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Viewing The Countryside can be Cheaper if you Desire Budget TravelThe Countryside can be Cheaper if you Desire Budget Travel
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If you are interested in adding a little budget travel to your itinerary, think about getting out into the countryside instead of spending all of your time in the big cities. You could save lots of money - and you will enjoy the change of scenery. By Stuart Hely No matter where you are traveling in the world, the countryside will usually be cheaper than cities. To maximize the benefit of this plan, you have to refine it even more, and decide when you will be in the city and when you should spend time in the countryside. If you are on a driving trip in your home country or one next door, this type of budget travel planning is easy. You have your car, so you can do both city and countryside. Even when you want to spend time in a city, you can save money by just staying on the edge of the city or in a suburb. Then you can drive in ... or better yet, take public transportation in ... and avoid the frustration of trying to find parking, not to mention the cost. Parking can be expensive in almost any city in the world. Maybe your time is limited, and you do not want to waste time getting into town. If you want to stay in the city rather than on the edge of it, remember that most cities will be cheaper on weekends when the business people are gone. Hotels sometimes have cheaper weekend prices, and there could be more going on in the way of plays and entertainment. If you think about it ... the countryside will be cheaper during the week when most people are working ... so if you are a budget traveler, you want to plan to be in the city on weekends and in the countryside on weekdays. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are days that can save you money in the countryside. That will be especially true if the area you are visiting is a real get-away destination for those city folks you are trying to avoid. If you are in a popular get-away destination, it will be more crowded and expensive on the weekends. If you are traveling internationally or you have flown to your destination, you will have to factor in the cost of a rental car or some kind of transportation to get to the countryside. You can take a bus or a train. Some European areas popular with tourists have trains and buses that run conveniently. Some even have train and bus routes that will take you on a circle tour to some of the prettier and smaller towns. In the United States, public transportation is not as good, but it is improving, so check around. In Asia, public transportation is good in some countries and spotty in others. In Australia, it is probably easiest to drive. It always pays to ask at the tourist information offices if you are interested in something like this. You do not have to give up the sights you want to see to trim your budget; you just have to plan smart to save. Lay out a calendar, and work your itinerary so that you spend most of your weekends in those cities and the weekdays in the country. You will be money ahead. That's budget travel made easy! About the Author: This travel article is brought to you by the Australian specialists in NSW Central Coast accommodation - BookCentralCoast.com.au and our travel tips blog. We hope that you enjoyed it. Article source: 111 Travel Directory: Triple1.com (triple one dot com) |
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