Annotated Bibliography

Dash, Judi. "Whether You're Planning a Trip Alone or Joining a Group Excursion As a Delegation of
One, There Are Strategies for Making the Most of a Solo Adventure. National Geographic
Traveler. 14.1 (1997): 20. Print.
The objective of this article was to provide the viewer with the pros and cons of traveling alone
versus traveling within a group or pack. The article discusses instances where traveling alone can
tend to be beneficial including but not limited to the power of decision making, enchanted
cultural interaction, and the ability to be in charge of your own destiny, while in other cases
provided situations where traveling without a partner can tend to lead to negative impacts on the
overall trip, including lack of personal safety nets, minimal human Interaction, higher
expenses, and a reduction in shared experiences.
Prior to research, my primary focus was to evaluate the necessities of traveling to the 7 continents
with my spouse, while providing open ended questions for myself to contemplate and address. In
regards to this article, one of my questions pondered was to assess the value in traveling with a
future spouse rather than venturing alone, much like Chris McCandless did in the novel. Through
this article, I was able to single in on specific examples where traveling alone could prove to
become very troublesome and reduce the enjoyment of the overall fun, which allowed me to
answer one of my substantive questions discussed in the proposal.
Indication for this source to be considered creditable or not can be found through the citation
which designates the source as an excerpt from a highly admirable magazine, National
Geographic Traveler. Furthermore, the article has be written by author Judi Dash, a well-known
cyclist who travels for a living, which adds to the sources experience creditable. This reputable
source will serve as a focal point for my essay, as it demonstrates strong ties to the major topic
discussed in step 1 of the inquiry.

Huang, Songshan, and Cathy H. C. Hsu. "Effects of Travel Motivation, Past Experience, Perceived
Constraint, and Attitude on Revisit Intention." Journal of Travel Research. 48.1 (2009): 29-44.
Print.
Relating to this source, the studies conducted developed a direct correlation looking at the
impacts of travel motivations, past experiences, and mentality on their proposition of returning to
a tourist cite. Information was gathered through phone interviews and investigated utilizing basic
comparison displays. Results indicated that travel inspirations include hidden measurements like
shopping also emphatically influenced vacationers' tourist return.
In regards to relevance, this article was selected for the final annotated bibliography as a
creditable source because of its relation to the source presented by Moal-Ulvoas, Gaelle, and
Valerie A. Taylor. Although both articles focus on the same basic concepts of influences involved
for touring, they both focus on one particular source of data collected, and with the incorporation
of both, I can begin to make a more educated guess as to what is an influence of travel for
tourists. The value depicted by the article provides my essay with a perspective that can be
effortlessly connected to the novel Into the Wild as the protagonist of the story was in search of
influences during interaction with his muses and himself throughout the novel, and the movie.
The providing background or perspective on your subject is also illustrated with this source when
related to the other source created by Moal-Ulvoas, Gaelle, and Valerie A. Taylor. When alone,

the article does seem a little weary due to its dependence of Hong Kong variables only, the
overall concepts discussed will prove very valuable to the overall product.
This is a valuable article because it provides readers with values and limitations for re-traveling
for tourists. It is also very creditable as it is located with the Journal of Travel Research.
Additionally, the sources publication date is in 2009, implying that although it is not very current,
its information may hold more value than older sources when conducting a compare and contrast.

Moal-Ulvoas, Gaelle, and Valerie A. Taylor. "The Spiritual Benefits of Travel for Senior
Tourists." Journal of Consumer Behaviour. 13.6 (2014): 453-462. Print.
This article is an online .pdf file written for the public audience to discuss the values and
limitations of travel motivations underlying dimensions and revisit intentions, which include but
are not limited to shopping, disinterest, past experiences, and cultural interactions/experiences
between the visitor and the homeland representative.
The article provides a measure for influences of travel by the number of prior visits and
satisfaction, and it also positively influenced revisit intention a great outline for the extended
inquiry to follow by. The articles essentially discussed the relationships and correlations between
what influences a tourists as far as spiritual benefits. This source can easily be applied to the topic
of traveling to 7 continents with my spouse, as well as the providing information required to
relate to the Into the Wild Movie seen in class. This article is very useful for my project, as it
includes influences and impacts that tourists take into account while considering travel.
Unfortunately, the discussion section of this article indicates that the document varied in
limitations. For example, the source demonstrates only results associated with the research design
and methodology of the study collected only from Beijing residents. Therefore, results drawn
from the sources data are very biased, and do not provide sufficient generalizable outcomes. The
authors also indicate that the study was not free from methodological limitations, thus making it
less powerful in proving nonexistence of certain relations in the hypothesis results drawn. In
reality, people seldom make travel decisions by considering only one destination. Instead, they
usually make the final selection from a number of choices available to them. This also limited the
sources results, incorporating only results channeled in by Hong Kong revisits. However, I still
plan to use this article for its original intent for completion of this inquiry. Further research may
be necessary to get a much more generalized result.

UNCC. "Whole Life Concept Project." (2013): 1-7. PDF.

One of the revolving concepts addressed throughout the class this semester was the introduction
of internal passion. The purpose of this article was to propose questions that would ultimately
challenge myself to make a difference in the world around us by applying the philosophy
involving a foundation for future learning, a commitment to success presented in the movie Into
the Wild, while also demonstrating an understanding of how the culture and world I expect to
enter will impact my bucket list goals. Prior to the completion of research, my original
concentration was to acquire a stronger foundation on how I can apply my committed passions
towards a successful career in the future, while along the way determining how to make a
difference in the world with a thorough comprehension of myself, inquiry as a foundation for
future learning, and the culture and world I expect to enter. This pdf file lays the frame work for
my decision as to why I choose this topic for my extended inquiry.

Reflecting within the context of the Whole Life Concept Project PDF, my prior knowledge of
passion dictated the impression that there would be much thought involved in choosing a major
and career. However, during the thorough inspection of this composition, I feel I have been
provided with a better opportunity to evaluate my decisions in regards to my passion. Prior to the
reading of this article, the goal was to uncover reasoning behind traveling and the immense
opportunities it provided, such as becoming a stronger leader, dismantling the societal boundaries
displayed daily, and improving the opportunities for those underprivileged through cultural
interaction, all while sharing the experiences with my spouse. This article is very useful, because
it addresses the questions necessary for me during my decision process of whether or not to travel
at all through the Whole Life Concept Model.
It is important to note that this article was discovered through the Moodle site for the course of
ENGR 1201. Following, this source is deemed to be creditable, as it also focuses primary as a
guideline of questions for the reader to ask themselves when making important decisions such as
completing an item on a bucket list of such risk like traveling to the 7 continents with a spouse.
The citation of this source also indicates that it is an educational purpose source, adding to its
overall value.

Zimmer, Zachary, Russell E. Brayley, and Mark S. Searle. "Whether to Go and Where to Go:
Identification of Important Influences on Senior's Decisions to Travel." Journal of Travel
Research. 33.3 (1996): 3. Print.
The objective of this article was to conduct research to determine if there was a direct correlation
between influencing reasons as to why the elderly decide to travel or not. The authors provide the
viewer with multiple sources of findings, calculations, and research conducted to determine the
identification of influences on the travel or no travel decision made towards the end of ones life.
The pdf file provided adequate amounts for data depicting the results found for the causes of
influence for deciding to travel or not an older age. The authors indicate that because seniors tend
to have more free time, discretionary dollars, a stronger desire for cultural interaction, physical
exercise, learning, excitement, socialization, exposure to novel situations, and escape from the
stresses of daily life, providing them with powerful motivators for travel in comparison to other
segments of society. The file also addresses the constraints the elderly consider when making the
decision on traveling or not, providing that security concerns, financial limitations, lack of time,
lack of information, and poor health often defer the individual from making the trip. One question
of interest that I wanted to address within this extended inquiry was the time frame for which I
should be considering to complete the bucket list item. Fortunately, through the research
conducted by this article, I did not have to look very far to find my answer.
The PDF is designated from a very creditable source involving the Journal of Travel Research,
and provides an unbiased perspective on the pros and cons formulated by the elderly when
considering travel. The location of the article was discover through the online UNCC library
database, which also contributes to the overall reputation of the article. The content of the source
provided me with a great starting point for further research within these bounds of time frame
limitations, and helped me formulate the basis for the time frame I plan on traveling in. One
limitation this article does have would be the time frame of the actual documentation, which is a
total of about 15 or more years, indicating that the values provided in this source may be a little
out of date.