Tips Backpacker Travel
Do you like traveling? Surely all will answer "it's nice and very fun" .you always will think about finance budget when hearing about traveling, right is not it? 😊
<div style=’text-align: justify ;’>You need to know, traveling it does not always need a high cost depending on your place and destination, there are many ways to travel at a cheap cost, one of which is by following the style of travel a la Backpacker, what is Backpacker? Backpacker is a traveler who travels at a low cost and has a strong Feeling in managing travel costs and can manage travel time well. Backpackers can also be categorized in national and international travel.Do you want to feel the adventure up to the country or to the edge of the world? Many who answered "really want" "yes" "want". But, many people think that traveling is expensive and complicated. So they are forced to bury the passion of traveling. Though it should be easy traveling and fun. Everyone needs to change the atmosphere for a moment and escape from the daily routine.
Be a Backpacker or walk the backpacker style which is one way for cheap streets. Unfortunately, there are still many people who think backpacker is complicated because everything should be taken care of itself, but believe me, it is very interesting and very fun because we are used to be independent and will have a lot of knowledge when becoming a backpacker.
Why should be a backpacker?
- Because Adventure is very fun.
- We will be more familiar with tourist destinations and rich experiences.
- Backpacker can Add a lot of friends.
- Being a Backpaker is cheap and easy.
- Make your travel experience more memorable.
- Make the journey Full of challenges and exciting.
- Getting a lot of life's valuable lessons.
True adventurers are not just relying on the physical but also thinking and bounce steel Backpacker has now become a trend, especially when people start choosing to do all-round adventure alone or travel at a very cheap cost. When people have started to realize that traveling no longer has to be expensive. From here then develop some new terms like flashpacking, campervan, etc ..
How to do a backpacker? Given the backpacker is independent traveling or traveling alone or in small groups, at a low cost / low, for it is needed preparation in transit ..
1. Planning And Travel Management
Planning is the first brain in traveling, essential and absolute, because this is the starting point of all the adventure in a location that is likely never known by a backpacker. Mature planning not only provides a background location to be addressed but also the provision of knowledge to deal with problems that may occur.
The travel planning process we should know is
- Determine the place or Country to be addressed
- Determine what to do there, for example: just walk, learn culture, courses, study, conference, shopping
- Knowing the information about the place to go
- Know the destination location, such as the social, economic and political conditions of the country or location of destination. Is it safe to travel there?
- Administration preparation, for example: Passport, need visa or not, how to apply visa, how the requirements, travel insurance, currency, permit etc.
- Knowing natural conditions such as weather, seasons, distance between cities, availability of transportation
- Accomodation: where will stay, how far from the city, what is the condition of his / her residence, who owns it (if you have to stay at home people), how far from shopping center / shop (minimal for foraging), language, telecommunication network etc.
- Determine the financial budget for utilities such as: tickets, transportation during backpacker, lodging, meals, daily necessities.
- Source of Funding: how much, from where the source.
** Information that a backpacker should know**
Some of this information can be searched from the internet by accessing the place / country we want to go via google or some other site. Besides via the internet, books on traveling such as Lonely Planet can be used as a reference, as well as seek information and ask people who have gone to the place.
*** 2. Travel Management to note***
Travel management is the most important thing in traveling with a low budget. Limited cost and time require backpacker to manage cost, time and needs carefully and precisely and economically.
Why it is important, the example of tickets, cheap tickets can usually be purchased at the time of promo or far-away days. To get a promo ticket, you must be diligent - diligent checking Flight website like traveloka.com and so forth AirAsia Airlines often provide promo tickets or tickets at a low price.
Sometimes big airlines also do promotions with special prices in certain seasons. To facilitate it's good you subscribe certain airlines who regularly send newsletters. Get used to reading terms and conditions when you buy a ticket. This is important if you should delay the trip or for example the flight is canceled.
** Time management**
Time management becomes important especially if you have other activities such as work or school. Doing good planning and management will give you some flexibility to travel easily, cheaply and comfortably. For example, during school holidays, ticket and accommodation prices tend to be expensive, but on the other hand, during the school season ticket and accommodation prices tend to go down and are very cheap.
Summer is usually not the right time to travel to countries with 4 seasons, because generally summer is the peak density for travel activities. On the other hand, winter (winter) is not the right time to visit, even though it is likely to be cheap, for people unfamiliar with cold weather. Likewise when the country you are going to is a big tournament like the world cup or Olympic. Transportation and accommodation will rise in price. These conditions will have an impact on the costs you have to spend.
** Setting Travel Schedule**
Travel itinerary is another thing you should prepare. The regular itinerary will make it easier for you to manage your time and money. Make it a habit to arrange travel itinerary or itinerary before you leave. Make a list of places you will visit. If you have time to check location via map or access to google map. By planning a good schedule, then your travel time and cost becomes more efficient. Some of the sights are likely to lie in one location and close together. So you do not need to spend extra for transportation.
** Travel equipment**
Luggage management also needs attention. Many airlines apply low price ticket rules with a note you are prohibited from carrying luggage dibagasi, just just a cabin bag or carry-on bag only. So you need to pay attention to this provision, if you still want to travel at a low cost. Luggage management is very useful, especially if you travel a lot on foot. The heavier the burden of your congenital, the more weight that should be supported by your body.
Decide what to bring and how much, will make it easier for you to travel comfortably. Remember the more you carry the more luggage you have to keep. Choose clothes and shoes that are comfortable and do not require special care. Bring personal needs like medicines to taste. Prepare locks and locks for your bag, if you have to stay with sharing. Make a list of luggage to be neat and avoid the stuff left behind or interchanged.
** Physical and mental preparation**
Management yourself well. Many events, people will be crazy and forget the commitment and purpose of traveling. Self-management and commitment are especially important in managing emotions. Usually for beginners or people who first visited a destination, will lose control when seeing good places and goods. The best way is to discipline yourself to focus on a pre-made schedule. We can be flexible with the schedule we make, but back again, if you are too flexible the possibilities of what you want to see and do are not met. You may have to pay extra for the trip.
What should a Backpacker have to prepare?
If you are able to determine where to go and get enough information, it's time to make travel arrangements including buying tickets, taking care of licensing and arranging travel itineraries. Make sure everything is neatly arranged and fulfill what you want to do and see. Taking care of everything yourself will be cheaper than using the services of others. Prepare a list of luggage. It sounds funny if we have to compose the luggage, but if you do, this list will help you keep an eye on your luggage during the trip.
Start looking for route info, cheap hotels or lodgings in hotelbookers or hostelworld. The cheapest are generally rooms - dormitory rooms, roommate-busy, can be 6 to 10 people in one room. We pay per bed / night. If staying in the dormitory room, preferably during sleep, valuables, gadgets etc stored in the deposit box. Usually we are required a deposit for the deposit box, and the money will be refunded when we check out of the hostel.
Familiarize yourself to read the available information. Reading is one of the weaknesses of Indonesians. Usually Indonesian people are lazy to read. There is a lot of very useful information that is often overlooked by us because we are lazy to read. Familiarize yourself to read because it provides many advantages when we travel.
Being a backpaker is an attractive option for any tour lover, because in addition to enjoying adventure with a low cost we will also find various relationships in different regions or countries, we can train ourselves to become a stronger person and able to be independent, be a traveling place, relaxing and fun !! Travel may be in united but remember, the safety should never be your number two .safety first .. May be useful for everything .
Best regard @aamsteem