stackyFACTSThe root of 'tourist' is the Greek word 'tornos', which means a tool for making a circle. The implication is that you leave your home, go around in a big loop, and end up exactly where you started. It is the most painfully literal and unromantic way to describe spending thousands of dollars.
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