Tips Ala Backpacker holidays

If you have a hobby of sightseeing and want to have a trip that 'rich experience' with a cheaper cost of travel tour packages, a good idea to try to walk with backpacker style. A woman from Indonesia had gone around the European countries for a month with only 1,000 U.S. Dollars by way of backpacker  Backpacker, from the origin of the word, which means backpack shoulder bag, now has a new style leisure travelers around the world. If you travel using a package tour is always identified with 'suitcase', the 'backpack' is the identity for independent travelers who are traveling with a large backpack in tow. The basic principle is the backpacker-style travel savings were deemed unnecessary trips without compromising the essence of the streets themselves, even the backpackers will gain more experience to explore local life in the destination. The following are basic tips for traveling backpacker style:

Backpack (Backpack)
Yep, that is the hallmark of the backpackers, especially if it is not his backpack. Backpacker-style streets using a bag in the back, not the suitcase because it is easier to move a visitor. Backpacker will explore many walking for tourist destination. Size backpack also vary, ranging from 40 liters to 70 liters. Bag size adjusted

to the needs. How long will travel and user posture. How to prepare a backpack becomes art itself, how to arrange all goods brought into the backpack, plus a bit of space to store souvenirs. You can bring small souvenirs to souvenirs typical tourist areas, but not to buy rolex watches, De Beers diamonds, or crystals swarovsky.

Where to Stay
Forget Hyatt, Hilton, Novotel, and the like. The backpackers must be willing to swap the luxury to stay in hotels with trying to stay in a budget hotel (hostel). For backpackers, Essence roads actually dive into local life at the destination. The place to stay just to store stuff and sleep. In the hostel you can also get acquainted with fellow backpackers. Can exchange experiences, or get together into a tourist destination. Stay in a relationship can also be an alternative that's worth a try. In addition to saving budget stay, other benefits also got a free tour ;). In fact, now the backpackers are able to stay in place each other backpackers backpackers who joined the community.

Transport Modes
It is not always more expensive tickets than the train or bus tickets. Now with the cheap airlines such as Air Asia, Tiger Air and the like make traveling more affordable cost. Sometimes the premium airlines such as Singapore airlines, Emirates, KLM, Lufthansa offers or promo tickets super cheap price. You just need to be diligent to visit the official website of flight, check the price of a ticket to travel, or travel exhibition. You can search for cheap tickets from 2 months prior to departure, if you buy airline tickets a week in advance, that would be purchased at a premium price. Sometimes, tickets are not sold the price will drop dramatically 2 days before departure. Never fly on a weekend, try to go on Monday morning, Tuesday or Wednesday. Flight at dawn the day is usually cheaper. If you decide to travel at night, night train or bus can be an attractive option because it can cut costs to stay and tomorrow morning you've arrived at a destination. You can browse website cheap tickets.

Prepare itinerary (itinerary)
It is important for backpackers to plan trips to tourist destinations. How easy it is to copy the itinerary of the tour packages offered by travel n tour packages. Reading the travel records of people have visited the destination is also highly recommended. The experience of others would be a guideline for us to decide "Do & Do" during the trip. We do not have to absolutely follow the journey of others, make your own creative journey. Travel guidebook like lonely planet will also help making travel plans. Before you decide to travel, it helps you know what's in season the area you want to go at the time you want. know the local culture will also help you adjust.

Travel Preparation
Before starting the journey, there are some things you need to prepare. First is the travel documents. It would be easier if you use a small waist bag to carry travel documents such as tickets, identity cards, passports for those of you who are traveling out of the country, a copy of the credit card, travel insurance policy, and more. Do not forget to bring a compass and a map, even though many tourist destinations are now providing travel map for tourists. That certainly should not forget the camera is taken, of course you want to have an extra photo album on facebook, right? Personalized medicine also should not be missing from your backpack. Last but not least, always carry yourself in a state fit. Being a backpacker does not mean to have a sixpack stomach, but a fit body will support your journey more enjoyable. Start with a regular exercise at least 2 times a week.

Well, the backpacker-style streets, the cost is no longer expensive, is not it? You just have to try it, then definitely hooked. Lao Tzu once said, traveling as far as 1000 miles begins with the first step. Then do that first step. Bon voyage!