Desperate to travel...

[stjaba]

No.  And, also I am deathly afraid to fly.     In retrospect, making this thread was pretty pointless and I apologize.  Thanks everyone for the advice, though.

How do you get to down Tampa, then?

[garbon]

And, also I am deathly afraid to fly.  

Hopefully you are rolling your eyes at yourself.

[Capetan Mihali]

And, also I am deathly afraid to fly.   

Hopefully you are rolling your eyes at yourself.

Who else would I be rolling them at?   

[garbon]

I don't know. It was weird that you were rolling them at all.

[Capetan Mihali]

No.  And, also I am deathly afraid to fly.     In retrospect, making this thread was pretty pointless and I apologize.  Thanks everyone for the advice, though.

How do you get to down Tampa, then?

Xanax, Valium, Xanax, gin.  I've got to visit my grandfather every few years so I close my eyes and think of England.   

[Capetan Mihali]

I don't know. It was weird that you were rolling them at all.

I was trying to represent my feeling of realizing that a thread saying "I have no money, companions, idea what I am doing, or way of going anywhere: tell me where to go!" is kind of dumb.   

[Jacob]

If you don't want to fly, hop on the Greyhound to Montreal or Quebec city.  In March/ Feb it'll be cold and grey, but it'll still be something semi-exotic (Quebec more so).  The Greyhound trip itself will be an interesting experience as well.

[garbon]

I was trying to represent my feeling of realizing that a thread saying "I have no money, companions, idea what I am doing, or way of going anywhere: tell me where to go!" is kind of dumb.  

Quite fair.

[Barrister]

I don't know. It was weird that you were rolling them at all.

I was trying to represent my feeling of realizing that a thread saying "I have no money, companions, idea what I am doing, or way of going anywhere: tell me where to go!" is kind of dumb.   

I didn't think it was dumb.

I still think you have quite a few options for a week's vacation on $500 if you're willing to be very very frugal.

Being afraid of flying is dumb though.

[Admiral Yi]

Rent a car, drive down to Charleston, get a fleebag motel outside of town, or a hostel.  500 clams should do you for 3 or 4 nights.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Hike the Inca Trail in Peru. You have to go with a tour group, so you'll be meeting a bunch of Europeans/Commonwealth people. Peru isn't that expensive if you don't go to high-class tourist hotels, and IIRC the tour fee was about $300-400, and includes everything. Hunt around for deals on airfare.

[Monoriu]

Go to the largest bus terminal in your city.  Get on a random bus, and see where it takes you. 

[Admiral Yi]

Go to the largest bus terminal in your city.  Get on a random bus, and see where it takes you.

Then you get 100% chance of a shit bus ride and 99% chance of a shit destination.

[sbr]

How many America cities have more that one bus depot? 

[Grallon]

But ultimately I would like to go somewhere semi-"exotic."  Mexico and Quebec (and Anglophone Canada  as well ) are calling to me but I don't really know where to begin.

Any thoughts or experiences concerning solo budget travel?

I've been telling you to come visit for ages.




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