lessons learned so far... part 1
February 20, 2007
lessons learned while travelling... while write a follow up when ready :)
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- bottled water is the biggest rip off known to mankind
- reading a book in a hostel common room or backpacker cafe means: "if you think we fit together, talk to me", reading a lonely planet there means "talk to me, i'm desperate!"
- don't listen to people recommending good hiking boots for tourist hiking tracks, teva sandals are almost always fine if the temperature allows for it
- for every month of travelling i lose one kg of weight and my bag gains one kg of weight
- always back up your pictures
- kids are the traveller's nemesis
- a hostel with free internet, laundry or lockers often comes cheaper than the cheapest hostel where everything costs extra
- when travelling, eat breakfast
- stereotypes of locals are always wrong, stereotypes of travellers are always true
- boxed wine has the best price to getting drunk ratio... by far
- lower bunks are better than upper bunks
- if you need a cheap, good and energy boosting breakfast, absolutely nothing beats a mcdonalds mcmuffin & bacon meal
- always carry a camera of some kind
- you remember people longer than most places
- if nobody sees your valuables they are less likely to be stolen
- once you appreciate waiting or "non-productive" time, travelling becomes philosophical
- having a blog and uploading pictures to flickr is efficient communication-wise and keeps you going
- there is nothing as satisfying as travelling alone
- carrying a laptop is worth its weight
- always carry a fleece when travelling in hot countries, air condition!
- recharching your electronic items is a p-i-t-a
- an ipod (nano) is worth its weight in gold when travelling
- the fastest, cheapest and most common internet access possibilities are in poor countries
- snickers is the best hiking snack
- there is nothing you have to do, if you don't want to do a certain sightseeing thing, just don't do it
- walking & getting lost is the best way to explore a new city
- dress as the locals do, especially during the night
- don't put anything in your checked in bag that you won't need for the night after a flight
- never ever miss a toilet stop if you have the opportunity
- always carry more water & snacks than you think you'll need
- traveller talk always starts with "where are you from" and ends with a discussion of the different meanings of "thong" around the english speaking world
- never miss a brewery tour
- hostelworld.com reviews are censored, those of hostelz.com are not
- book exchanges have an own entropy/evolution: only the bad books survive
- walking alone through dodgy streets in south america at night is a bigger adrenaline kick than doing a bungy jump
- you always & anywhere meet socially inclined girls that are studying or having working holidays in australia
- in yha's you get old people and kids
- not all scandinavians are blonde
- australia(ns) has no culture
- lonely planets are always 50% over retail price in traveller hotspot bookshops
- never do a tour if you could do it without
- staying in hostels is a creativity boost for sex in unusual locations
- commonwealth nations like alcohol
- travelling by plane is exhausting, travelling by bus and train is interesting
- girls act strange when on vacation or drunk and crazy when both
- never go where tourists go, try to get to know locals as soon as possible
- never book more than 1 or 2 nights in a hostel in advance unless there is a event in town; bad hostels won't let you cancel nights and good ones let you easily stay longer
- your passport is more important than your money
- employed hostel staff is usually the lowest of the job food chain and they are quite often the biggest jerks in town
- if a bus driver, hostel staff or someone else in the tourist sector recommends something: don't listen, he probably gets a commission
- falling in love is better than falling out of an airplane
- if you want fun in a hostel, go to the cheapest one
- if you want to relax, go to the most expensive one
- if you want to steal a laptop, go to the one with free wireless internet
- people at quiet hostels are often more interesting
- not everyone in south america wants to kill you
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