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✅ You might enjoy watching my video about How to Beat Jet-Lag: https://youtu.be/0a45-mQDpgc
I loved this stream!!! I feel bad for people that followed the bad travel tips. Also have you stayed at a hotel offering 24 hour butler service? If so, what did they do and what was it like?
It’s easy for those who’s been to a touristy place to tell others not to go because they’ve already been there. Lol! There’s a reason why those people went to those touristy destinations in the first place – to experience them! So don’t tell me not to go because I want my own experience too whether it be good or bad. I would never tell anyone to avoid touristy places either, but then maybe I would so I could have it more to myself. Lollllllll!
Along the lines of #12, I’ve also learned that if a cruise ship excursion has “shopping” in its name, it means being taken on a bus from one specific shop to the next one, where you’ll really be pushed to by. Not leisurely window shopping or checking out the stores that actually interest you.
The point is is if you live in the USA, I would laugh at the idea of going to Times Square, but if we are talking Europe or Asia you should go to Rome, Paris etc. I live 25 miles from Disneyland and I will never go there again. It’s different.
thanks for the content and to help me become an expert traveler
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I never sleep the night before flights,out of excitement.
Thanks for the video, Mr. Rainey. Your tip about learning some of the native language/phrases reminded me of my late Vietnamese mother paternal Grandmother who always preferred that I speak Vietnamese to her over English.
Thanks for the video, Mr. Rainey. Your tip about learning some of the native language/phrases reminded me of my late Vietnamese mother paternal Grandmother who always preferred that I speak Vietnamese to her over English.
Great vid!! I fully agree as a tourist, you have to do the tourist experiences. Doing a bit of research in advance is a must and having an itinirary ready, particularly for those once in a lifetime trips. I'm only half way through but really glad you made this vid 😀
I pack carryon for long trips,I may do laundry once at the air bnb,but I'll bring clothes that I'll leave and buy new.
Thanks for the great info + video!
Avoid Greyhound, period.
I do not suggest the double-decker in England. Especially if you have motion sickness issues. It was a good thing that my mom got trip insurance because she got so dizzy on the double-decker she had to go to the hospital. She stayed there for a couple of days until they got her calmed down enough for her to leave. They couldn’t continue on their tourbecause it had left. She ended up staying in England until they caught up with the group and flew back home. She never got a bill and they sent her flowers all the way to Washington state
Chris you're brilliant. Always loaded with fantastic information.
I'm going to Bath England in September then to Bruges. Any tips? Thanks Chris 🇨🇦 Vancouver Canada
Everyone needs to see the Louvre, view the Mona Lisa to see just how underwhelming it s, then enjoy the rest of Louvre. I’ve seen most of the others you mentioned and glad I did. Some of them once was enough just to say I did, others are worth dealing with the crowds. I will always enjoy the vibe in Times Square or staring up at the Eiffel Tower
Just because a lot of locals may speak English doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate us making an effort. It’s a matter of respect.
Getting lost on the train in Tokyo is part of the experience!
The train in Rome are fine. Taxis are scary AF.
Google maps will say time and cost for the different options so we can decide which is the better choice. The later in the day, the more we steps we’ve gotten in, the more tired I get, the more I think the taxi is a good deal.
I love travel guides. I write on them and even divide them up by tearing them so i only cary the portion i need. Fodor's are my favorite. 😊
We travelled to Seattle and Calgary recently and to our surprise the hotels wanted a physical credit card when checking in. Thank god we brought them. Small hotels or big chain ones like Hyatt and Holiday Inn. They didn't use the tap thing at check in so we couldn't use Google pay. There was one hotel in Calgary which rejected all our physical credit cards and we had to pay cash!! The surprising thing was the restaurant in the hotel has the tap terminal to pay so we could use google pay for dinner.
"Don't go to the touristy stuff" is such weird advice, because yeah temper your expectations, but odds are the touristy stuff is part of what you went to see in the first place. As for hotels, I usually go for middle-of-the-road chains, you won't get anything especially nice at a Comfort Inn, but you probably won't get anything particularly bad either, and sometimes you can get really good rates.
An absolutely right choice for people who want to travel to China is that they should learn to use Baidu app. According to my experience, using an English veison of Baidu map in an app called Immersive Translate is convinent for me to enjoy the Chinese journey.
I booked a TripAdvisor rated Hotel near King Beach at the North Lake Tahoe 3 weeks ago. I got a confirm #. Showed it to the front desk at the hotel, and the confirmation # was not recognized. Tried to go on line withTrip Advisor and call than. No help was therefore double charged. Trip Advisor charged me $234.0. My US Bank eventually re credited it. Beware.
Dang, how did I miss the email on this one? 😢
This is the first time I ever heard you talk about your mom !
Some airlines actually do have midnight promotions, example: Latam
In regards to invitations from locals I think it depends on the country, there are some places I would feel safer then others.
Funny thing that happened to me: I had to travel to NY, flew on Jetblue, wore a suit and tie and accidentally wore the same color palette as the flight attendants😅. Every time I got up to the restroom people thought I was the flight attendant. Total Fail😂
Another bad travel tip is to not use a Travel Advisor because we are more expensive! That is not true and we have access to deals the public can’t get! Also for a stress-free trip and personalized service!