I’d love to get to know you, my fellow travelers, better (and to see which of you I’m most similar to.) How? By playing a simple game called “Would you rather….?” using travel-related situations, some of them a (tiny) bit extreme. I highly recommend this for long bus journeys, by the way.
To play, just pick a few of the questions and tell me/us which situation you would prefer to be in. There is no third option or way around it. It’s one OR the other. 
And please explain why. Feel free to share an anecdote re: a similar situation you found yourself in and why it was tolerable or not. Also, come up with your own questions if you like. If there are enough, I’ll write a second post and give you credit.
Note: I’ll share my answers in a few days…and announce which of you is most similar to me in terms of answers!
1) Would you rather stay in a room that has…
A. a dirty bed? OR
B. a dirty bathroom?
2) Would you rather stay in a town/city/country…
A. a bit too long–to the point where you feel a tiny bit bored (even though you initially loved it)?
OR
B. not quite long enough–ie, leave when you still love the place and feel a bit sad walking away?
3) Would you rather travel on…
A. a really crappy chicken bus on super treacherous roads…driven by a maniacal driver…for 6 hours?
OR
B. a pretty good quality bus (comfortable seats, at least) for 16 hours on less treacherous and somewhat decent roads?
4) Would you rather…
A. eat disgusting live insects (not grasshoppers, but something like beetle larvae)? OR
B. sleep with insects in your bed (ie, bedbugs) and be aware of them the entire night?
5) Would you rather be bitten…
A. by mosquitos all over your body (even on your face and on your ears)?
OR
B just a few times by an unusual/unnamed insect that leaves an unusual and mysterious mark on your skin and makes you itch worse than nightmarish poison ivy? (Feel free to share sand fly stories–LOL.)
6) Would you rather, if stranded somewhere remote for an entire day, be…
A. without food?
OR
B. without water?
7) Would you rather
A) sleep in a good place (comfy + clean bed and great bathroom) in a bad area (unattractive, but safe/convenient neighborhood by day but dodgy neighborhood by night)?
B) sleep in a bad place (soft bed w/springs popping out and skuzzy shared shower with cold water) in great area (excellent location and safe 24/7)?
8. Would you rather travel…
A) with one really awesome person you met at a hostel (and are possibly even attracted to) and their friend, whom you don’t like at all?
B) or totally alone–in a place where most people are in couples and groups.
Note: Where you’re going, there’s no hostel or place to meet others. In fact, it’s sort of couple-oriented.
9. Would you rather…
A) Do a vision quest in which you fast (food and water) for a few days while totally alone in nature?
B) Take a hallucinogenic drug under shamanic supervision in the jungle for a ‘journey’ that will likely last all night?
10) Would you rather visit a museum…
A) that everyone tends to see that’s lovely and historical and ‘important’ but ever so slightly overrated?
OR
B) recently set up by people involved with a radical cause that you happen to believe in (however, some of those in charge have served time for violent crimes, including murder, and the location is in a dodgy area)?
Thanks for playing!
I look forward to reading your answers–and to seeing new questions you might have. And I hope to post my answers in several days.
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