tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post2555750894690872511..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: I'm on a BoatAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-76326008822003222152011-01-06T19:37:00.090+00:002011-01-06T19:37:00.090+00:00Jez, you're so right about transliterations. T...<b>Jez</b>, you're so right about transliterations. They've gone through French, Vietnamese and English-speaking occupiers so the idea that there could be a standard transliteration into the Latin alphabet has just never arrived. We'd see the same street name transliterated multiple ways in a few blocks.<br /><br /><b>coreydotcom</b>: Oh good, your comment tells me I managed to properly convey the inescapable nature of being a tourist stereotype, and how each is laughable in its own way. But in the end you're travelling, and if you enjoy the experience the way you choose it, enhanced by your feeling of smugness about not being in one of the other pigeonholes, then good for you.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1257965854107984082011-01-06T14:02:49.895+00:002011-01-06T14:02:49.895+00:00I love that bit about when you're visiting a c...I love that bit about when you're visiting a country you get stereotyped into a couple of categories. When I was backpacking in South America, certain people were so intent on being "not-touristy" it was a bit funny. Never mind that they had blond hair and hardly spoke spanish, they thought they were living like the locals. Oh yeah, forgot to mention - they didn't even know a civil war was/had been raging in the country - but they were so intent on living like the locals. <br /><br />Personally, I respect ANY type of travelling. Each has something cool about it. "Touristy" attractions are usually touristy because they are REALLY cool (generalization). However touristy the Machu Pichu may be, it is friggin cool. All-inclusives - I've been. They're definitely not for everyone but if you know what you're getting into they can be very enjoyable. Guided tours - hassle-free.<br /><br />For having done most types of travelling, each one has its merits and it depends on what you feel like doing - but please don't judge me because I bought a tour to a mud volcano in rural colombia that cost me $12 including lunch and you're doing it "independently" for $8. Relax. I'm not impressed. <br /><br />P.S. When I blogged about my travels in south america I had a post titled "Take a good look at me I'm on a boat!" - I think we're making reference to the same Lonely Island song.coreydotcomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-72537383105026012082011-01-06T11:21:08.740+00:002011-01-06T11:21:08.740+00:00Well, I was hoping to find out what "nguev&qu...Well, I was hoping to find out what "nguev" really was - but a Google search for "nguev Cambodia" or "nguev Khmer" yields this very blog post as its first hit! Foiled :-)<br />(I realize the spelling/transliteration may not be accurate.)Jeznoreply@blogger.com