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Don’t pack too much!!
As you’re going to be carrying the entire backpack on your back, there’s even more motive to only take the basics. And also, everybody expects you to have an impression of being crummy while you’re travelling. It’s a symbol of honor!

Don’t forget your MP3 player.
For some travelers, they’re an abomination, they will miss some funny parts, or some important conversations and I understand it. But after 24-hour in a bus or in a train, you’ll agree with that fact that it’s the best invention ever.

Avoid school holiday.
If you don’t have any children or any other work engagements, avoiding peak periods can enable you to save some of your money, I’m not talking only about flights, but also housing and entrance once you are there. But be careful, some places have a specific raison to be cheap in low seasons: nothing is opened.

Make use of public transport.
Buses, trains and trams are always cheaper than taxis. It’s also a better way to mix up with local people, and you’ll be surprised at how many different kind people you can get along with.

Learn a bit of slang.
Even if it’s only a few words … even if you only know the question: “Can you speak English?” Locals will notice your effort, they will be pleased, and you will always get something more or better than if you don’t do it.

Don’t be afraid of tours.
Doing a tour might be a bad idea even if you have traveled before. Sure, sometimes it can be really boring, but if you’ve on are restricted in your schedule and have a limited budget, choose a tour company that seems matching with your approach of traveling, and you’ll meet a lot of people like you, and have a plenty of fun.

Bargain.
Negotiate with your travel agent. The fee they charge you for flights is what they assume they can make you to pay. Don’t let them do it.

Enjoy!
Of course you will meet wrong people, wrong situation…etc… and when you’re far away you take it even worse, but keep thinking in this only way: no extraordinary situations (good or bad) = no decent stories to tell. So go with the wind, be kind with everybody, and stuff will work out well…

By Pop_wilson

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TripAdvisor has publish the results from its annual survey about travel tendencies for 2009

The survey has been realised on 3.000 americains and shows some results to take in account.

Tourists will demand more ecologic places to visit, considering  these offers had been well accepted in 2008.
Also, offers with possibillities to practise some sport in open air will distance themself from  others. This year already, a certain amount of people not only planed to do exercice, but planed also to keep doing it during their next holiday.

On the other side, bigger is the amount of people worried to get infected by a virus. Included last year,  data revealed that people are traveling with their own towel,  pillow and other different products to not use the ones offered by hotels.

An other tendency for this year is people demand more convenience each time. For exemple, they prefer that airline companies forbid the use of mobiles and laptops to avoid the embarrassment to ask themself for it.

Considering technology progress, a huge percentage of the investigated population would like that  airports get wareless, but only a few would agree to pay for it.

If we focus on elected destinations to enjoy good holiday, this is the top 5 of the destination which could be crowded this year:

- Budoni, Italy
- Agia Galini, en Creta Greece
- Petra, Jordany
- Ardmore, Irlande
- Peschiera del Garda, Italy