Travel Essays: How to be a Frugal Traveler (From NYT)
Travel Essays: How to be a Frugal Traveler (From NYT)
Seth Kugel's article in NYT.
There are a lot of good anecdotes in the article, along with comments.
or an equivalent would be to take a bus journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
There are a lot of good anecdotes in the article, along with comments.
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Actually, an ideal trip would be to start in Peru, and end up in Belem in two months, or three, or more or an equivalent would be to take a bus journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari 
I totally fail on most of the items --- so no frugal travel for me!
Even when I was very much younger, the one thing that I never liked about small-boat sailing was having to share sleeping space with two or three other people.
Even when I was very much younger, the one thing that I never liked about small-boat sailing was having to share sleeping space with two or three other people.
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Just two or three ? Then you cannot take this or that kind of travel - A slow boat down the Amazon
Originally Posted by Nick-H 
I totally fail on most of the items --- so no frugal travel for me!
Even when I was very much younger, the one thing that I never liked about small-boat sailing was having to share sleeping space with two or three other people.
I totally fail on most of the items --- so no frugal travel for me!Even when I was very much younger, the one thing that I never liked about small-boat sailing was having to share sleeping space with two or three other people.
Really good article - I had to smile at the part where it mentions toilet paper - seems that many people use this as a gauge as to how good a hotel/guesthouse is. I never expect toilet paper - and that's probably why I'm never that disappointed! 
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Depends on the boat. There a local boats and express boats. About 3-4 days between two important towns. I gather one trip I was looking at is nearly a week long.
Originally Posted by scottyheather Hmmmm ......doesn't look too bad but then again, how slow is "slow"? 
Hmmmm ......doesn't look too bad but then again, how slow is "slow"? 
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Not sure I'd like a week in a hammock (
Originally Posted by nycank Depends on the boat. There a local boats and express boats. About 3-4 days between two important towns. I gather one trip I was looking at is nearly a week long.
Depends on the boat. There a local boats and express boats. About 3-4 days between two important towns. I gather one trip I was looking at is nearly a week long. 
) but could probably handle 3-4 days. We've always wanted to do the Amazon. guess this is a travel 'essay' ...
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We're all terror suspects now
Every air passenger is treated with suspicion since 9/11, regardless of appearance.
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Useful words. Thanks for sharing this information with us
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