Comments on: Taglines, Travel and Tilting at Windmills

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 03:07:29 +0000

@Gregg: Glad you enjoyed the story behind our tagline. I’m afraid to disappoint you that we don’t wear pedometers with a heart rate monitor. We took an average footprint daily footprint count and keep it running for each day on the road. Some days we’re still while others we’re walking for 12 hours, so this evens things out. Perhaps we should invest in one of those dorky pedometers though…

By: Gregg

Gregg — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:06:58 +0000

Love the back story! I think hidden meaning to a great tagline makes it even sweeter. But Iâ€™ve been wondering the logistics â€“ how do you measure youâ€™re foot steps? Please tell me you wear pedometers? Really dorky ones with a heart rate monitor too?

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:40:48 +0000

@Joe: Even as I reread this quote from Don Quixote today when responding to your comment, I get chills from both the poetic nature of it and how relevant it still is today for us. It helps ground me.

Your quote from Siddharta strikes a chord with us as well; to find the path that is your own and independent from those of the people around you trying to tell you what’s “right.”

Thanks again for stopping by and your kind words about our blog!

By: joe

joe — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:56:02 +0000

Oh man, this was a really great story to read. I love the story of Don Quixote, and I love the quote you borrowed for your own journey.

For me, my favorite travel quote came from Siddharta, which I read while making my way from south to north in Vietnam:

“This is why I am continuing my travels — not to seek other, better teachings, for I know there are none, but to depart from all teachings and all teachers and to reach my goal by myself, or to die.”

Thanks again for the awesome blog!

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:31:01 +0000

@Bessie: Oh, I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you with how we measure the footsteps on the site! Although we are super dorky with our GPS data loggers, we do not wear pedometers. The footprints move ahead with an estimated footsteps/day equation. Some days we walk more, others less, so this is an estimated amount.

By: Bessie

Bessie — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:51:08 +0000

Love the back story! I think hidden meaning to a great tagline makes it even sweeter. But I’ve been wondering the logistics – how do you measure you’re foot steps? Please tell me you wear pedometers? Really dorky ones with a heart rate monitor too? 🙂

By: Earl

Earl — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:53:41 +0000

Thank you Audrey. I am always looking for advice and I greatly appreciate your thoughts!

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:48:44 +0000

@Earl: I started our presentation last night with the story of our tagline and it really does set the tone for our travel philosophy and how we travel. When I think of your tagline, I think of expanding the definition of explorer from someone charging forward to perhaps someone a bit more thoughtful and careful.

@Andy: When reading Don Quixote, there are so many themes and topics that are so relevant to today. Sure, the setting and technology are different, but human nature seems to be the same.

By: Earl

Earl — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:38:20 +0000

Your tagline is definitely one to keep as even without knowing the story, it tells a great deal about the kind of people and travelers you both are. It’s a powerful handful of words.on my si

At the moment I’ve been using “New Breed of Explorer” te as that is often how I feel, but I’m not quite sure I even know fully what that means!

By: Andy Hayes | Sharing Travel Experiences

Andy Hayes | Sharing Travel Experiences — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:08:35 +0000

It’s funny how some pieces of literature are timeless…