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The Coincidental Traveler: Adventure Travel for Budget-minded Grown-ups
The Coincidental Traveler Adventure Travel for Budgetminded Grownups Author:Rob and Jaki Roy The Coincidental Traveler holds true to its sub-title: Adventure Travel for Budget-minded Grown-ups: ? ?Adventure Travel? . . . Hike, meet, climb, snorkel, see, do, feel, taste, witness, play, volunteer, engage ? ?Budget-minded? . . . local accommodation and transport, couch-surf, camping ? ?Grown-ups? . . . seniors, seasoned travelers . . . or ... more »not! Rob and Jaki share simple workable strategies gleaned over a lifetime; strategies for creating exceptional travel experiences by cultivating coincidences. The requirements? A basic level of fitness, willingness to depart from one?s comfort zone, free time, and (a little bit of) money. On one recent journey, the authors were invited into a sacred Maori marae in the Cook Islands, witnessed an exploding volcano on Tanna in Vanuatu, canoed and steamboated Australia?s Murray River, played cricket in a New South Wales goat field, hiked across Rarotonga, snorkeled New Zealand?s Poor Knights Islands, and joined in an island church service?in three languages?on Nguna in Vanuatu (followed by a breakfast of fresh fruit on a perfect beach.) Your results may vary. The Coincidental Traveler explains the mathematics of coincidence, and how to use it in your favor. It tells how to "take advantage of yourself" - your work, interests and passions - to meet peiople with similar interests all over the world. The chapter called Chicken Bus tells how to travel close to the ground and meet local people. Another chapter tell how to turn disappointments, like just missing a bus, into a positive travel experience. Several other contributors tell of their coincidental travel adventures. This is a book for travelers, not tourists. The great travel writer Paul Theroux addresses the difference between travel and tourism with a knowing edge: ?Tourists don?t know where they?ve been; travelers don?t know where they?re going.? The book concludes with two comprehensive appendices with a wealth of valuable and practical budget travel resources, such as hospitality exchanges like Couch Surfing, volunteerism, home exchange, and much more.« less