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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2009 18:54:45 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2009 20:03:22 GMT
I confess that I choose the second option of those propositions in nearly every case.
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Post by traveler63 on Jul 28, 2009 21:06:37 GMT
I picked a little of #2 and #3.
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Post by tillystar on Jul 30, 2009 15:34:10 GMT
The first half of each one - the opposite of you K!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2009 17:11:39 GMT
I travel to get away from what I'm used to. If I get something more (1st half), that's fine, but it is not my objective.
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Post by cigalechanta on Jul 30, 2009 18:03:53 GMT
two would be my choice, the other two come as a bonus when I travel.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2016 20:44:16 GMT
The new fad is now called "living like a local" but it basically just means not staying in a hotel. Living like a local means paying bills, going to administrative offices, calling the plumber and picking up medicine from the pharmacy to me.
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Post by lagatta on Sept 15, 2016 12:03:01 GMT
You might have to pick up medicine anywhere. One really hopes not to have to get the owner to deal with a plumber in a short-term rental flat.
But I do like staying in a studio (whether a rental or a hotel with a kitchenette) when I travel, as I prefer markets to restaurants, unless with a friend or group of friends.
And I definitely prefer cities and towns to the countryside or wilderness, valuable though such places are.
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Post by patricklondon on Sept 15, 2016 18:15:17 GMT
The new fad is now called "living like a local" but it basically just means not staying in a hotel. Living like a local means paying bills, going to administrative offices, calling the plumber and picking up medicine from the pharmacy to me. It also means having to cope with work colleagues/bosses and all those related laws and procedures. Not to mention being expected to have opinions on local celebrities, politics and sports teams, not to mention what Her at No.23 has been getting up to (or local equivalent). My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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Post by chexbres on Sept 15, 2016 19:29:42 GMT
Most people who want to "live like a local" are buying into a marketing genius' dream - which doesn't always turn out the way they hope it will. But all they really want is more privacy than you get in a hotel, maybe a little more space, and the freedom to sleep, eat and drink in their room anytime they want to. The "living like a local" part comes from getting out into the street and talking to people and trying to understand their culture, instead of holing up in somebody's apartment.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 17, 2016 20:28:05 GMT
People who want to live like a local would like like expatsif they were staying long...
I start to feel like a local in France, but heck, I speak the language, I understand the culture (albeit mine is superior), I pay taxes there... But I'm either on holiday (southern France, we are fortunate engouh to have a family house there) or working (and sleeping in hotels, sometimes in B&B's but I hate apartments when alone).
I think I could live like a local in most of Europe but forget it elsewhere.
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Post by tod2 on Sept 25, 2016 10:48:05 GMT
Having just returned from Europe a few days ago I once again wish I could live just a little bit like a local by staying at least a month in one place...like Paris. And I agree with you Whatagain - having stayed in an apartment for a week on my own was not very nice. I hung around the cafe's watching the locals in the evening. I had no desire to even cook a meal for myself. But when with my husband I shopped at markets, cooked up a storm, went and did laundry, and really enjoyed being 'local' just for a short time. That is because everything is so convenient in the way of shopping and transport. You couldn't do that in a large city in Africa. Maybe way out in the 'sticks' in a small little village it would be possible but so boring.
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Post by onlyMark on Sept 25, 2016 11:11:16 GMT
Whenever we are living in a different country to our own, if we have visitors I always show them as much as possible what it is like to be a local. They can go off and see the tourist sights/sites but I try and make a point of getting them to understand what it is really like to live in the country.
However, when I do live like a local for any length of time, that is when I get itchy feet and want to move on. When a place doesn't feel 'foreign' any more.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 14:00:46 GMT
Same for us Mark. While the French Quarter of New Orleans is certainly a "must see' (except for Bourbon Street), there are so many off the beaten path sections of the city that merit visiting. The transit system here, while inadequate compared to most cities has vastly improved in that it covers many more areas of the city. There are also much more affordable top notch restaurants and bistros outside of the Quarter.
I see more and more tourists visiting the section of the city where I live and the increase in short term rentals makes it much more affordable. (when doing so however, there are some short term rentals that I have investigated for out of town friends of mine and while they appear online to be "just perfect", some of them are not in particularly safe neighborhoods which I have discouraged my friends from renting, especially single women who would likely want to go out at night to dine and or hear some music).
I would most definitely go with #2 as well.
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