My Blog, My Theater: Travel Tips

setelah ditempa oleh puluhan perjalanan. akhirnya aku bisa menelurkan beberapa Travel Tips buat pemirsa yang ada dimana saja. since the readers aren't only from Indonesia. lemme tell you these with english. k

here are some tips for travelling. based on my journey and some tips from senior. Travel Tips Ala Gueh:

first of all, Find the Best Partner

Sometimes, your partner can ruin your whole trip. how can it be? imagine you had an useless travel mate. a mate you cant rely for. or you had a mate whose passion is not as crazy as yours. it will ruin your day. it will ruin your holiday.

Plan Your Trip and Plan Your Budget

Those are the most important thing to do. you don't want to run out of budget, huh? arrange it and set your timeline. arrange, where do you wanna go. where do you wanna stay. and see, how much it costs.

Stash Extra Cash

Cash is king around the world. To cover your ass in an emergency, make sure to stash some in a few different places. just in case, If you lose your wallet, your card stops working, or the ATMs run out of money, you’ll be glad you did. Some of my favorite stash spots include socks, under shoe inserts, around the frame of a backpack.

Get Lost On Purpose

If you want to see the parts of town where real people live & work, you need to go visit them. The best way to do this is on foot — without knowing where you’re going. Write down the name of your hotel so you can catch a taxi back if needed, then just pick a direction and start walking. Don’t worry too much about stumbling into dangerous neighborhoods either, as locals will generally warn you before you get that far.

Wake Up Early

one simple question. are you going this far only for sleeping? wake up sleepy head! spread the world!

Look Around. at least for 5 minutes

Stop! Stop shooting! Stop Arguing! Stop Asking! just enjoy the moment! enjoy the view! you might miss the moment if you busy doing something. at least, for 5 minutes.

Take Photos!

You may only see these places & meet these people once in your lifetime. Remember them forever with plenty of photos. Don’t worry about looking like a “tourist”. Are you traveling to look cool? No one cares. Great photos are the ultimate souvenir. They don’t cost anything, they’re easy to share with others, and they don’t take up space in your luggage.

Don't Ask Your Direction to the Taxi Drivers

oh, you did it? c'mon! the driver will give you the highest fare since he knew that you're the tourist who knows nothing bout the journey. ask the locals. he will give you the right direction and the fare of course.

Laugh At Yourself

You will definitely look like a fool many times when traveling to new places. Rather than get embarrassed, laugh at yourself. Don’t be afraid to screw up, and don’t take life so seriously. Once a whole bus full of Guatemalans laughed with glee when I forced our bus to stop in order to pee on the side of the road. Returning to the bus and laughing with them gave me new friends for the rest of the ride.

Break Out of Your Comfort Zone

Challenge yourself to try things that normally give you anxiety. The more you do this, the more that anxiety will fade away. Not a hiker? Go on more hikes. Have trouble talking to strangers? Talk to everyone. Scared of weird food? Eat the weirdest thing you can find. The reason this works so well while traveling is because everything is already so different.