Best And Less Travel

It's nice to ask yourself these questions before starting to plan your vacation; do I want to relax? Do I want adventure or a learning experience? Do I want to get away from my job? Once you know the answers to these questions, then you are ready to plan your trip.

Vacations are needed for our emotional, physical and mental balance. Vacations give a person a chance to relax, renew his energy, and free him from his daily routine. Vacations could be far away or close to home. Wherever the vacation may be, it does the same thing. It is the satisfaction that is more important than the destination.

Generally, there are some different types of travel according to activities involved. Here are some of them:

1. Responsible Travel. Traveling doesn't always have to be self-serving. With responsible travel, one could have enjoyment as much as respecting the local environment and the people.

2. Rediscovering nature. Rediscovering travel is all about nature and everything in it. It revitalizes the soul while smelling and feeling nature.

3. Tribal cultures. In today's world of high technology, it is wise to experience the simpler life of the tribal people who live close to nature in the same way for the past thousands of years.

4. Responsible Diving. Diving not only let travelers appreciate what is down the sea but also making the traveler more aware of the conservation effort.

The country one is planning to travel to also leaves a great mark on the traveler's diary. Here are some of the most popular destinations today:

1. Thailand. Thailand is also known as Siam. It is an Asian country bounded by Burma, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia. Behind the back draft of Thailand's jungles of bamboo, rubber trees and vines are the Five-star hotels of modern conveniences. In some parts of the country, elephants are still being use to lift timbers and buffalos are still being use in farming.

2. China. China is now the second largest country and fastest growing economy in the world. Most parts of China are still unexplored by tourist; however, the eastern portion is now popular to western tourist. First class hotels now offer highest class of amenities and dozens are still being built/

3. Italy. Italy is a boot-like shape country bounded by Switzerland, Austria, France, and Slovenia. The main attraction of Italy is St. Peter's Square where the Pope resides.

4. Caribbean. Caribbean is an archipelago of islands, 2000 square miles across. Most of the islands are plateaus and eruptions of underlying mountain systems. It has nice beaches of crushed coral and white or pink sand and the water at the shore is a deep blue.

The success of any vacation will not depend by how much the traveler spent or its destination. It is how the traveler enjoyed it and how he was able to achieve his primary goal of "getting away from it all."

Best And Less Travel

Anytime you plan to travel somewhere, it requires planning of some sort. When your traveling is going to be on a cruise, you often need even more planning because you won't be in control of the transportation.

Although planning your cruise is not the most difficult thing you've even done, it can be difficult if you aren't sure of what you're doing. Talk to someone you know that has been on a cruise and can give you tips. Friends who've gone through what you are planning can often give you the best honest advice. They can tell you what a good price is, what kind of accommodation you can expect for that price as well as give you information about what the cruises consist of as far as activities. They can also give you tops about certain travel agencies and what kind of business they are.

Of course, every cruise company is different as well as their individual company policies. Before you book on any vacation, always shop around. You may thing two cruises by two different companies are both the same. There may be some major differences, however. Each cruise company owns several different cruise liners or ships. You can often choose an older one and save some money.

The internet is also a wealth of knowledge on many aspects of cruises including cruise companies, ships, prices and general traveling advice. Many people even choose to make their reservations online, finding this very time saving over driving to an agency. They will show you instant availability as well as tables that can show your price based on different dates and times.

If you know what time of year you are taking your vacation, you have an advantage. If you have to take it at a specific time, this may limit some of your options. However, if you have plenty of advance notice, you can still find many great cruise offers. Once you've narrowed your choices down to the exact place you want to go and compared the prices, you are ready to start booking your cruise. The more flexible you can be with your departure date and time as well as return date and time, the better deal you stand to get.

It's a tough decision knowing exactly when to book and when to wait. Some times if you book far in advance you think you got a great deal and later see the price go down. However, if you wait, you may miss the vacation of a lifetime. As a rule, you should book your cruise at least six months in advance. If you are going during the peak summer months and your location is a popular destination, you may need longer. Either way, your agent or a friend with travel experience can help you as well.