Coping With The Modern American Tourist

by Karen Wylie

in Inspiration, Rural America, Tourism

rural tourist tourismThe modern American tourist now fills his experience with pseudo-events. He has come to expect both more strangeness and more familiarity than the world naturally offers. He has come to believe that he can have a lifetime of adventure in two weeks and all the thrills of risking his life without any real risk at all.

Daniel J. Boorstin

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