The Backpacker’s Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know

160 Pages·2018·11.27 MB·English

by  Tamsin King

THE
EVERYTHING
you need
to
KNOW
Tamsin King
THE BACKPACKER’S SURVIVAL GUIDE
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Contents
Part One:
Before You Go..........................................4
Part Two:
On the Road.........................................110
Part One:
Before You Go
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In this chapter you’ll find everything you need to
know to prepare for your exciting adventure, be
it the first of many or a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
From choosing where to go and how to save on
flights to handy hints on packing and choosing
how you travel, you’ll be a holiday-planning,
adventure-grabbing aficionado in no time at all!
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,
LIFE ISN T ABOUT

FINDING YOURSELF;

IT’S ABOUT

creating yourself.
George Bernard Shaw
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BEFORE YOU GO
THE WOrlD IS YOuR OYsTer
If you have already booked your adventure of
a lifetime, congratulations! Choosing where to
go out of all the places in the world can often
be the most difficult part of planning your
trip, especially if you have to factor in a strict
timescale or budget. However, don’t stress if you
haven’t done so yet – the best part of travelling
is its flexibility. Being organised is great when it
comes to the preparation for your travels, but
you should always allow for the possibility of
extending your stay if you find a place you love
or adding a few more places you want to visit to
the list, so see your itinerary more like a work
in progress. This will help reduce the pressure
while you are still deciding which hemisphere to
tackle first.
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Start narrowing down your list of destinations
by thinking about what your interests and
hobbies are and what you want to achieve. Are
you a chilled-out sun worshipper? Then you
might want to head straight for the beach and
leave bustling cities and activity adventures for
culture-lovers and adrenaline-junkies – although
it’s not a bad idea to keep an open mind when
you travel. You might find you develop a passion
for something that you wouldn’t have considered
doing back home.
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BEFORE YOU GO
To start you off, here are
some top-spot lists for
various types of location
around the world:
TOP 7 BEACH DESTINATIONS
 Nha Trang, Vietnam
 Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
 Ngapali, Myanmar
 Whitsunday Islands, Australia
 Elafonisi, Greece
 Agonda, India
 Ko Lipe, Thailand
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THE BACKPACKER’S SURVIVAL GUIDE
TOP 7 CITY DESTINATIONS
 Istanbul, Turkey
 Siem Reap, Cambodia
 Prague, Czech Republic
 London, UK
 New York City, New York, USA
 Tokyo, Japan
 Bangkok, Thailand
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