Ways to Travel
Independent Travel
no guide, no group, no schedule but yours
Nobody is coming to tell you where to be at nine.
Independent travel is the most flexible and the most work. You book the flights, the beds and the trains, and you carry the consequences when something falls over.
It is also where the best stories come from. The wrong bus, the market you found by accident, the family who invited you in. You cannot schedule that, which is rather the point.
Doing it yourself
The practical parts nobody warns you about.
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All the ways to travel
- Ocean CruisingBig ships, the whole range of them.→
- River CruisingEurope from the middle of it.→
- Yacht & ExpeditionFewer people, further out.→
- Rail JourneysThe space between two places, made part of the trip.→
- Road TripsYour own pace, your own stops.→
- Walking & HikingThe slowest way, and often the best one.→
- Guided & Small GroupSomebody else handles it.→
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Written and kept current by Nicole Damiano, ASTA Verified Travel Advisor with FG Luxury Travel. If something here is out of date, tell me and I will fix it.
Not Sure Which One Fits
Tell me who is coming and how long you have.
That is usually enough to know if this is a ship, a train, or a car with the windows down.
01Before You GoPassports, insurance, kids and the dog.02Ways to TravelCruises, rail, road, foot, guided or entirely your own.03Themes and InterestsHistory, books, food, wildlife, festivals.04Tools for FamiliesJournals, history hunts, activity books, Poppy’s Files.
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