Experimental travel (by givikat)
Next time you’re in a city you know very well, or if you want to experience your own city in a new way, try Experimental travel – a travel game where you follow certain pseudo-scientific rules, which lead you to new experiences.
The “inventor” of the term Experimental Travel, Joel Henry, created Latourex – a website with many practical experiments. Some examples:
A-Z Travel: Choose a town to visit from A to Z. Find the first road beginning with A and the last beginning with Z, and draw a line between the two. Walk the length of this line and discover the city alphabetically
Airport Travel: Spend 48 hours in an airport without getting on a plane…. let your eyes glaze over as you peruse the ever-changing departures board. Sounds very frustrating to me!
And one that Spotted by Locals of course recommend whole-heartedly:
Insider travel: Explore a place following the suggestions of the locals. Do exactly what they say.
Have you every tried one of these, or another way of experimental travel? Please share your experiences!
This article was originally published on Spotted by Locals
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Posted by Deborah McLaren | November 5, 2010, 3:10 amOne way I like to experiment in my homeland Estonia, is by choosing roads that I never drived before. I need to drive often from one corer of our contry to other, there are main roads that take you there as quickest. But there is also a large network of small roads, that lead you to places and villages that you would not see otherway. Takes more time but is much fun, stopping here and there for taking pictures, buying some food in local shops etc.
Posted by Aivar Ruukel | November 16, 2010, 5:34 pmLonely Planet Guide is wonderfull, it’s an alternative way of travelling!!
Give another meaning to your trip!!
Posted by de Bono | February 3, 2011, 7:41 am