Bad Advice Found in Travel Guides And What You Should Really Do
While there are many high-quality travel guides written by real veteran globe-trekkers, in reality most travel guide content is written by interns or low-level writers employed by large for-profit publishing companies. As a result, many of the travel tips they give aren’t based on real experience. These tips may look good on paper, but when you get to the nitty-gritty of travelling itself, they become less practical than they seem at first-maybe even disastrous. So if you see these tips in your travel guide, take your pen and put a big X over them.
1. “Follow the cheap travel deals.” This is not good advice. If you’re going to go through the trouble of getting time off work, planning your vacation, organizing accommodations and activities, packing, and flying a long distance, you should go to the place where you want to go. Don’t settle on one destination just because where you really want to go is too expensive. On the contrary, decide where you want to go, and do whatever you have to go to get there. You can find good deals for any destination if you look hard enough.
2. “Arrive at the airport two hours early.” This one has been going around for a while, and it has become even more common in the last decade as security checkpoints have become more time consuming.
In fact, it’s a good idea to get to the airport early, especially if you’re going to one of the more busy and troubled airports. But even if you’re flying out of New York’s JFK or Chicago’s O’Hare, two hours is excessive. Give it 45 minutes for domestic flights and 90 minutes for international flights. If you want to be safe, give it an extra 15 minutes, and give it an extra 30 minutes on big travel days.
3. “Pack as light as possible.” Yes, it’s good to pack light, especially if you’re going to be traveling around to several different places. However, let’s say you’re going on a 1-week trip to Paris, where you will be staying for the entire week in the same hotel. In this case, there’s nothing wrong with having a little extra. You won’t be moving around too much, and your hotel room will probably give you enough room to spread out settle in. So take everything you need to be comfortable-within reason.
4. “Look for package deals.” Package deals are definitely cheaper, and they’re great if you don’t mind being surrounded by tourists for every second of your vacation. But if you want to have a unique experience that lets you enjoy some of the local culture of the place you’re visiting, it’s best to go it alone. You may have to pay a little extra, but your experience will be fuller.
5. “Ask the concierge.” When you ask the concierge at a hotel what food options are in the area, he or she will probably give you a list of tourist-friendly spots. But what if you don’t want “tourist-friendly”? It’s best to go out and make an adventure of finding a place to eat-or else do your research beforehand.
Caterina Christakos is a published author and reviewer. Read her latest reviews of Johnson and Johnson shampoo and other Johnson and Johnson baby products.
Author: Caterina Christakos
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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