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Yeah I did some back packing, south east asia tours and all that and honestly I didn't like it that much overall. You are whisked from one place to the next, 6a
by quickthrower2 8y ago
Yeah I did some back packing, south east asia tours and all that and honestly I didn't like it that much overall. You are whisked from one place to the next, 6am starts and getting drunk is the norm every night. My favorite part was just hanging out in Hanoi for a day or two without much of a plan.
I met people doing months of this stuff back to back around the world. I wished I had just spent the whole time in New Zealand in a couple of nice places. It would have been more relaxing and more up my street.
- rakoo 8y agoYou're basically agreeing with the article: the moments where you just had to move where uninteresting, and you'd rather stay a day or two or much more in a place, surrounding yourself with the local atmosphere, right?
- kaybe 8y agoWas that a guided backpacking tour? Why would you get up at 6am (unless you like that)? Wait, how much planning beforehand went into that if you changed location that fast? I have so many questions.
- quickthrower2 8y agoThe early starts were either to get to the next place or cram many sightseeing things into one day. The tours were organised by a company.
- kaybe 8y agoMhm, I figured. My travelling is usually more like the hanging-out-somewhere kind. If you have a return ticket to a place, your visa and safety information (eg what not do to in order not to die) in place (and are not trying to go someplace small in peak season!) that's usually all you need. A guidebook is nice-to-have too, because there is a map and information about the country and language. Sometimes you get stranded somewhere for longer than you'd like, sometimes you cannot find food (arriving too late or not in shop distance), you might miss some sights.. but that's fine.