Someone recently asked, “What’s the biggest lesson you learned in your travels?”
I didn’t have to think twice. The first thing that popped into my mind was…
Do not buy pre-arranged travel packages. Period.
Some of the beautiful ladies from The Solo Female Traveler Network mentioned, 50 Travel Tips on Spending Less, that one of their ways to make sure they stay on budget is to purchase everything in advance - that way, you know what you are getting yourself into.
I would agree if that was done by me as an organizer, using booking.com, Expedia or Airbnb.
I, however, have fallen into the trap that was fed by my urge to make an impulse decision - to book a last minute ticket through a travel agency, Holiday Factory. Apologies to myself for making this decision, and here is why I apologize to myself - and promise her to not ever fall into that trap ever again.
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