How to travel on the cheap Author uses Airbnb. /facepalm I have one advice for you - don't use Airbnb, small guesthouses are way cheaper than any Airbnb in SE

How to travel on the cheap Author uses Airbnb. /facepalm I have one advice for you - don't use Airbnb, small guesthouses are way cheaper than any Airbnb in SEA and busy areas have often lot of competition pushing prices much lower than done deserted areas, you have no clue about cheap travel. And if you want really local experience then stay at CS hosts or find whatever you can like when I argued about price in one Thai island with owner and they suggested for price I propose I can sleep somewhere in floor, which I said it's fine with me, couple from bus station heard us and I ended up sleeping on mattress in their bus station office. Also Hanoi is less touristy and more local than HCMC? You what? Who is this noob? I enjoyed motorbiking around Ninh Binh a lot, Hanoi is like top 1 or 2 most touristy place in Vietnam, heck even Hue or Danang are less touristy than Hanoi.