Travelling is a great opportunity to become a well-round person by discovering the world around you. You can explore new cities, try new food and meet new people. It can be a great experience and the best thing is that this experience can be free. Most people find travelling an expensive way of relaxing and entertaining but the truth is that you can actually travel for free or at least cheap. Cheap travelling does not mean you have to wait for a last minute travel offer from a travel agency. Do not chase deals like that. It is not a secret that all travel agencies offer cheap tours to attract clients. This is the way a tourism industry makes you believe that you have the game in the hands when you buy a cheap tour package but, in fact, you overpay. The best way to travel cheap is to travel independently. It will give you more opportunities and means.
Your travelling experience should begin with the right planning and the right planning begins with asking yourself – what is the ultimate goal of my trip? What do I want to see and experience? Planning your route will mostly depend on your answers. If you want to be able to appreciate longstanding architecture, than the old Europe with its long history will be probably the right place to go. If you want to enjoy sun and sand, than you would better go to some exotic place.
User-generated sites like well-way.com can be very useful but only if you have decided and you know where you want to go. If you have not decided yet, then start looking through guide books and various travel books in a bookstore on on the Internet. You should get well informed before you leave your home, not when you are travelling.
Once you have chosen the place you want to go, you need to check visa requirements of the country you are heading to. Visa information changes quite often and it is better to check the most updated information of official web sites.
The easiest way to get to your final destination is to buy plane tickets, to take your car or to hire one. However, there is also another way called hitchhiking. You can get on board with someone who is going in the same direction. Some drivers will be glad to share their expenses with you. Other will not take a single penny from you.
In developed countries it is never a problem to find good accommodation starting with hotels and hostels, and ending with rental apartments. Nevertheless, you need to understand that their fee depends on quality and location. When choosing accommodation, you should look up on what region it is situated.
Trust people and you will be able to receive accommodation absolutely for free. There are web sites where users will host you and your friends for free. What do they get in reward? Nothing, except opportunity to meet new people, make friends and probably even visit them.
Do not be afraid of talking to people on the streets. Most of them will gladly help you in case you lost your way, and they will be even more happy to tell you about their city and country.
