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TV and Videos
Ashley Klinger: Rising Star and Mindful Tourist (or What to Do in the Pittsburgh Airport When You’re Bored)
This video has been making the rounds - check out Ashley Klinger as she amuses herself while waiting overnight for her connecting flight in the Pittsburgh Airport. We love the message this video sends - that while traveling annoying things will happen but you gotta go with the flow and have the best time... »
Video: “You Can Really Taste the Low Carbon Footprint…”
The next time you’re traveling by subway and looking for some lovin’, perhaps try this approach? Craigslist Missed Connection - watch more funny videos »
A Real Housewife in Puerto Vallarta: The Movie
Just because you’re a mindful tourist doesn’t mean you have to avoid all skeezy reality shows. In fact, we like to tell ourselves we are “educating” ourselves by learning about other strange and wonderful “cultures” as we watch this trash. (We may not believe ourselves but we continue to make the case.) Clearly Bonnie Rich... »
The Mindful Tourist Presents Snarky New Videos!
Here at The Mindful Tourist, we’re always touting getting to know people, becoming a part of the community, yada, yada, yada. That doesn’t necessarily mean we do that ourselves on a daily basis at home, unfortunately. We don’t know the large majority of our neighbors – not the ones whose dog craps in our lawn... »
Why to Watch TV on Vacation
Why spend your valuable time on vacation watching the boob-tube? True, you don’t want television-watching to get in the way of going out, seeing the sights, meeting people, and working on that all-important tan (skin cancer prevention advocates: no emails please). But when you have some down time, instead of turning on your computer... »
I’m a (D-list) Celebrity: Let Me Stay Here to Rot
An Open Letter to the Country of Costa Rica: Dear Costa Rica, How’s it going? Things are good here – summer’s coming, yay! Okay, enough with the niceties. I heard that the newest version of the show “I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here” will be hosted by your own pristine jungles. Is it actually true? Oh,... »
How The Travel Channel Lost Our Respect
Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches, a far cry from Zimmern or The Amazing Race. Witness: on “her” blog: “We decided to go skinny-dipping and got caught by a group of boys from Sweden walking by … oops.” Oops, indeed, Travel Channel. »
HBO’s Big Love Leads to Plural Marriage Cultural Tours
The popularity of the HBO hit Big Love has had the unexpected consequence of spawning cultural tours of polygamist communities around Utah and other U.S. states with small polygamist populations. Supporters and tour organizers say that the cultural tours are providing a unique educational experience for participants, allowing them to see the history and current... »
