Advantages of budget trips: 5 things we noticed

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There are many advantages of inexpensive trips, apart from the fact that you just save money. Here are those who make it a worthwhile alternative

"I'm sorry. I know that you don't belong here, but I need you."

If there was ever a sign that you have rustled it too long, it would certainly be appropriate to apologize to your eye gel.

We were in Samoa for 15 days and lived in a mixture of motels on the side of the road and traditional beach fales, all with cold water baths that were shared with other backpackers, as well as a variety of beetles, moths and mosquitoes.

When I put my bottle on a thorny wooden lead, I apologized for the inappropriateness. Estée Lauder belonged elsewhere.

Me too, I thought sadly. I will not lie: If I had the choice to go to the slum or to spend the night in luxurious places, as I often do as a travel writer, I would choose the latter. (Clean sheet! Hot water! No cockroaches!)

Apart from the fact that you only save money, inexpensive trips offer many advantages. Here are those who make it a worthwhile alternative.

Advantages of budget tours

1. You get under your skin to a place

While I stayed in a traditional accommodation, I was invited to: a dinner with a local family, a visit to the church on Sunday, a charity horse race and the wedding of a firstborn.

Something like that has never happened to me in a luxury hotel - not once. The staff in first -class hotels is always friendly, but also covered by a painting of professionalism. They seem to pay more attention; to protect an appropriate distance from their esteemed guests. Budget accommodation is much more relaxed.

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In Regina’s Beach Fales in Manase, Leano joined us at the dining table and entertained us with amusing stories during the meal-something that 5-star hotel workers would not dream of doing it.

One of the advantages of budget tours is that budget accommodations encourage local interactions that would otherwise be unlikely or even impossible.

2. It hardens you

If I arrive in a hotel in London and find cockroaches in the bathroom, I would pack and go. In the Pacific they have almost become a fact of life. I say "almost" because some of them are massive (massive) and cannot be ignored. However, I have definitely become more tolerant.

On the 12-hour boat trip from Vanua Levu to Viti Levu on Fiji, Peter and I laid out our sleeping bags on the floor. It didn't take long for me to notice cockroaches that crawled along the walls and occasionally shot over the ground (luckily not the massive ones, but what they lacked in size they made up for in numbers).

Resigned, I lay down and closed my eyes. It wasn't the best night's sleep that I ever had, but the mere fact that I did it showed that I built up my skills. If you add a six -hour hike in a melting heat, go for a walk with a heavy backpack and wait five hours after a missed bus, you will understand why my tolerance is growing.

3. They appreciate simple joys

When we finally had the privilege of a hot shower on our 16th day in Samoa, it felt incredible. Okay, so it was not a private dinner on a remote sandbar in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but it was still quite satisfactory. Budget Travel gives you a real appreciation for the simple things in life.

As I said in poverty tourism, it changes their perspective and lets them appreciate the things they have - in contrast to luxury trips that highlight the things they do not have (like a diving pool in the back yard).

4. It has a "halo effect" when saving money

We had booked a room for two nights at Elisa in Apia. The hotel consists of two buildings: the first, a clean, air-conditioned mid-range hotel; The second, a simple budget hostel with rooms that achieve inhuman temperatures.

On the first evening I went to the main reception to ask if I could make a call. The receptionist told me that there would be a fee. I agreed. After the phone call, she pulled out her big red book and asked me about my room number.

When I said it was 11, she said: "Ah, at the very back?" "Yes," I replied, reaching for my handbag. She waved off. With a wink, she said: "Don't worry."

Something like that doesn't happen often, but occasionally. If the locals recognize that they really have a limited budget and have no money left, they are more willing to help them, whether it is about exchanging more than normally or leaving them from the hook for a telephone fee.

5. You become fitter

Luxury hotels with their three-course menus and rich desserts are simply awesome when it comes to my figure. I am through and through a bull, which means that I have an almost sensual relationship with the food. I love pasta and potatoes and cheese and bread and cake and chocolate.

Budget trips exclude such indulges, which means that I feel much healthier on the way. And then to wear a backpack with a third of my weight and walk miles instead of taking a taxi - that adds up. I won't get a six -pack in the foreseeable future, but I won't get a diabetes either.

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