Low budget travel tips
#46
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#47
Join Date: Oct 2015
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I find granola bars OK, but NEVER eat them while travelling.
Half the fun of travel is to find a good place to eat @:-)
Even at the airport, I allow myself a guilty pleasure that I don't often indulge in - French Fries
Ordered as a side dish, often doesn't cost much more than a couple of bucks, and it fills me up.
OK, not all that healthy, but since I only do this when I fly, not too bad healthwise, but oh so delicious ^
Suppose I could bring granola bars for emergencies ....
Half the fun of travel is to find a good place to eat @:-)
Even at the airport, I allow myself a guilty pleasure that I don't often indulge in - French Fries
Ordered as a side dish, often doesn't cost much more than a couple of bucks, and it fills me up.
OK, not all that healthy, but since I only do this when I fly, not too bad healthwise, but oh so delicious ^
Suppose I could bring granola bars for emergencies ....
And by splurge, I mean 100 pesos for dinner for 3 to fill up on the best traditional tacos I have EVER had. Didn't quite break the budget
#48
Join Date: Sep 2015
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I seldom feel like this. For me, not knowing if I'm going to find good food can be tiring and stressful. Although I'm vegetarian, and depending on country, that's a problem.
Even in places like France, vegetarianism just doesn't seem to be catered for. I used to hate sitting on my phone trying to find a restaurant nearby with one vegetarian option on the menu. In the end I just gave up and went to fast food restaurants.
In Japan, I didn't even bother. I just alternated between Indian food/Thai food/pizza every day.
I occasionally find vegan restaurants, but their food is not to my taste.
Even in places like France, vegetarianism just doesn't seem to be catered for. I used to hate sitting on my phone trying to find a restaurant nearby with one vegetarian option on the menu. In the end I just gave up and went to fast food restaurants.
In Japan, I didn't even bother. I just alternated between Indian food/Thai food/pizza every day.
I occasionally find vegan restaurants, but their food is not to my taste.
#49
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: CLE
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I seldom feel like this. For me, not knowing if I'm going to find good food can be tiring and stressful. Although I'm vegetarian, and depending on country, that's a problem.
Even in places like France, vegetarianism just doesn't seem to be catered for. I used to hate sitting on my phone trying to find a restaurant nearby with one vegetarian option on the menu. In the end I just gave up and went to fast food restaurants.
In Japan, I didn't even bother. I just alternated between Indian food/Thai food/pizza every day.
I occasionally find vegan restaurants, but their food is not to my taste.
Even in places like France, vegetarianism just doesn't seem to be catered for. I used to hate sitting on my phone trying to find a restaurant nearby with one vegetarian option on the menu. In the end I just gave up and went to fast food restaurants.
In Japan, I didn't even bother. I just alternated between Indian food/Thai food/pizza every day.
I occasionally find vegan restaurants, but their food is not to my taste.
#50
Join Date: Oct 2015
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#51
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Your profile does not list your country, but I can tell you that for Canadian and especially US based travelers, that is about the WORST advice you can give.
Trying to exchange $$$ to foreign currency is very painful in US, and with ATMs it is much easier and usually cheaper to exchange / use ATM once you get there.
Trying to exchange $$$ to foreign currency is very painful in US, and with ATMs it is much easier and usually cheaper to exchange / use ATM once you get there.
#52
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Check Groupon for getaway deals if your dates are flexible and you have a travel partner, or you don't mind paying an additional fee to travel alone. Some of them include airfare and hotel accommodations.
#53
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Glad you had a better experience ...
And my dates AND destinations are EXTREMELY flexible @:-)
#54
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Way back when one could find some deals using Airline vacations (Continental for me, that's how long since I've found a good deal this way), but these days I have found Groupon to be a waste of time, particularly for travel, and even more so for single traveler like myself
Glad you had a better experience ...
And my dates AND destinations are EXTREMELY flexible @:-)
Glad you had a better experience ...
And my dates AND destinations are EXTREMELY flexible @:-)
#55
Totally feel you, a bit of personal preference I suppose. I find the real value in being able to get to things early. My trip to Peru last year and Mexico recently, for Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, the Tulum ruins, etc. snagging some granola bars/trail mix in the morning allowed me to beat the huge throng of folks arriving in the late morning. By the time the crowds get to those sites, we'd leave to splurge on great local/street food for lunch.
And by splurge, I mean 100 pesos for dinner for 3 to fill up on the best traditional tacos I have EVER had. Didn't quite break the budget
And by splurge, I mean 100 pesos for dinner for 3 to fill up on the best traditional tacos I have EVER had. Didn't quite break the budget
#60
Join Date: May 2013
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I bring peanut butter with me and buy fresh bread or rolls in the morning ,
go to supermarket for sandwich stuff for lunch and eat at a local restaurant for dinner , I am not a foodie !
I bring clothes I do not love so I can leave them or give them away before I head home ,
Bring a phone you have "retired" , if it gets lost , broken or falls in the river no big lose , and get a local sim.
But mostly go with eyes wide open and enjoy the difference
go to supermarket for sandwich stuff for lunch and eat at a local restaurant for dinner , I am not a foodie !
I bring clothes I do not love so I can leave them or give them away before I head home ,
Bring a phone you have "retired" , if it gets lost , broken or falls in the river no big lose , and get a local sim.
But mostly go with eyes wide open and enjoy the difference