As I'm planning my next holiday, I'm torn between cutting corners and treating myself.
Scrimping and saving for a low-budget holiday is an experience. Nomadic backpacking teaches you to pack light and survive on the bare minimum, be it clothing or nourishment. And you quickly learn a thing or two about a nation by their transport system, which you have to navigate on your own. Where to buy tickets, their validity, which bus/train goes where etc. On top of which you have to read up on the sights you see and their locations. You could splurge on audio guides everywhere you go, but that cost kinda piles up.
Taking a medium- to high-end tour once in awhile is great too I tell ya! Your luggage is picked up and delivered so you don't have to worry too much about how much you've packed. Your meals cover all food groups and don't need to be inhaled in three minutes before your transport leaves. And you are taken about in a large comfortable coach with a lovely guide regaling you with humourous stories and fascinating facts about whatever you see.
I find a mix of both extremes works best for me. Choosing a hostel over a hotel softens the blow of dining at a fancy restaurant. As does taking public transport to a star attraction where entrance costs the GDP of a small nation!
Scrimping and saving for a low-budget holiday is an experience. Nomadic backpacking teaches you to pack light and survive on the bare minimum, be it clothing or nourishment. And you quickly learn a thing or two about a nation by their transport system, which you have to navigate on your own. Where to buy tickets, their validity, which bus/train goes where etc. On top of which you have to read up on the sights you see and their locations. You could splurge on audio guides everywhere you go, but that cost kinda piles up.
Taking a medium- to high-end tour once in awhile is great too I tell ya! Your luggage is picked up and delivered so you don't have to worry too much about how much you've packed. Your meals cover all food groups and don't need to be inhaled in three minutes before your transport leaves. And you are taken about in a large comfortable coach with a lovely guide regaling you with humourous stories and fascinating facts about whatever you see.
I find a mix of both extremes works best for me. Choosing a hostel over a hotel softens the blow of dining at a fancy restaurant. As does taking public transport to a star attraction where entrance costs the GDP of a small nation!
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