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There are many places where you need to bother yourself when traveling freely, but accordingly, you can also save a lot of expenses by planning your own itinerary.
Here are some practical money-saving tips for free travel.
First of all, it is the most concerned phone card problem when traveling freely, especially when traveling abroad freely. Some people are used to buying online in advance and feel more at ease with cards in their hands.
My personal experience is that it is usually more cost-effective to buy after landing, and there are more package choices, and the price is not more expensive than online shopping in advance.
Although shopping for phone cards online in advance can also compare prices, according to my observation, it is often not as cheap as buying them directly locally.
Most tourists will choose plane when traveling abroad, and the landing airport basically provides free internet. At this time, you don’t have to rush out of the airport. You can see the package advertisements of various operators in the terminal building.
Don’t worry about language issues, most packages will clearly indicate traffic and price, which is clear at a glance.
In other words, the key problems that you were most worried about before are actually not difficult to solve. Many people buy cards in advance, mainly because they are afraid of the inconvenience of not having Internet access after landing.
But the vast majority of international airports offer free internet, which you can use without paying.
Some airports need to swipe the passport connection, while others can be connected directly. If you really don’t know how to operate it, just ask the staff or just ask your compatriots on the same plane.
The second aspect of free travel saving money is transportation.
For tourists who are not familiar with the local area, the most convenient thing for travel agencies is to do everything without worrying about complicated transportation arrangements.
Free travel can choose to charter a car or take advantage of local public transportation. If you travel alone, I personally recommend public transportation, which is more secure in terms of safety.
Chartered cars can be compared on different platforms, or you can refer to the recommendations of other tourists on social platforms, but it is not recommended to blindly follow them.
There are generally several modes of transportation from the airport to the city: bus, subway, taxi, etc. If you think one is particularly expensive, you might as well try other ways, and you may be surprised.
For example, when I travel in Turkey, I don’t take the bus if I can take the subway, because the subway is cheaper.
If you stay in one place for a longer time, it is recommended to find out about the local transportation card. Usually, there are certain discounts for taking public transportation with a card.
Take my example in Georgia: At that time, I needed to go to the city center to do business. As long as I returned to the subway station within 30 minutes to continue the bus, the system only deducted the fee once.
If the locations of several scenic spots you are going to are close to each other, you can plan the route in advance and focus on the tour. Although the money saved may not be a lot, it adds up.
If you want to save money when you travel freely, it is also worth paying attention to your diet. Try not to go to online celebrity stores that are over-recommended on social platforms. The prices in such places are often high.
When traveling abroad freely, you can observe which store has more local customers. Such shops usually have reasonable prices and can give you a more authentic taste.
Another way to save money is to bring some seasonings, such as hot pot base, pickled mustard tuber, etc. This is the basic guarantee that you can eat well when traveling abroad.
Because some foreign foods may not be to taste, instead of looking for local Chinese restaurants, it is better to go to the supermarket to buy ingredients and make them yourself. This will not only eat comfortably, but also save a lot of money.
You know, the prices of foreign restaurants are not cheap, and some are even very high. Solving your own diet may only require you to bring a pack of hot pot base ingredients, but you can save considerable meal expenses.
Free travel can save money, but there are some aspects that should not be excessively saved. For example, when a private car gives an unusually low quotation, it is recommended to consider it carefully.
Although free travel has all kinds of surprises, it is also accompanied by certain risks. Safety comes first when traveling. Remember to keep your money unrevealed and don’t look too generous.
It is very important that your passport is always carried with you. Don’t think it’s safer to leave it in a hotel-in some places, you can be fined for not carrying your passport with you.
Passport and cash should not be put together. It is best to store cash in several places. Because many places still pay in cash mainly, we need to pay extra attention to keeping our cash safe when traveling abroad.
To save money, one is to control expenses reasonably, and the other is to protect your money and avoid being missed.
