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Travel Destination Ignorance

Madeira cake from France and Tenerife inTravel destination ignorance is not just
Bulgariaa British thing. An air stewardess once
The other day, I was sitting at mytold me a story about an American couple
favourite restaurant when I overheard avisiting their parents country of
conversation that went something likeorigin, Bulgaria, one February.
this:They had used a travel agent in New York
First Person: "I think I am going toto plan their journey and book the two
have a slice of Madeira cake"flights that were involved. The first
Her Friend: "That's a good idea, I llflight took them to London where they
join you. Not that Ive got a clue whyboarded the ongoing flight to complete
they call it Madeira cake, have you?"their journey. When this flight landed
First Person: "I think its named afterat Reina Sofia airport the couple looked
some place in France."a little flustered and hesitated at the
I am not sure why that sort of ignorancetop of the flight steps, turning to the
about places makes me feel sostewardess to ask why everywhere looked
frustrated. After all, why shouldso sub tropical and sunny, and adding
everyone be as fascinated by travel andthat their parents had always told them
far away places as I am? Whatever thethat Bulgaria was cold in February. At
reason, I just could not help myselffirst, the stewardess was at a loss to
interrupting the two women as soon asthink of anything that could possibly
they had ordered their cake to informexplain how someone trying to get to
them that Madeira is a Portuguese islandBulgaria in Eastern Europe could end up
about four hundred miles off of theon a flight to Tenerife in the Canary
north African coast in the AtlanticIslands. Then she realized that the
ocean. I added that it makes a fabulousname of Bulgarias capital city is Sofia.
holiday destination but did bother toShe asked the couple whether they
tell them that it is actually not onethought they had boarded a flight to
island but an archipelago and actuallySofia, Bulgaria. The answer was yes and
an autonomous region of Portugal.it turned out that their travel agent
Just as well - their expressions told mehad probably just typed Sofia Flights
that I had already said more than theyinto her computer and accepted the
were interested in knowing.results that the query gave without
This attitude of having little or noquestioning any further!
interest in travel destinations isBest travel tips and holiday destination
actually very common and it is notinformation
confined to people who are generallyTravel destination ignorance rubs me up
under educated. Frequent examples can bethe wrong way because I am so passionate
seen on television quiz shows whenabout travel and that is also the reason
contestants who are obviously wellthat I started up a website dedicated to
educated stumble on simple questionsproviding information, articles and
like;travel tips, about holiday or vacation
Which of the following is not adestinations worldwide. As well as
Caribbean island (A) Jamaica (B)Cuba (C)wanting to help people to make the right
Majorca (D) Barbadosdecisions when planning their vacations,
Even more incredible are the people youI hope the travel articles will fire
sometimes overhear in a travel agent,peoples imaginations so that they can
booking holidays to resorts withoutenjoy dreaming about places they have
having any interest as their location asnever been to, even if they never get
long as its warm and sunny with cheaparound to visiting them.
booze available.



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