The goal of many vagabonders is to blend in with the locals so well that they become invisible. Although the color of our skin sometimes makes that impossible, it's still fun to try. The Life magazine website had a great slideshow called How New Yorkers Can Spot a Tourist . Some of the points are...

Backpackers love and loathe traveler's ghettos in equal measure. We hate them for the crass commercialism and how they're not local enough. Yet sometimes we do need to take a break from the madness and pamper ourselves with comfort foods and familiar music. Some backpacker ghettos have even become legendary in travelers' circles, like Khao...