Map And Camera: Travel Resources
These are the travel resources I use when planning my trips no matter the destination.
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🏨 ACCOMMODATION
I find the best travel resources for searching accommodation to be booking.com, tripadvisor.com, expedia.com, hotels.com, trivago.com, or agoda.com
When looking for a hotel, I search on tripadvisor.com first and then book through the link with the best price.
If looking for an apartment, I go directly to booking.com, and for vacation rentals I use vrbo.com.
When traveling on a budget, hostel accommodation is the best choice. Hostels are usually clean and safe. Many of them have cooking facilities you can use to prepare your meals and save on food. You can even book a private room at some of them. Look for your budget accommodation at hostelworld.com.
🛬TRANSPORTATION
🛫Skyscanner.com is a great engine for flight search. One of its features I like most is the ability to search for a flight to ANYWHERE and find inspiration and the best deals for your preferred travel dates.
🚆I love traveling by train, especially in Europe. European trains are fast, comfortable, and reliable. Train journeys are way more scenic than traveling by plane or by car. Find your train trip in Europe on raileurope.com.
🚗Renting a car means more flexibility, especially in places with poor public transportation. Find the rental car that best suits you on discovercars.com or rentalcars.com.
🚢Have you considered going on a cruise, or even better, renting a yacht, and sailing wherever you want?
Cruises are not for older people only. Cruises are fun and a great way to visit several different places without packing, unpacking, and carrying your luggage from one place to the other. You won’t have to bother booking accommodation and finding places to eat either. Find the cruise that best suits you on cruisedirect.com.
Renting a yacht is a great way to spend time with your family or friends, or throw a party at sea and have the whole vessel to yourselves. Searadar.com is a great place to choose a yacht for your perfect vacation at sea.
✔️TRAVEL INSURANCE
One never knows what might happen in a foreign country. And better safe than sorry, so never travel without travel insurance.
🎫TOURS AND ACTIVITIES
When it comes to booking tours and activities, viator.com and getyourguide.com are every traveler’s favorites.
For the best free walking tours, look at the app GuruWalk. They are tip-based and, unfortunately, not available everywhere but it is worth trying to find one in the destination you are planning to visit. Their guides are great!
If you prefer exploring on your own, wegotrip.com has the best audio excursions and tours available at ridiculously low prices.
Do you like free tours? Search for the best free tours at freetour.com. Please, keep in mind they are not actually free. These tours are tip-based. You can tip as much as you wish, but tipping is expected.
In most cases, the guides’ only payment is the tips, so give them as much as you consider they deserve. These tours are my favorite because the guides are local people, knowledgeable, and friendly. They do their best for the tourists to enjoy the tour, they almost always show some hidden gems and are happy to help with recommendations on where to eat, what else to see, etc. If you already haven’t, give them a try!
📳STAY CONNECTED
Wherever you go, stay connected without paying high roaming bills. Get your eSIM from airalo.com or iroamly.com
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