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Atightbudgetforcesyoutotravelclosetotheground,meetingandcommunicatingwith
the people. Never sacrifice sleep, nutrition, safety, or cleanliness to save money. Simply en-
joy the local-style alternatives to expensive hotels and restaurants.
Connecting with people carbonates your experience. Extroverts have more fun. If your
trip is low on magic moments, kick yourself and make things happen. If you don't enjoy a
place, maybe you don't know enough about it. Seek the truth. Recognize tourist traps. Give
aculture the benefit ofyouropenmind. See things as different, butnotbetter orworse. Any
culture has plenty to share.
Of course, travel, like the world, is a series of hills and valleys. Be fanatically positive
and militantly optimistic. If something's not to your liking, change your liking.
Travel can make you a happier American, as well as a citizen of the world. Our Earth
is home to seven billion equally precious people. It's humbling to travel and find that other
people don't have the “American Dream”—they have their own dreams. Europeans like us,
but with all due respect, they wouldn't trade passports.
Thoughtful travel engages us with the world. In tough economic times, it reminds us
what is truly important. By broadening perspectives, travel teaches new ways to measure
quality of life.
Globetrotting destroys ethnocentricity, helping us understand and appreciate other cul-
tures. Rather than fear the diversity on this planet, celebrate it. Among your most prized
souvenirswillbethestrandsofdifferentculturesyouchoosetoknitintoyourowncharacter.
Theworldisaculturalyarnshop,andBackDoortravelersareweavingtheultimatetapestry.
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