Essay 2

Anthony Klein
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)

            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.