10 Things That Sum Up The Differences Between Tourists And Travellers People mostly consider tourists and travellers to be one and the same. They forget that tourists are there to see, while travellers are in it for the entire experience of travel. These minimalist posters by Holidify , a travel company in India, perfectly point out the differences between the two groups. 1. Travelling as a herd vs. travelling alone Holidify.com 2. Luxury hotel vs. camping Holidify.com 3. Sightseeing vs. adventure Holidify.com 4. Following directions vs taking the road less travelled Holidify.com 5. Cabbing vs. trekking Holidify.com 6. Hiring a car vs hitch-hiking Holidify.com 7. Sleeping in a bed vs sleeping in a hammock Holidify.com 8. Selfies vs landscape shots Holidify.com 9. Luxuries vs the basics Holidify.com 10. The next hotel vs the next summit
O ne month ago, I tested a virtual reality headset called the HTC Vive Pre. The Pre was a development kit created by gaming behemoth Valve and smartphone maker HTC, and it was one of the most exciting new pieces of hardware I’ve had the pleasure of writing about — a device that offered full-body, room-scale VR. The headset above is not the Vive Pre. It’s the final consumer edition Vive that’s coming out today, although it looks almost identical — the branding is new, and the small focus rod on the bottom is ridged instead of smooth, but I still sometimes worry I’m picking up the wrong set by accident. What’s changed is the context. The Pre was an obviously unfinished device that never went on sale, complete with software glitches and half-finished games. The Vive is a real piece of consumer hardware that you can go online and pay $800 for right this minute. It’s coming out a week after the Oculus Rift, a competing headset with impeccable polish but limited amb...
The Even-Odd Formula Will Work For Delhi, We Have Beijing's 'Parade-Blue' Clear Sky To Prove It Being a Delhite the last few days have been tough; torn between my moral responsibility towards city's climate and the love for driving. After AAP government came up with its genius plan to eliminate half of the city's cars for a cleaner Delhi, I have heard multiple theories from both the for and against sides. But I was still not sure which side I would like to pick. But then I came across the 'parade blue' skies of Beijing; and now I am a believer! The Chinese capital is one of the most, if not the most, polluted capital cities in the world with the smog even shutting down the entire city for days on a stretch. But all this was changed as the city geared up t o host its greatest military parade - a showcase marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. CNN Hundreds of factories were shut during this time, while half of Beijing's f...
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