Comments on: Learning to Go with the Flow When You Travel https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/ Travel Better, Cheaper, Longer Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Antonio https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-983230 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:51:31 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-983230 In reply to John.

OMG, yes! this comment rocks! I don’t usually plan, I find it the best way to travel…but omg, what surprises may you find if you bump into a public holiday. you may find the nothing around (like in Bali) or the crazy sonkrang where everything is jammed in thailand…

]]> By: Pierre-Yves https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-906361 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:54:58 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-906361 Been trying to go with the flow for the last 13 months in Asia, but it is getting increasingly difficult as more and more countries require a proof of upcoming exit, before they accept you in. This is strictly enforced if you fly in.
As I tend to exhaust the allowed tourist visa period, even extending it within the country at times, it means that I do need to plan some weeks or months in advance.

]]> By: Dorothee https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-892743 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:36:47 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-892743 In reply to Nicolas.

For me it would be to heavy to carry all the guidebooks. I inform me a little before I am going, take my tablet with me (it is heavy enough) and am most interested in the tips of the locals.

]]> By: Dorothee https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-892738 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:29:51 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-892738 Hello,

I like your tips, even I follow them already. Actually I have an idea where to go, what area I first will see and which one I will leave (you can never see all of a country, I think). I also decide which way I will go there and how I will move in the country.

For me – soon a pensioner – also costs counts. Therefore I am using couchsurfing and hihostels (even other hostels). Once in the country I can book last minute because I changed my mind, where to go by an advice of a host or someone else or because I will stay in a place longer than planned. So I did on my last trip, exploring the Iberian peninsula. I am happy, that I am flexibel!

Thanks for sharing your experiences with us
Dorothee

]]> By: NomadicMatt https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-84025 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:50:27 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-84025 I’m a planner too. I love making lists and planning everything. I like the change though. It’s good to see it’s not just me too.

]]> By: NomadicMatt https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-83562 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:28:44 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-83562 In reply to Robert McKay.

Amazing song.

]]> By: Robert McKay https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-83546 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:46:31 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-83546 In reply to NomadicMatt.

…but trust me on the sunscreen.

]]> By: Michelle https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-83427 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:08:18 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-83427 Going with the flow is definitely best when backpacking. I learned early on that whenever I try to be “organized” and make plans, they never go how I want them to. Also, while I do like to have a few guide books with me, I find that I learn a lot more from other travelers and locals than I ever will from those books!

]]> By: Tonya https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-83421 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:50:41 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-83421 In reply to NomadicMatt.

Haha, me too! But then I know eventually I might go through withdraws 😉

]]> By: NomadicMatt https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/going-with-the-flow/#comment-83287 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:24:53 +0000 https://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=9036#comment-83287 In reply to Irina Sazonova.

The best times I travel are when I just show up in a place and let the city, not the guidebook, do the talking. I’m glad you found the same thing too!

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