When Budget Travelers Whine
“I couldn’t sleep! The bar next door played really loud music until the wee hours of the morning!”
“The toilet was co-ed!”
“None of them could even speak English!”
“The service was atrocious”
“They only gave us bread and coffee for breakfast!”
They do not even stop at that. Some even go on a full-scale vitriolic rant about a certain hostel, budget airline and/or, even, a country.
Well, boo f**king hoo! When traveling on a budget, you need to be realistic. If you are going to pay peanuts, you can’t expect more than what a bag of peanuts is worth. More often than not, you will get what you pay for!!
ON THE OTHER HAND, note that getting great accommodations for peanuts IS possible. One can even get lucky and successfully book that hard to come by €0 plane ticket. A full meal for only 2.50€ is even realizable.
All those aren’t just urban myths. They are real.
But, dear budget travelers, you need to keep in mind that you can’t just waltz into any hostel or book just any ticket and expect to get lucky. You need to do one simple thing before you even start booking. You need to DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!
Browse the world wide web. Ask your friends and relatives. Read newspapers and magazines.
There are tons of great deals out there just waiting for you. There is absolutely no need to add another budget traveler rant, especially if that crappy deal you got is all YOUR fault.
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4 opinions for When Budget Travelers Whine
She Who Loves to Travel
Sep 11, 2007 at 8:30 am
And from what I have found… the research is usually nearly as much fun as the trip. It certainly makes it more enjoyable if you have all of the info under your belt before you set off.
And I only “whine” when I have spent big bucks lol…
www.bavariarent.ro
Sep 14, 2007 at 5:40 am
the advices are very true.if you are paying the peanuts don’t expect for room-service.
so better check before to go.
Mikeachim
Sep 16, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Another point is that there are going to be cultural differences.
For example, that bread and coffee…..that’s a staple French breakfast. Lots of bread (with jam, or chocolate spread, or meats & cheese), lots of coffee.
This might be where an inverse law applies: pay extra, for an ‘authentic’ experience, and you might end up with something unexpectedly very different.
Anyway, when things are lacking, such as food, it’s an opportunity to roll your sleeves up and go in search of it. That sounds like proper travel to me. :)
More traveling rants than you can shake a stick at!
Sep 20, 2007 at 9:40 am
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