50 Years of Travel Tips
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50 Years of Travel Tips
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#2I don't agree with all of this though I do think most of it can be good advice. I did a huge amount of travel, mostly of particular styles, latterly when I was working. Still do a fair bit though I'm trying to spend less time on flights and more on destinations.
The main thing I didn't see in there although I may have missed it or it may have been implied is travel light. You can't always go with carry-on pack of some sort if you have varied trips, e.g. smart clothing plus hiking kit. But you can probably go lighter than you think. I know I'm mostly at lightweight travel than I used to be.
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#3> If you hire a driver, or use a taxi, offer to pay the driver to take you to visit their mother.
Uhh, I really can't imagine this one working well in a Western country.
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#4I don't agree with all of this though I do think most of it can be good advice. I did a huge amount of travel, mostly of particular styles, latterly when I was working. Still do a fair bit though I'm trying to spend less time on flights and more on destinations. The main thing I didn't see in there although I may have missed it or it may have been implied is travel light. You can't always go with carry-on pack of som…
+1 on traveling light. The author did mention this, too: "
Your enjoyment of a trip will be inversely related to the weight of your luggage. Counterintuitively, the longer your trip, the less stuff you should haul. Travelers still happy on a 6-week trip will only have carry-on luggage."
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#5> If you hire a driver, or use a taxi, offer to pay the driver to take you to visit their mother. Uhh, I really can't imagine this one working well in a Western country.
Almost certainly would seem weirder in some places or circumstances than others. One of those things in the list I have certainly never considered.
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#6I don't agree with all of this though I do think most of it can be good advice. I did a huge amount of travel, mostly of particular styles, latterly when I was working. Still do a fair bit though I'm trying to spend less time on flights and more on destinations. The main thing I didn't see in there although I may have missed it or it may have been implied is travel light. You can't always go with carry-on pack of som…
+1 on traveling light. The author did mention this, too: " Your enjoyment of a trip will be inversely related to the weight of your luggage. Counterintuitively, the longer your trip, the less stuff you should haul. Travelers still happy on a 6-week trip will only have carry-on luggage."
Ah. Missed that.
It's certainly not always possible if you need real dress clothing or real hiking/camping gear. (I've never gotten to the point where I can do a month-long trip that includes a long distance week-long+ walk along with some fairly formal evening wear in a carry-on.)
But you can probably get closer than you think. By myself, if I'm mostly just traveling in cities with "business casual" as dressy as it gets, I can travel almost indefinitely with a 40L travel backpack.
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#7I spent 9 months traveling from Mexico to Buenos Aires with a backpack eighteen years ago. Spent most nights in hostels in shared rooms for a few dollars a night. It was a great experience. Carried a MacBook Pro and a digital Nikon D70. Actually had the first iPhone but hardly used it. Do have a selfie of myself on a bus somewhere in Central America.
These days I’m taking more expensive vacations in cheaper countries. You can go to the Caribbean and stay for $2000 a night or go to places like Morocco or Panama on a luxury vacation for 1/3 the price.
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#8I spent 9 months traveling from Mexico to Buenos Aires with a backpack eighteen years ago. Spent most nights in hostels in shared rooms for a few dollars a night. It was a great experience. Carried a MacBook Pro and a digital Nikon D70. Actually had the first iPhone but hardly used it. Do have a selfie of myself on a bus somewhere in Central America. These days I’m taking more expensive vacations in cheaper countries…
1/3 of 2000 USD is still 650 USD a night. This is quite a price.
I am sure that plenty of people can afford it (I could if I wanted to) but this is rather expensive when you compare to, say a stay in Chamonix (French Alps, a "posh" station) where you can have a 65 m2 appartment next to the slopes in high season for about 250-300€/night.
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#9I spent 9 months traveling from Mexico to Buenos Aires with a backpack eighteen years ago. Spent most nights in hostels in shared rooms for a few dollars a night. It was a great experience. Carried a MacBook Pro and a digital Nikon D70. Actually had the first iPhone but hardly used it. Do have a selfie of myself on a bus somewhere in Central America. These days I’m taking more expensive vacations in cheaper countries…
1/3 of 2000 USD is still 650 USD a night. This is quite a price. I am sure that plenty of people can afford it (I could if I wanted to) but this is rather expensive when you compare to, say a stay in Chamonix (French Alps, a "posh" station) where you can have a 65 m2 appartment next to the slopes in high season for about 250-300€/night.
I don't keep track of this sort of thing in detail but I usually figure a month-long trip ends up running about $10K. Sometimes probably a bit more, sometimes a bit less. Where that money goes will vary depending on the type of trip. In cities, I usually stay somewhere nice but not top-end which I find doesn't buy me a lot incrementally. Don't usually fly business unless I use miles for part of it.
No illusions this is penniless student budgeting but it suits me.
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#10I spent 9 months traveling from Mexico to Buenos Aires with a backpack eighteen years ago. Spent most nights in hostels in shared rooms for a few dollars a night. It was a great experience. Carried a MacBook Pro and a digital Nikon D70. Actually had the first iPhone but hardly used it. Do have a selfie of myself on a bus somewhere in Central America. These days I’m taking more expensive vacations in cheaper countries…
1/3 of 2000 USD is still 650 USD a night. This is quite a price. I am sure that plenty of people can afford it (I could if I wanted to) but this is rather expensive when you compare to, say a stay in Chamonix (French Alps, a "posh" station) where you can have a 65 m2 appartment next to the slopes in high season for about 250-300€/night.
OPs numbers are weird. Marocco should get you great accommodation for a tenth, not a third.