Whether you are a new travel enthusiasts or old pro, you can never stop learning better ways to enhance your experience. Following are some of the things I have learned over many trips.
1. Preserving Travel Experiences Digital cameras are nice and all, but you need a long term memento from your trip. When it comes to preserving travel experiences, take a writing journal. Nomad Journals are the best around.
2. Stupid Foreigner Tricks Locals sometimes like to have a joke at your expense. It usually has to do with food. Don’t eat strange stuff unless others are.
3. Deadly Ice Cubes If you are concerned about the quality of water at a destination, don’t make a common mistake. What is it? Drinks with ice cubes. The ice cubes are made from the same water!
4. Montezumas Revenge If you get diarrhea in a country, you need to focus on keeping hydrated. Try drinking one glass of carbonated water with a table spoon of sugar.
5. Backpacking in Russia Russia is a tremendous country to backpack. That being said, pick pockets abound in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Don’t wear the pack on your back. They will slice it and take off with the contents.
6. Really Cheap Flights If you have the urge to travel, but little money, there is one really cheap flight option. Charter flights are usually dirt cheap. On the downside, you get what you pay for and there are limited flights.
7. Sweet Sorrow Traveling If you are on a long trip, you will inevitably get tired of those traveling with you. To avoid this, go solo and hookup with others through hostels and such. When you get sick of them, move along.
8. Air Courier Flights Yes, they really exist. You can fly for next to nothing to some exotic location. You can only take one bag and usually have to return in 7 days. The shorter the notice you need, the cheaper the flights.
9. Seeing Europe with Children If you are traveling to Europe and are taking kids, hotels and hostels can be a pain. Try renting a villa and exploring the area around it. They are much cheaper than you think.
10. Japanese Rice Etiquette When eating rice in Japan, never stick your chopsticks in the rice such that they are standing up vertical. It is a symbol of death.
Travel is many things to many people. Some prefer luxury while others prefer to rough it. I have to admit I tend to fall in the rough it group, but a night of luxury isn’t too bad either!