Experimental Travel

You can’t beat travelling around the world – exploring new countries, cultures, spices of life and of course breathe taking scenes.  But really – what do all these features have in common?  Is it the fact that anyone one of these has probably been recommended by a friend, family member or work colleague?

The release of Lonely Planet’s book, Experimental Travel, in May 2005 may indicate an emerging trend in the sector. Experimental Travel could possible be a phenomenon in tourism - turning the traditional way we see traveling on its head.

Experimental Tourism taps into the current interest in exploring different ways of seeing and behaving.  It inspires us to open to new experiences and to let chance be our guide. 

Similar to the trend of monopolytourism (where participants armed with a local version of the Monopoloy game board roll a dice to determine their next stop), Experimental Tourism provides an array of new techniques to explore your new found territory. A couple of examples include:

At the airport
No flying involved here.  Just stroll and meet new people from interesting places all over the world – whilst of course taking some great photos.

A trip to K2
Whatever the location, you’re provided with a map and you must visit the grid location of K2.  Of course this could be anything and anywhere, from a petrol station to a beach to a red light district!

Travels are getting more exciting and look set to never be the same again.

The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel is released in May 2005.