Back after a 8 month round-the-world trip/daily life back home

It's almost impossible to find a place that _hasn't_ been touristed.

This doesn't need to be a goal in itself, although many seem to make it out
to be. Some writers of Lonely Planet or Rough Guides books sometimes fall
into this trap. I hate the overrun Cancuns of the work as much as any
non-package tourist would. I have sought out interesting non-touristy places
because I want to experience local culture/sights/experiences rather than
someone's idea of what a "tourist" wants. Personally, it doesn't bother me
that there are a few thousand travellers that have managed to enjoy similar
experiences.

Let me rephrase that. If you're doing a RTW trip, it's almost impossible.

Well, I certainly agree that many travellers/tourists are what I like to
call "Checklist" travellers, i.e. those that hop quickly from place to place
just enough to be able to say "been there". The Checklist travellers rarely
find many very unique experiences. I supose their goals are different though


No matter where you go, you'll find someone who's done far more intrepid
stuff, more radical traveling.

"radical traveling" ? Sounds like a competition. A new Olympic event? Maybe
it should be a gameshow or reality TV. Oh, I guess they've tried that?

Again, I can bask in feeling that my life was enriched by travel experiences
regardless of how much more intrepid or radical someone else's travel was. I
like to share stories with other current/former world travellers but I loath
to have my sentence cut off half-way by someones "oh yah, well I [fill in
the blank with their "radical" travelling experience]..." I always enjoyed
the more 'intrepid" approach to travel, however I would hate to think of it
in competative terms.

And you'll find those people at home, too, but they don't have tattoos
on their forehead that say, "world traveller." They're working at
normal jobs, being normal people and saving money for their next trip.

Not tattoos... but sometimes a little more educated about the word in ways
that do sometimes reflect in the attitudes that they express in their daily
lives.