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Post by Owen on Jun 28, 2024 2:12:16 GMT
1 ~~~ Rick Steves' Clever Tips To Find The Best Value For Lodging While On A Solo Trip Traveling alone can be a freeing experience. You don't have anyone else's needs to consider. You can get up early or sleep in, eat whenever you're hungry, and see and do only the things you want to. Of course, there are some downsides, one of which is that it can be difficult to find accommodation within your budget. Travel expert Rick Steves says on his website that it can actually cost you more. He explains, "Rarely is a single room just half the price of a double. If a double room costs $100, a single room will generally be about $80 — making your stay $30 more expensive each night than if you were sharing the room and the cost." However, Steves has a number of ideas, including looking at specific comparison travel sites like Booking.com and Hotels.com, which often have accommodations for those traveling alone. That isn't the only way a solo traveler can find the right landing pad for themselves. There are other options like rentals, bed and breakfasts, and hostels to explore. Here's all the info you need before venturing out on a trip alone with lodging that won't break the bank. www.islands.com/1605772/rick-steves-travel-tips-getting-lodging-solo-trip/
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Post by Owen on Jun 28, 2024 2:20:27 GMT
2 ~~~ Rick Steves' Expert Tips To Not Get Pickpocketed On Your Trip To Europe There is a plethora of information online about pickpocketing and petty theft when planning a trip to Europe. Pickpocketing is so prevalent that expert traveler Rick Steves has experienced theft by proxy (his guests, not him) on some of his trips. Despite this, he has only been pickpocketed three times in all his travels, so his anti-pickpocket advice clearly works. The first happened on one unfortunate day in Paris in 2017. Per his blog post, Steves wrote that it was a day he didn't wear his trusted moneybelt. Thieves know where the crowds are — and where the tourists are — and they are very, very deft at their work," Steves wrote. "A petite bump and a slight nudge getting off the Métro in Paris and bam — wallet gone ... I went back to the hotel, referred to the emergency section in the appendix of our Paris guidebook, and set about canceling my credit cards. I lost my driver's license, two credit cards, and some money." It comes as no surprise that the incident happened in France, the second most likely place to be pickpocketed, according to data analysis by Quotezone. How has he managed to allude pickpockets in his many, many adventures across the world? Steves has curated an expert list of ways to avoid being pickpocketed, which he readily shares with fellow travelers. And these just add to all the marvelous travel tips we've learned from Rick Steves. www.islands.com/1572030/rick-steves-expert-tips-pickpocketed-trip-europe-avoid/?
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