How to Travel Without Being a Tourist
| February 27, 2015
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When in Rome
Try and stay away from the “tourist traps.” They’ll sell you a watered down version of the local culture at an inflated price. Seek out people who live in the region, and do what they do. If everyone commutes by bus, don’t take a cab. If you look around a restaurant in Europe, and see more Americans than locals, you’re in the wrong place.
Stay at places off the beaten path. You’ll not only save money by moving away from “luxury” accommodations of resort hotels, but you’re far more likely to have a “genuine” experience in a hostel or a downtown hotel than you’re going to have at an all-inclusive resort.
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