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posted by [identity profile] pellucid.livejournal.com at 02:32pm on 19/02/2009
I keep hearing good things about Leverage, but always in the vague "oh, this show is good" kind of way. I think this is the first actual description of it that I've read, and it does sound compelling! Perhaps that goes on the list of things to check out once the current overwhelming onslaught of TV has passed.

And you sound like my kind of traveler! My favorite thing is to be asked for directions when I'm traveling. Often I can't answer the question (memorably, once in Salzberg I couldn't even remember how to say "I don't speak German" in German...), and if I can but my accent is wrong I get a funny look (this happens to me all the time in England), but I still feel like I have triumphed in some small way if I looked un-touristy enough to be asked in the first place. Obviously there are some places where I don't blend particularly well no matter what (my Spanish is pretty good, but no one in the Dominican Republic ever asked me for directions), but I still strive to be as un-touristy as possible. And I'm definitely all about finding the favorite bars and favorite neighborhoods and just hanging out in a new place, rather than just ticking off a list of "sights."
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posted by [identity profile] annerbhp.livejournal.com at 07:19pm on 19/02/2009
Oh, I hope you will give Leverage a chance, and that you will actually like it, or I will feel quite dumb. Lol.

And YES! I *love* it when people ask me for directions. My second day in Italy an Italian couple came up to me and asked directions in Italian, which I understood, but had to answer back in English and hand gestures. I did get them where they needed to go, even though they were dubious at first. Lol. My Mom has always joked that I am impossible to lose, even as a child, no matter how hard she tried. I often find that the best strategy for travel is to always look like you know exactly where you are and where you are going, no matter how lost or overwhelmed you are. Looking too much like a tourist can be asking for trouble, or at least getting ripped off. ;) And yes to the local hangouts. I am much more of a experience the culture traveler than a 'see every important site in a few days' sort. I just take my time and always assume I'll be back some day. :) It sound like we would make good travel companions!
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