Since starting this site I have become more involved in the travesphere. It’s a really nice community of people out there. One place that everyone can contribute is the BootsnAll Travel Community Forum. I really love following the discussions there.
Today I was visiting a thread started by someone wondering how to deal with beggars and hawkers. I have some personal opinions on this matter that are largely based on my visit to Southeast Asia to which the thread author specifically refers (edited slightly for clarity): Click here to keep reading…
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It’s easy to generalize travel advice. I do it all the time. But in reality, experience traveling is an extremely personal endeavor with various different variables in a very complex equation. For some, hiring guides that show and tell about the places they visit is the best way to travel. Others love going at it on their own. Some like to stay on the beaten track, whilst others avoid it at all costs. It’s all a matter of preference and I think it’s extremely important that everyone sticks to their preferences.
True experience traveling is all about making your experiences as rich as possible and, in doing so, trying to compromise as little as possible. But compromise means different things to different people. What is most important is that you feel safe and that you are happy with the comfort/experience ratio. Don’t let others dictate this for you. Find this personal ratio. Travel by it. Stick to it.
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“I’m going to Asia for three weeks. I’ll be going through Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and China! Cool, huh?” Smile, nod, but please, know better. This was the last point I made in Monday’s entry, but I think it’s really important and so deserves a post by itself.
Over-planning defeats the purpose of traveling at all, or at least the most important kind of travel: experience travel. Taking your time when traveling is important for your understanding of a city or country. Everyone has their own personal pace, meaning some can get the same out of a trip going faster than others. Find your pace. Go at it, not at the pace your guidebook makes you believe you should have. Relax and enjoy your trip. Click here to keep reading…
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It usually takes about a month or two. You need to recover from certain tiredness, see old friends, do some errand-type things, et cetera. But long before your feet recover, the itch starts to bother you once again. The itch for whatever is yet undiscovered. But you have a job or study. Obligations. Summer is still almost a year away.
The answer to your problem is to take day trips. Or two-day trips, if you must.
Experience traveling is not all about leaving for far-away destinations to learn about foreign cultures. You don’t need culture shock to have experienced the globe. When you can’t afford the time to travel such distances, consider traveling locally. This can be enlightening and, albeit temporarily, heal that itch.
Here are five tips for taking day trips. Click here to keep reading…
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