with everyone pinching pennies and improve their belts in the face of higher oil and gas prices these days, the rest seem like a luxury most of us simply can not afford. But if you choose your destination carefully and use a few tricks, you can still make the journey a joy it was to be.
Tip 1: Overnight trains and buses
This is one way to kill two birds with one stone, save time and money. By opting for the train or bus you save one night accommodation and to cover the distance at the same time.
of India and Thailand is the overnight trains are quite comfortable and not much more than a bed. Wake up to a fantastic sunrise in northern Thailand, while the acceleration along the rhythm track is one of this writer's favorite memories of the trip.
In Spain, however, an overnight train can be very expensive, so check the prices carefully.
As for the overnight buses, or compare with Turkey. Coffee, tea, cakes, clean rest stops, and lemon cologne to put Turkey's bus system in its own league.
Tip 2: Choose a hotel that offers a extras
Some hotels offer a place to sleep. Other hotels offer a place to sleep, plus free breakfast (and maybe dinner), airport pickup, internet, walking tours, tea and coffee, and other creative additions. Usually a small budget and boutique hotels are eager to please as they survive on word of mouth referrals and recommendations.
Tip 3: Choose a hotel that is not a guide
at the owner of the popular destinations in Turkey after they shared stories about his early years in the hotel business. Any person who has arrived in town to compete head to the same hotel because it was given a glowing review in one of the "Travel Bible." Try as he might, he could not break the cycle of people flocking to its competitors. Finally, he began offering the first night free and incredibly cheap beer to lure customers to his hotel. It worked, and ironically, today is the day of the glowing reviews in all the "Travel Bible ".
Another seasoned traveler once related that as she looked over her six-week trip to Rajasthan, India, she realized she had not spent a night in any of the recommended hotels in her guide. She was perfectly happy with each and everyone. So the opportunity to expand its business around, You May be pleasantly surprised!
Tip 4: Day trips
If you check carefully, you'll find some trips are definitely worth your money, especially if you're paying in local currency. Some places you simply can not miss out on your own, or if you could, it would be such a hassle to get to the enjoyment of the visit altogether.
floating market in Bangkok and underground cities in Cappadocia, Turkey spring to mind. Given that many of these trips include lunch and entrance fees on top of transport does not take high math skills to figure out that some good work.
Tip 5: watch online reservations at local level
not large, known internet booking monsters out there, I think the smaller, local agenata.Putnička agency based in Bali can recommend a reputable hotel in Ubud that will suit your honeymoon or family needs, compared to the huge reservation website place according overbooked hotels in every country on the planet. If you run into unexpected problems (missed flights, delays), or just want to spend more time around, a travel agent will be able to switch your reservation at no cost to you. By booking site, you will only lose your hotel deposit.
Tip # 6: Pick off the beaten path destination
Let "banana pancake highway." Each country has a "way", take a few days to step off the track, and you'll notice people are friendlier, richer experience, and the prices are lower. How do you find these places? Continue to the next tip.
Tip 7: RSS
While budget travelers are often reluctant to get professional help, often an agent working on your behalf will save you time and money. Local agents know the great places that are under-visited, the new hotels that are offering specials and ways to make connections that will save you time and money. In general, agents do not make their commission from the buyer, but the hotel or company you have booked a ticket s. Again, if you spread your money around and reaping the benefits.
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