BlogHide Resteemstrip-hop (74)in travel • last monthTrains and busses cost more than flights now in most countriesThis has almost always been the case in the United States and that in my mind is a damn shame. The USA has one of the most extensive rail systems in the world but almost none of it is used to…trip-hop (74)in mexico • 2 months agoIf you went to Mexico during Covid, you qualify for residency nowWhen the world lost their damn minds during Covid, Mexico kept their cool and became, albeit briefly, one of the most popular tourism destinations in the world. This of course was largely because…trip-hop (74)in travel • 3 months agoDo you actually "need" an expensive carry-on bag?I have been traveling for many years and I have never so much as had a recognizable brand name bag of any sort. My first travel backpack was some no-name knock off something or other that I…trip-hop (74)in travel • 3 months agoOne website that sometimes has significantly lower flight ratesI recently wrote a story about how most online booking sites are not a good idea and I feel as though it is a better idea to book with an agent seeing as how agents these days charge fees that are…trip-hop (74)in travel • 3 months agoAirlines to avoid when traveling to or around MexicoRemember a long time ago when low-cost carriers first started becoming a thing and everything was fine until the competition got so fierce that some airlines started being deceptive in their…trip-hop (74)in flights • 3 months agoIf you can...book flights with an actual agentThere was a time a while ago when booking with and agent was the normal thing to do when booking a flight. I was too young to really be a part of these days but my father frequently traveled for…trip-hop (74)in travel • 4 months agoTravel horror stories: Getting eaten alive by bedbugs and having the staff blame you for itThis story didn't happen to me but rather to someone that I met along the way. I initially started talking to them because she was absolutely covered in little bumps. She looked like she had been…trip-hop (74)in flights • 5 months agoDon't get your hopes up that the global "recession" is going to make flight prices go downI have heard it among a lot of people that managed to not be a part of the investment world in a way where this apparent global downfall of stocks, crypto, or whatever, doesn't really affect them.…trip-hop (74)in travel • 5 months agoAirlines cutting down on "comfort animals" and I am happy to see thisI feel bad for anyone out there that genuine, medically, needs this sort of thing but over the years since it was introduced I have seen people absolutely abuse the hell out of this policy and it…trip-hop (74)in travel • 5 months agoMexico has become dramatically more expensive in the past 5 yearsI have heard that this has a lot to do with Mexico's economy being directly tied to their much richer neighbors to the north and that very well be the case. I'm not going to dig into it because…trip-hop (74)in airlines • 7 months agoSpirit Airlines: The worst airline I have ever traveled with domesticallyWhen discount airlines became part of the global picture as far as travel is concerned, I, like most people, were quite excited about this new development. Prior to that when I was backpacking I…trip-hop (74)in travel • 7 months agoTravel stories: Getting ripped off in Asia by a tactic that all locals already know aboutWell I can't say that ALL locals know about it, nor am I going to try to say that this is a tactic that is used purely towards foreigners. I don't want to sound xenophobic because I am exactly the…trip-hop (74)in travel • 7 months agoTravel stories: "Learning" to surf on the wrong beach in BaliIt took me a long time to get there but I now love surfing. Depending on where I am going to I will often take advantage of the "sports equipment" baggage fee that is a standard rate regardless of…trip-hop (74)in travel • 8 months agoTravala is failing as a booking company and that is a shameWhen Travala became the first ever flight and hotel booking company that accepted multiple types of crypto as payment myself and a lot of the crypto-passionate world took notice and celebrated that…trip-hop (74)in travel • 8 months agoSo i've got a trip planned for Mexico in SeptemberI've traveled there before and there is a reason why it is so popular with North Americans. By virtue of some sort of agreement our nations have, American and Canadian can get 6 months visa on…trip-hop (74)in travel • 8 months agoTravel horror stories: Permanently disfigured by a bus crashThis is not my own story but rather a story of someone that I was quite good friends with and met while I was traveling around South East Asia. The roads in countries like Cambodia, Laos, and…trip-hop (74)in travel • 9 months agoTwo countries I would really like to visitI've traveled to a lot of countries and have been to all but one of the continents. This doesn't mean that I have been everywhere though and a few of the places I haven't been to are financially…trip-hop (74)in travel • 9 months agoReminiscing about how backpacking travel used to beI think that travel today, and in particular backpacking, has kind of been ruined by technology. For the most part these days I rarely run into people that I think are doing "true backpacking."…trip-hop (74)in travel • 9 months agoDownside of backpacking at hostels: You are going to encounter crazy peopleI have been traveling on the cheap for a long time now. I started when I was in my early 20's and it is something that I have been doing for a while now. I am no longer in the "dorm phase" of my…trip-hop (74)in travel • 10 months agoA bad but effective "hack" for traveling... you can fake a disabilityThe other day I was talking to a couple at a cafe that have been traveling for many years. I was lamenting the very long lines I had recently encountered on a flight as well as the very small and…
