Hi Peter. I think Explorer and Off-the-Beaten-Path denote two entirely different kinds of travelers, at least in my mind. We always look for places off the beaten path, but in no way consider ourselves explorers which to me connotes looking for new places, unknown places or particularly hard to reach places. There is an air of adventure there. Off the beaten path is just that, something that could be very ordinary but most people don't bother to visit it.
How do the rest of you feel about it?