As much as I like travel I get really bored listening to passport stamp collectors. You know the kinds of people who brag about the number of countries and continents they've been to? The ones who swear they're the real 'travelers', and want to tell you. The convo usually goes like this....
Them:Name drop of some exotic/trendy locale (lately Dubai or the The Maldives)
Me Oh, cool! How did you like it? (genuine interest)
Them: I stayed at super duper hotel x, you simply MUST go there!
Me: and what did you do there? How'd you like the destination?
Them: {confused look} uhh, it's such a great place
Me: What about pictures? (losing interest)
Them: Here we are at Starbucks, they have everything we do so it was easy.
Me {Big sigh,Done!}
So you've been to 40 countries and had pages added to your passport, but you can't tell me a single story that stuck with you? No thanks, I can stay at home and go to the Marriott for that. There are so many of them in this industry, that happens on the regular. Then you have those who want to compare members once they find out I'm in the travel industry.
People think I've been to lots of places, when I really haven't. I geek out on details and have no problem returning to the same destination multiple times. There's almost always something new to discover. When I get tired, then I move on to the next one but I don't ever see myself turning into the collector. No judgement though, collect on! There rest of us will be having fun making awesome memories.