Staying With Locals When Traveling Is Really Fun

I’ve traveled all around the world in the last 20 years and the more confident I became about traveling alone with on other purpose than to really be and breathe in other cultures, places, energies and just the world I felt more and more at ease to stop acting like a tourist.

There is a lot to be said about stopping at guest houses or hotels it depends on the budget and the connection to the place that you’re trying to get but there is also a lot that can be said about home lodging.

I never used guides as the one that I found here but they are actually a great idea if you have a plan (which I usually don’t).

Whenever I reached a destination I used to ask other tourists or local people, cab driver etc, about nice cheap places to stay. The adventures were endless. I even remember getting into the train booking office asking for a ticket to a nice place as far away as possible.

Sure you have to be a little crazy or with no schedule to travel like I do. Sometimes other travelers that bothered bringing their Lonely Planet books told me where are the recommended places and I used them as a safety net.

Next trip I’ll use the online guides but only a day or two in advance and only if I’m on a relatively “modern” environments.

If you just trust the world many options open and you just let yourself travel with a trust that you’ll always be safe and guided. It is like getting lost on purpose knowing that safe places are a phone call away.