Accidental Tourist

Fellow tourists can be as fascinating as the foreign landscapes - if not more

Jill Jacques discovers that people watching is one the hidden perks of group tours

20 October 2019 - 00:00 By Jill Jacques

There are people who look down their noses at travellers opting for an organised tour. In fact, we were taken to all the "must-sees" or could choose to explore on our own. But what we really ended up enjoying was the other passengers. We humans are a weird bunch...

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