Why do tourists' 90s were much cooler today

Over the years his passion first bicycle, and then hiking, I had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people, and some of them even go to the joint campaigns. Among them were representatives of the "old school", that is, people engaged in tourism during the Soviet era, who went to his first forays into the sneakers and drag on itself heaviest canvas tents.

And you know what I say to you, unless a relatively modern young traveler must still ten times think before taking a hike, then with just such a "tourist of 90" is possible to go even completely calm on the end of the world.

And that's why.

they are independent

Smartphones? The Internet? Facebook? What do you mean?

In the 90's people out of the house and disappeared from the radar of all their friends, acquaintances and family. They may know the approximate route, but what happened to him and how he was feeling, no one was aware of (well, unless it is a major expedition with radio and support groups). And of course, on the route you can not no one to ask for advice or assistance. These people are accustomed to rely only on themselves and on their own strength, and lacking in any confusing situation for the smartphone.

They are better guided

The GPS system is a remarkable human achievement, which makes navigation easy and accessible and helped save thousands of lives. But on the other hand, it has led to the complete withering away of even the weakest attempts at orientation with map and compass. Today, a whole generation has grown for tourists (and I partly among them), who can not imagine a campaign without a couple of GPS-devices and Google Maps. Tourists 90 completely independent from the advanced technologies and well may, if necessary, do without them.

They are more sociable

The lack of modern methods of obtaining information has taught them at all to use their communication skills. The ability to negotiate with the local population, with regardless of language skills, helps you find the best local places, attractions, accommodations and much of this, about what is not written in any of the tourist guidebook.

They are better prepared physically

Wait, wait... If a person is already gone hiking in the 90s, but now how many years is it, turns out?

Yes. Nevertheless, the majority of active leisure old age much better physically prepared. They had to drag on itself such cargoes that modern technological Hiking equipment they cope effortlessly simple. Add to this the endurance worked out over the years and the power of the spirit, so it is not surprising that tourists 90 bypass on difficult sites much more inflated and young children.

They are carefully planned routes

Again, another consequence of the lack of technological advancement. It is now possible to book a flight at the last moment, to arrive at the place, and then to reverse the route. So now you can load the data directly when visiting another city or hope that the electronic guides always tell you where to eat and what to see.

In the 90s there was no such luxury - everything had to be thought out in advance to the last detail. Retaining the habit until now, with the experience of tourists is much less likely to get into all sorts of scrapes unplanned.

They know how to handle money

Previously, the method of calculation was one - cash. I had necessarily to deal with currency exchange rates and local prices, to keep the amount of time spent and the amount required in the mind. Modern cards are deprived of all these problems, but can lead to ill-considered costs (especially when the amount in the account allows it).

In no case I do not want readers interpreted this article as a glorification of "the good old days" and its representatives, which besides, I do not consider myself completely. However, a lot of that time was certainly positive in that. Many things that would not hurt to us.