Comments on: Stop Worrying. Backpacking is easy. Seriously http://www.budgetglobetrotting.com/2009/stop-worrying-backpacking-is-easy-seriously/ International Budget travel and backpacking Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:09:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Laurie http://www.budgetglobetrotting.com/2009/stop-worrying-backpacking-is-easy-seriously/#comment-52037 Laurie Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:21:24 +0000 http://www.budgetglobetrotting.com/?p=439#comment-52037 This is hands down great advice. If I had a nickel for everyone that asked me how to find the bus station in a random city before they've even left, or was worried about how they were going to get a taxi or find a bathroom.... Your first words about avoiding the noise is crucial. And the other most important advice that I agree with you on is to stay flexible. Prebooking gets so many people into trouble, or at a minimum causes them to significantly overpay. We were once on a 4 day boat trip on a 10-person gullet on the coast of turkey. We booked it two days in advance from the company when we arrived in the town, and paid about $50 per person per day. Another couple booked 3 weeks ahead from home and paid about 8 times as much as we did! The only hard thing about backpacking is coming home. This is hands down great advice. If I had a nickel for everyone that asked me how to find the bus station in a random city before they've even left, or was worried about how they were going to get a taxi or find a bathroom.... Your first words about avoiding the noise is crucial. And the other most important advice that I agree with you on is to stay flexible. Prebooking gets so many people into trouble, or at a minimum causes them to significantly overpay. We were once on a 4 day boat trip on a 10-person gullet on the coast of turkey. We booked it two days in advance from the company when we arrived in the town, and paid about $50 per person per day. Another couple booked 3 weeks ahead from home and paid about 8 times as much as we did!

The only hard thing about backpacking is coming home.

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