Misconceptions and Surprises of Travel
PTTravel
Travel_Session
A3- I got a lot of warnings about #Prague before I visited and while I was there, but I still love the city. It's not a place that I would totally let my guard down, but there will definitely be a return trip
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RooLovesTravel
A3 was “too young” to solo backpack, weird that travel with Dad, & “too old” to visit Disney (never) or work abroad for 2months - but I made some lovely friends! #pttravel
Stromfieldadvs
A3 I went to Georgia cos Jim insisted it would be great. He was right (he always is) The variety from nature, art, buildings, ancient history was enough but then the food, which we had never heard of was phenomenol too! #PTTravel
5to9traveller
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3: Colombia bk in 2009. Pple just kept banging on bout the FARC& nt getting kidnappd. Went on a salsa tour &attended the World Salsa Festival - hd the time of my life out there. Funny nw its on many SA backpacker trails. Basically its all ebbs & flows to what is ‘safe’ #pttravel
StripeyMiata
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie A1 Not me, but my kids. Everyone said we were mad for taking two young kids to New York, but they loved it.
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RooLovesTravel
replying to @RooLovesTravel A3 People also thought it was very odd that I visited disaster/dark history sites such as Chernobyl, Auschwitz & the Killing Fields. But I like to learn & am fascinated by human nature #pttravel
aok_NW
A4 #pttravel One surprising piece of transportation I encountered was the cable car ride from Hong Kong to Lantau Island. I bought the ticket online & didn’t realize it was going to be almost 30 min up in the air to get there. I would do it again.
Txiki_Tales
A4 As a child I was taken on a few package tours to Spain. It took until my early 40s to shake off the Brit resort image and discover some of the finest cities I have so far enjoyed including Bilbao (of course), Madrid, Seville, Malaga and Aviles to name a few. #PTTravel
kate_frankie
KinoAlyse
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3 #PTTravel Everyone said Rome at night was super dangerous. or that Rome was just dangerous. I've never felt safer at 3am, alone, with a backpack full of camera gear.
Txiki_Tales
A4 Part 2. Also train travel - such an expensive chore in the UK and yet a delightful and usually inexpensive way to get around continental Europe #PTTravel
Travel_Session
A4- When I got to Europe, I thought for sure I would hate flying #Ryanair, but at those prices, there's not a whole lot to complain about #pttravel #travelingsession
KinoAlyse
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4 #PTTravel Italian cities by car is a surprisingly difficult challenge what with all the regulations on where you can go. Public transportation was fantastic, although I generally chose to walk.
5to9traveller
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4: Ibiza - went for a hen do & didn’t wnt my SIL thinking I didn’t like her bt Ibiza just filled me w/dread w/those drunken Brits on tour programs. Bt it is what you make it & I saw one of the most stunning sunsets ever in Ibiza 😍 Don’t get me wrong stil clubby tho #pttravel
Notscaredjetlag
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3 #PTTravel Erbil in Kurdistan, Iraq. Was a work trip and all colleagues called my completely crazy for going. But I loved it! Didn't feel dangerous at all, people soooo nice and great food!
Travel_Session
A5- I've found there is a direct correlation between time and money when you travel. The more flexible you can be with your time, the cost goes down. The more rigid your timeframe, the more cost go up
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Txiki_Tales
replying to @Stromfieldadvs @Stromfieldadvs I know! I bet we'd last a week. I need some pintxos morunos right now! #pttravel
