A great vacation begins at home
Great budget adventure travel begins at home. If you prepare for
your trip before you walk out your front door, your vacation
will be better organized, more full of all the exciting extra
experiences to make it more memorable and you will almost
certainly save significant money. Not only that, you will be
better able to put together a budget adventure travel experience
to give you an insurmountable bragging edge over your friends
and neighbors. Start with research. No I am not talking about
the dry, dusty book stacks that haunt your memories of college
when you had put off an important paper until the last minute
and your friends were out on the town while you were playing
catch up with the librarian. I am talking about going online, to
the bookstore, and maybe to the library (but rest assured, the
travel section probably does not contain dusty stacks). 1. Where
do you want to go? Make a list of the must-see and must-do
things about your desired destination. Let's face it, if you go
to Paris and do not go up onto the Eiffle Tower, or you go to
Rio without taking the cable car to ; your friends will laugh at
you without mercy when you return. 2. How much can you afford?
Budget adventure travel requires planning ahead of time so you
can avoid the heartache of having to cut the trip short or
missing out on an excursion you had been counting on. The beauty
of doing your research ahead of time is that you can find all
kinds of discounts and travel deals if you do a lot of
comparison shopping. 3. When do you want to go there? The timing
of your trip will impact both what you can do and see, but how
much it will cost. Whenever possible, travel during the off-peak
season. Obviously peak and off peak times vary with location, so
you should check this out. But you will find much better
bargains on your airfare and hotel costs if you can avoid the
rush of other travelers. Also, every destination has seasonal
events like festivals, carnivals or sporting events that you may
want to take in (but be aware that these special events usually
take place during peak seasons, so you will negate the above
mentioned cost savings if these festivals are high on your
list). 4. How do you plan to get around once you arrive?
By this I am not asking how you will travel to Europe, but how
will you travel from place to place once you get to Europe? Look
for special fares on car rentals or train passes online. Not
only will this help you avoid a significant expense, but this
intra destination travel might just be one of the highlights of
your trip. This is especially true for train travel within
Europe. One site you might want to check out is Eurail Saver Pass which offers a variety of
rail passes for all of Europe. Finally, be sure to find ideas
for things to do and see that will appeal to all members of your
family or party. Plan ahead and you will save a lot of wasted
time and you will have a budget adventure travel experience you
can remember forever. COPYRIGHT