Anthony Klein
Listening and Recording
11/11/16
Listening and Recording
11/11/16
“The duty of the traveler therefore
is to open up new zones of experience. In our over
explored world these must of necessity be wastelands, black holes, and grim urban
blackspots: all the places which, ordinarily, people choose to avoid.”(Kalder)
explored world these must of necessity be wastelands, black holes, and grim urban
blackspots: all the places which, ordinarily, people choose to avoid.”(Kalder)
The idea of anti-tourism came to him when exploring
tourist spots. After looking around at
these places that were supposed to be the popular tourist spots, he felt a
sense of boredom and that he couldn’t actually see the places for himself after
seeing so many pictures of the famous places.
When you see so many pictures and read so many things about a place it’s
almost impossible to actually visit and experience it as yourself. He does use opposite examples to describe and
define his topic, for example, “the anti-tourist does not visit places that are
in any way desirable.”(Kalder) He uses
descriptions of things that anti-tourists don’t do to get his point across. I agree with the basis of his descriptions and
reasoning behind his claims partially. I
definitely think that finding a new place that hasn’t been seen or photographed
is almost a magical experience. But, on
the other hand, I do think that seeing a place you’ve only seen in pictures can
have its own magical qualities.
Kalder,
Daniel. Interview. To the Best of Our Knowledge. WPR, Madison. 17
Aug. 2011.
