Get Lost on a Bus - I Dare MeGet lost on a bus; I'm always surprised at how much fun it is. It's one of my favorite things to do when traveling.
The trick is to always get a hotel's business card or matchbook (or write down its address in the local language) before I go out to and see the sites. Now I have a quick way to get back to my lodgings, No matter what I do or where I go.I can't tell you how many wonderful neighborhoods and restaurants I've found this way. They were my discoveries. No one told me about them. I found many festivals with wonderful local bands playing their hearts out. The food, the sounds, the smells, the ambiance, and the people are magic. Sometimes I go out and find nothing out of the extraordinary. This is okay. Real life is great adventure, no matter what happens. This brings me to another point that travel should reveal places and people as they really are. Tours tend to show things in a special light and in an artificial way. This keeps visitors from meeting real people and doing real things. Some ways to get the best deals are in Rick Steve's Bus Tour Self-Defense. So next time I'm bored, I take one of my hotel's business cards and get lost on a bus or taxi or whatever and see what I can see. I stay safe, take care, and enjoy whatever happens to me. I can't wait to do it all over again and get lost. Here is a quick list of Travel Secrets I found out about on my trips. I hope it helps you in your search for better travel: Go to the Page on My Way to Travel Learn to Like Yourself as You Are Time Slows Down when Traveling The Power of the Open Question Listening - An Important Skill in Travel Take a Walk - Relax - Enjoy Good Travel Get Lost on a Bus - I Dare You Change Course - Follow Someone Else's Idea of a Good Trip Good Exercise is a Travel Bonus Interacting with Children in a Foreign Land After All - It's Your Vacation
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