I haven't been traveling solo much (or at all) due to health reasons. I am SO grateful to have friends to travel with but it does come with its own challenges. One of those being tied to the other person's schedule (or birthday LOL).
When that happens to fall during high season, you're screwed. Does it really matter? Yes! Okay here's one example. We're going on an EPIC trip in January. Part of which takes us to Thailand where I'll end up on my own at the end. I figured I'll stay and go to an island or something.
There's one place in particular I thought I'd go, Koh Ngai. There's a hotel that costs $25/nt right on the beach. I went to book it and it's literally double the price in the high season. :( Everything costs more, it's more crowded, things sell out, and it's all just more of a hassle. Darn.
There's another hotel I was looking at. $119 shoulder season, $360 high season. OMG
And yet another on Koh Phayam is over 4x the price in high season. :(
I know, what a problem to have LOL. I'll figure it out but yeah, it makes a difference!
On the flip side, I'm booking a trip in October and it's not quite shoulder season yet. It's still off season so I'm finding a difficult time arranging boats between the islands I want to go to. Like it's almost impossible. They simply aren't running yet. Sigh.
Tumi Luggage Lock
Because of the price I'm almost putting these on here as a joke, but they really are the perfect lock. Why did everyone stop making these? You only want clip locks just like this, trust me! You can keep them clipped on your luggage even when they're unlocked. You don't set them down while you're getting into your bag, you can leave them on as a deterrent, great for your daypack, etc.
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