Travelwise
I think at this point of traveling, it's fair to call myself a sort
of updated backpacker. I really want to see as much places/cities as possible, but not at all costs. I prefer traveling by plane
and I rarely stay in dorms, and I do like having my own room, with own
bathroom and so on. I'm interested in places a lot of people won't really consider to a be holidayplace and i rather do two trips to cheap cities than one to an expensive one.
Furthermore I always try to be prepared and I do book hotels upfront, cause I think that saves me both time and money. I do believe in peer-reviews and try never to book a bad (or rarely) reviewed hotel and I try not to waste too much time on local traveling by booking a hotel that's too far from the city center. Especially when it comes down to short trips, i'm more or less an opportunity traveller, when i see a cheap flight to an interesting city, i try to make time for it and to find company to go with me on a trip.
Furthermore I always try to be prepared and I do book hotels upfront, cause I think that saves me both time and money. I do believe in peer-reviews and try never to book a bad (or rarely) reviewed hotel and I try not to waste too much time on local traveling by booking a hotel that's too far from the city center. Especially when it comes down to short trips, i'm more or less an opportunity traveller, when i see a cheap flight to an interesting city, i try to make time for it and to find company to go with me on a trip.
Moneywise
I always go for the best value for money, it's fun to sit at a main
square, ordering a beer there, but just one or two blocks away, you
can still sit in the same sun and see people stroll by, only the beer
and the food are half the price. You'll never see me step into one of
those overpriced 'hop-on-hop-of-buses', try not to fall for the
obvious tourist traps and I try to use the local public transport as
much as possible. At the end of the road, if you're in a city where
millions of locals use that same public transport every year, it
can't be that bad. And it gives a good insight in the city's vibe.
Also,
I can't be bothered by the downsides of low cost airlines, especially
for short haul flights. It's just a company getting you from A to B,
cheaper than any other way of transport than walking, cycling or
hitchhiking can do. And yes, the seats aren't that great, they try to
charge you for everything they possibly can, but just deal with it or
pay more. Most of the time it's just 1 or 2 hours, i've been in local
trains where I had to stand for an hour and still had to pay more
than a typical Ryanair flight to London.
I'm
not the type of tourist that takes shitloads of pictures from a
building because some travelbook tells this is the place where in
1683 the major was killed by 12000 outrageous killerbees. I do like
to see the most important landmarks in a city but generally, it
doesn't cost me a lot of time. I'm not overanalyzing buildings, statues or churches. I don't visit that much museums, but
the ones I visit almost all have to do something with the recent
history of a country (mostly in central/eastern Europe where after
the WW II the communist area started) or some odd museums. I love
walking on markets and tasting the local food and use the McDonalds
mainly as free toilet. Just me, combining everyday life and a touristic lifestyle in different cities. I'm not a fan of those resortholidays or travelagency flight/appartment combinations to some touristic villages at the coast.