Last-Minute Travel: 5 Love & Hates of Spontaneous Travel - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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Tosh
Excellent video, Mark! Really fun topic indeed!
Hate #3/#5 - Yup. My good friend wanted to surprise her husband with a last minute golf trip for his birthday which required flight purchase in 24 hrs for the following weekend. None of our very close friends could go so it was just the two of us. Still had fun!
Additional Hate - If you're in to haute cuisine and like to try a Michelin resto on your travels, it's often difficult to get last minute reservations. Fortunately more and more degustation (tasting) restos have counter seating with first come first served on certain days/hours. Also, getting great theater seats can be tough last minute.
More Hate - Since everyone and their cousin has airline status these days, getting a seating upgrade is tough. Hate seeing the monitor with my name 14th from the top. Ha!
Additional Love - No waiting/immediate gratification - Book your travel and 2-4 weeks you're in a new country! None of this 90-150 days of anticipation or everyone asking when you're going or wondering if hotel and flight rates have gone down.
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Excellent video, Mark! Really fun topic indeed!
Hate #3/#5 - Yup. My good friend wanted to surprise her husband with a last minute golf trip for his birthday which required flight purchase in 24 hrs for the following weekend. None of our very close friends could go so it was just the two of us. Still had fun!
Additional Hate - If you're in to haute cuisine and like to try a Michelin resto on your travels, it's often difficult to get last minute reservations. Fortunately more and more degustation (tasting) restos have counter seating with first come first served on certain days/hours. Also, getting great theater seats can be tough last minute.
More Hate - Since everyone and their cousin has airline status these days, getting a seating upgrade is tough. Hate seeing the monitor with my name 14th from the top. Ha!
Additional Love - No waiting/immediate gratification - Book your travel and 2-4 weeks you're in a new country! None of this 90-150 days of anticipation or everyone asking when you're going or wondering if hotel and flight rates have gone down.
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travel
RE: Spontaneous travel, Love #6: New discoveries
My wife and I traveled to Japan with tickets in and out and no itinerary or hotel reservations. Stayed one night in Kyoto, the old capital, and traveled to Nara, the old, old capital.
Nara has a park a short walk from the tourist information center. The deer in the park are protected, and they know it. They have no fear of people. Nearby vendors sell small bags of deer food (think movie theater popcorn bags. My wife took pictures of me feeding the deer. First, one; then two; then five; then twenty; the I disappear in a herd of deer.
Fun experience.
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RE: Spontaneous travel, Love #6: New discoveries
My wife and I traveled to Japan with tickets in and out and no itinerary or hotel reservations. Stayed one night in Kyoto, the old capital, and traveled to Nara, the old, old capital.
Nara has a park a short walk from the tourist information center. The deer in the park are protected, and they know it. They have no fear of people. Nearby vendors sell small bags of deer food (think movie theater popcorn bags. My wife took pictures of me feeding the deer. First, one; then two; then five; then twenty; the I disappear in a herd of deer.
Fun experience.
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Carolina
Hi Wolter, I am your fan, I find your videos very interesting and useful. Have you think in add to them subtitles in spanish, I am sure you will have 4 or 5 more times views and suscriptors, with that you will capture South America, Mexico and Spain, wich are a huge and important part of the world. Think about it. Send you and your lovely family a big hug from Mexico City.
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Hi Wolter, I am your fan, I find your videos very interesting and useful. Have you think in add to them subtitles in spanish, I am sure you will have 4 or 5 more times views and suscriptors, with that you will capture South America, Mexico and Spain, wich are a huge and important part of the world. Think about it. Send you and your lovely family a big hug from Mexico City.
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travel
Amen! I love traveling solo. I often go to theatre (live) when in English speaking countries. I buy tix ahead of time and leave my days open to do what seems right depending on my mood or the weather. I dont do much research ahead of time. Maybe I miss out on some things. but I love just BEING somewhere different. Im a lazy cafe traveler at heart: )
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Amen! I love traveling solo. I often go to theatre (live) when in English speaking countries. I buy tix ahead of time and leave my days open to do what seems right depending on my mood or the weather. I dont do much research ahead of time. Maybe I miss out on some things. but I love just BEING somewhere different. Im a lazy cafe traveler at heart: )
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Damien
I went to Rome by myself last July. Love your videos. Your my travel guide lol. Been to Copenhagen, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Venice, Rome, Paris, London, Brussels, and Amsterdam. One thing I wish is that maybe throw out some ideas for people in their 20s. Maybe like good bars and stuff. Thanks. Again, love your videos!
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I went to Rome by myself last July. Love your videos. Your my travel guide lol. Been to Copenhagen, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Venice, Rome, Paris, London, Brussels, and Amsterdam. One thing I wish is that maybe throw out some ideas for people in their 20s. Maybe like good bars and stuff. Thanks. Again, love your videos!
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Slartibartfast
Took a sort of last minute trip to Iceland in Sept. surprised my mom and took her with me, but was able to give her a weeks heads-up to get the time off from work. Im knocking on 45 yrs, and the older I get the more I appreciate those special spontaneous moments with those I love the most!
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Took a sort of last minute trip to Iceland in Sept. surprised my mom and took her with me, but was able to give her a weeks heads-up to get the time off from work. Im knocking on 45 yrs, and the older I get the more I appreciate those special spontaneous moments with those I love the most!
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Susan
I just can not do the spontaneous travel. I have to plan well in advanced. I have to have to my travel planning binder even for weekend trips. My husband has to go to Memphis for a training class and I'm bugging him for info so I can plan my days while he is in class.
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I just can not do the spontaneous travel. I have to plan well in advanced. I have to have to my travel planning binder even for weekend trips. My husband has to go to Memphis for a training class and I'm bugging him for info so I can plan my days while he is in class.
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Wolters
I know it has been a long time since I have put out a 5 Love & Hates video, so I hope Tosh T and the others that have requested one are OK with this spontaneous 5 love and hates of last-minute travel video. Thank you everyone for all your support!
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I know it has been a long time since I have put out a 5 Love & Hates video, so I hope Tosh T and the others that have requested one are OK with this spontaneous 5 love and hates of last-minute travel video. Thank you everyone for all your support!
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newmanscott60
Mark if you are ever heading to Tasmania, Australia let me know and i can recommend some of the best places to visit. Tasmania is a amazing place to visit with our dense rainforests, historic sites and old mining towns.
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Mark if you are ever heading to Tasmania, Australia let me know and i can recommend some of the best places to visit. Tasmania is a amazing place to visit with our dense rainforests, historic sites and old mining towns.
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Obi-Shawn
HA. is Mrs. Walters World related to Gene Simmons? - 4: 11
The best thing about spontaneous travel is not having that feeling when you get home that you need a vacation because of your vacation.
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HA. is Mrs. Walters World related to Gene Simmons? - 4: 11
The best thing about spontaneous travel is not having that feeling when you get home that you need a vacation because of your vacation.
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