Author Archives: annspurka

Dark tourism is a scary type of travel that has increased in popularity over the years. This type of tourism is relating to traveling to places that are often associated with death and suffering amongst people. I believe that people get a sense of thrill when visiting these places. It is just like watching aContinue reading “Dark tourism”

If I could visit any movie location, I would visit Hollywood, where the movie Clueless was filmed. This is a film created in 1995, but I have always loved it. I know most people probably would pick extravagant places to visit around the world, but I would stay in the United States and visit California.Continue reading “Movie locations”

When travelling to new places, guidebooks are a great source that can come in handy. Thinking back to all the times that I have stayed in different hotels, there have always been different guidebooks for activities and restaurants. Guidebooks can be very beneficial if you are in a new place and want to know theContinue reading “Guidebooks”

While reading about the effects of “Sex Tourism” and prostitution, it is rather difficult to decide whether it should be outlawed or legalized everywhere in the world. While doing some research on places where prostitution is legal, I came across the red light district of Amsterdam. In Amsterdam, prostitution is seen as being a job.Continue reading “Sex Tourism”

While thinking of all the times I have been a tourist, or have been to the city of Atlanta, I have noticed how annoying tourists can really be. As tourism starts to grow, the nuisance becomes more and more prevalent, to the point where I do not wish to travel much anymore. These tourists stopContinue reading “Crowds as a security risk”

While going through Chapter three, the case study that stuck out to me was “Ecotourism in Belize”. I have never been out of the country before, so I often thoroughly enjoy reading about places outside of the United States. I hate to admit it, but once I started reading about Belize I had to pullContinue reading “Belize Case Study”

While completing the reading about Pedal Pubs and doing some further research on the growing interest that comes along with them, I have some concerns about the popularity of them on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. A few years back I took a trip to Nashville, Tennessee where I experienced my first Pedal Pub. This particularContinue reading “Pedal Pubs”

After reading both the introduction and Chapter One in the Chambers textbook, Native Tours, I have come to the conclusion that the introduction had more of an influence than the first chapter did. The introduction of Native Tours starts off talking about the history of traveling and the increase in popularity. Before reading the introductionContinue reading “Intro to Native Tours”

While trying to decide whether I would engage in becoming a begpacker or voluntourism, I realized the decision is rather difficult. Both types of tourism bring along many negative factors that I am not a fan of. I can safely say that I would never become a begpacker due to the fact that I amContinue reading “Begpacker vs Voluntourism”

If I could pick anywhere in the world to travel, I would go to Greece. I have never been able to travel out of the country before, and I believe that Greece would be a great spot to start off. But I am aware that in order to be able to travel, I must haveContinue reading “If I were to travel”