impressed. I do not need to eat enough pastrami for a week in one sandwich.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-70165356005627564142017-01-24T10:01:49.064-05:002017-01-24T10:01:49.064-05:00I live in Maryland in the Washington D.C. suburbs ...I live in Maryland in the Washington D.C. suburbs and it's the same thing. My family moved here in 1980, so we did a lot of touring at first. When I was in 6th grade, we hit most of the major tourist locations: Arlington Cemetery, Capitol Building, White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, National Archives, Library of Congress, etc. Since then, we only hit these spots when visitors are in town, and now, we sometimes don't even go at all. We give the visitors instructions on how to navigate the Metro and send them on their way. My sister lives in DC now, and I work in DC, so we tend to be in the neighborhoods at local spots, living like every day people. <br /><br />My sister and I went to Paris with friends a few years ago, and while the friends stayed near Champs-Elysees, tourist central, we stayed in a neighborhood where barely any English was spoken. We visited a friend in her French apartment, and ate in her neighborhood, where again, no English to be found. My sister and I felt like we had a more authentic experience in Paris than our friends, by avoiding the tourist centers and being among real residents. I much prefer that. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594403703051382186noreply@blogger.com