For those who are curious….this section is still under construction and is being updated-
My trips are pretty “budget backpacker” types with an artsy flair, preferring unique over bland. Please click on the link to access my itinerary for the related country.
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My Budget Accomodation Breakdown:
I seldom stay at “HOTELS” -unless its for work- yet, I also seldom grunge it. I look for 1- BUDGET (Hostels, Guesthouses, Budget hotels & unique accomodations), 2- CLEAN, 3- CONVENIENT LOCATION, 4- UNIQUE (artsy flair or culturally-specific lodgings).
INDIA
($8-30: budget in Delhi, Indian haveli style hotel in Jaisalmer, guesthouse in Varanasi)
MOROCCO
($10-70 a Riad in Fez, an apartment share w/ people we met on a train in Marrakech)
NEPAL
($6-30: cute artsy hotel, guesthouse/resort in small village of Chobhar, budget hotel, Nagarkot trekking hotel )
THAILAND
($6-15: resort-style C.M. guesthouse, bungalow at catch & release fishing farm in Pai, Sukhothai bungalow, boutique hotel & hostel in Bangkok)
Budget Tours I would recommend:
THAILAND 2009* (1-3 Day Tours from $15-50, actual costs shown in itinerary)
• Damnoen Floating Market, Elephant Camp &Snake Show (Bangkok)
• Ayutthaya Historical Sites
• Golden Triangle Tour: includes Boat down the Mekong River to Laos, White Palace, Village Tribes (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai & Golden Triangle)
• 3 Day Trek (Chiang Mai)
• Medical Tourism (Bangkok, Chiang Mai)- not quite a tour but something to try
• Rent a Scooter, Bike or Motorcycle
• Meditation Retreat at Wat Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai
NEPAL* Wayfarers Adventures : Nepal Trekking (Under $22)
• Two day Trek
INDIA * (Under $25)
• Camel Safari in the desert
• Sunrise Boat tour on the Ganges
