19. Don’t be all pretentious about the way you travel. You’re not that special, bro.

This rule came about as I was gchatting with a friend about how great I am at having awesome trips, and he was all, “I’m pretty great at travelling, too.” One of us might have even said “I’m not a tourist. I’m a traveller.” Ugh, I know. So this rule is mostly a reminder to myself to not brag about my own particular way of travelling, because, come on, that’s terrible.

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#15. Don’t just clean your bathroom before someone comes over. Clean it regularly.

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#7. Wearing a bike helmet might make you look like a dork,

but not wearing one makes you look like an asshole.

Especially to the paramedics.

Photo credit: Olgierd Pstrykotwórca, used under cc license.

Rule #5. Hang out with old people.