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u/conception · 1 pointr/solotravel

Expect to pay 10-20 bucks a day on the subway. Really depends on how much you plan to move day to day and how much you plan to walk. Major cities can be walked across in a day through the major metro areas so it's possible to land someplace, walk all day, and then just take the subway/train back. A bullet train ticket is about 130 or so. If you plan to take the bullet train, get a rail pass. One roundtrip on it pretty much pays for the pass. There are also airpasses, where you can fly to like 5 different cities for about 10,000 yen.

Food is all over the place. But in general again you'll be walking everywhere. You'll be eating all of the time and still losing weight probably, unless you are normally super active. Expect food to be generally a bit more expensive and expect to be eating a bit more than normal.

Tips -

Buy this. http://www.amazon.com/Say-Japanese-Dover-Language-Guides/dp/0486208079/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348785755&sr=1-2&keywords=say+it+in+japanese My favorite phrasebook.

Make sure your phone can type in Japanese characters if you're planning to head outside of the big cities. Often subway/train maps aren't romanized so I would cheat and type in the name of the station I was trying to get to and then look for the characters. If you have an iPhone or Android phone there are a few metro apps that are useful for planning routes.

Look into staying with a family. It can be a pretty fun first experience and you'll have someone to lean on. But depends on the family. :) Something to look into.

Plan to walk -a lot-. Perhaps more than you ever have in your life. Whenever I travel I expect to walk 6-10 hours a day. I make sure I have comfy shoes, bring anti-fungus cream, lots of clean socks, band-aids for blisters, etc etc. Not having your feet in tiptop shape can really bring down a trip.

Look into various festivals and stuff going on. There's always something interesting coming up. Spring has cherry blossom season (which is amazing), Summer has like a summer festival and fireworks someplace in the country every weekend it seems. Festivals in fall and winter as well and of course, christmas and new years is a big todo there.

And my favorite tip -

Before I went on my solo-trips to Korea and Japan, I made penpals in both countries. So, when I went to visit I had friends there already ready to show me about, go drinking with, etc etc. It was a ton of fun.

u/tansypool · 2 pointsr/solotravel

I forced myself into the habit of keeping a journal before I moved overseas - and I'm so glad I did. It's a habit that I've been keeping up since late 2015, having moved overseas in early 2016 (and back in early 2018, thanks to my visa ending, but I've kept the diary up). Sure, I'd sometimes get behind, and sometimes I'd be catching up weeks later, but it's still where all those memories and those collected mementos go.

If you're not one for full length journalling, I highly recommend a line a day journal - just a brief snippet, of what you did, but you keep it up full time, and you can look back a year later and remember. If you're like me and a journaller who gets behind, it's also a great way to prompt your thoughts down the track to write a full entry.

I also find that splashing out on a nice journal helps me. But the journal I used to get myself in the habit wasn't a pricey one - I'm just a bit of a Paperblanks addict, and I love how my four (so far!) filled journals look on my shelf, all slightly beaten up around the edges from being carried with me everywhere and puffed out fatter from how many tickets and oddments I've stuck in.

u/0x6d69636861656c · 2 pointsr/solotravel

Oh yeah, this is maybe the best situation possible:

Get in shape - do interval and weight training. You'll look better and being in better shape will positively affect your baseline enjoyment of the experience.

Learn some Thai.

Read some thought provoking literature - one I recommend is How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. Don't worry, it's not actually a how-to, it's a window into life in that part of the world.

u/nsummy · 1 pointr/solotravel

Buy this book: http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Bat-In-Paraguay-Peculiar/dp/1442136367

This guy did the same thing, but in South America. Pretty funny and honest book, and I think it will help you know what to expect. Furthermore it will make you realize that even if bad things happen, they aren't that bad.

u/TheTomD · 2 pointsr/solotravel

Glad I can help. If you decide to got for it, the book by Alfred Wainwright (the guy that devised the walk) is great.

I've also uploaded a bunch of pictures from the walk, here.

u/MONSTERTACO · 2 pointsr/solotravel

If you're interested in nerdy stuff like history check out the book Empires of the Sea. About a third of the book is dedicated to Siege of Malta and now I can't wait to visit next spring!

u/Marclee1703 · 2 pointsr/solotravel

There is this book on amazon called Travel Journal: My trip to Germany

here is a description from another site:

This journal is the perfect traveling companion for anyone visiting Germany. Plan and record all details of your trip, includes lined and blank pages for writing your diary and sketching, with handy information tailored for travelers. Lists to help you pack, plan and set budgets are included in this journal.

u/AF_II · 2 pointsr/solotravel

Bit left field but if you like science in your travel, Alice Roberts' Incredible Human Journey is a million+ year travelogue about the human species; she travelled around a lot to make the accompanying BBC documentary, and it definitely opened my eyes to places I'd never considered visiting before.

u/zakkyb · 1 pointr/solotravel

Not sure if it’s specifically for solo travel and I haven’t read it myself but know the author, this has been recommended to me and maybe you will find it useful

The Art of Travel https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241970067/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_qPBKAbCCBHPRZ

u/foxbase · 111 pointsr/solotravel

Always listen to your gut. Have you read “The Gift of Fear?” Good book on that subject.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0440508835/

u/think_less · 4 pointsr/solotravel

I don't have any experience, but just wanted to recommend reading A Million Steps!! It's by someone who did el Camino de Santiago.

u/librik · 87 pointsr/solotravel

I'm going to suggest somewhere completely different: Wales. There are a lot of ancient Celtic ruins in that country, and most of them are not promoted to tourists. The Welsh island of Anglesey was the last stronghold of the Druids in their fight against the Roman Empire, and there you can find the ruins Din Lligwy village, about 2000 years old. Take the #62 bus from Bangor and ask the driver to let you off at the crossroads that leads to Moelfre, then walk down the farm road ahead, past the Stone Age cromlech tomb, and over the hill until you see the site spread out before you. If you are alone, which it's likely you will be, spend time with the stones and think of the daily life that took place ages ago.

Wales is full of places like this. Accessible yet deserted, surrounded by remote picturesque settings.

To set the mood, it helps to read the old stories like The Mabinogion. Even more helpful is to try to learn the local language and make friends; they might tell you about places that aren't publicized. Or just go wandering -- one time we stopped the car near a footpath on the Gower peninsula; on the other end of that path, beyond a woods, was a deserted crumbling castle perched on a cliff above the ocean.

Just one suggestion. Several people I knew who came from the area around those ruins stepped into them with their right foot first. When I asked, they'd joke about how it was just a superstition they'd been told by older relatives. But they all did it. Maybe you should too.

u/siquick · 1 pointr/solotravel

"Are You Experienced?" by William Sutcliffe

If you've ever done any extensive travel before then you will recognise so many of the characters in this book. Light and enjoyable reading.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Are-You-Experienced-William-Sutcliffe/dp/0140272658

u/SnowmanOlaf · 2 pointsr/solotravel

> George Meegan's booked "Longest Walk" covers 10 years walking from Ushuaia to Alaska. It's not the easiest book to find though.

Actually it was really easy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/039608723X/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=all

u/Hdirnberger · 1 pointr/solotravel

You can learn about it in the Amazon Prime documentary: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R6PKR45

u/drengor · -3 pointsr/solotravel

You can travel plenty with zilch to your name.

The Man Who Quit Money

Hitchhike, wild camp, dumpster dive, work for room and board, work for transport.

u/lipglossandabackpack · 6 pointsr/solotravel

I became very interested in the Roma people when I lived in Italy. One of the best books I read was Bury Me Standing, which reviews say has a "pro-Gypsy bias" or is, at worst, "fair". Certainly it isn't anti-Roma. And if you read it, you'll come to understand the Roma's (fascinating, frustrating) socially and culturally ingrained attitudes about working for a living. Saying that pickpockets in Europe are often Roma is about as racist as saying anti-abortion protesters are often evangelical Christians.

u/netllama · 3 pointsr/solotravel

> For Cameroon - The Poor Christ of Bombs

I think maybe you meant 'The Poor Christ of Bomba' ( https://www.amazon.com/Poor-Christ-Bomba-Mongo-Beti/dp/1577664183 )? At least I can't find any books with the name you wrote.