What is the best way to travel after retirement?

I have been retired for several years and have been traveling. I am very willing to discuss this issue with my friends.

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Retirement may mean that retirees have more choices in time, and at the same time they may also gain a certain degree of financial freedom. Since I have time and relatively loose finances, I want to go out for a walk. At this time, what is the best way to travel? Naturally it became a problem.

Travel methods, to put it clearly, are how to get to a destination. Although it seems that there are many ways for people to choose, in fact, this choice is relatively limited. There seem to be many paths, but you really have to choose. , most methods are not necessarily suitable for everyone.

Generally speaking, there are three main ways of traveling: self-driving, independent travel, and group tours.

Of course, there are other ways such as cycling, traveling, etc. Here are the three that most people use.

I chose two ways, one, self-driving, and two, free travel, giving up the group tour.

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First of all, for those who can drive, driving by yourself is the best choice. It allows you to go wherever you want. . If we have time, we can walk slowly, and we can even make the car a one where we can eat and sleep in the car. It will be clean and safe when we go out. We can go for short distances first and then run long distances.

In this way, we can complete all the places we want to go in a planned way.

I have retired for a few years and have done some homework. I have completed self-driving tours in some places, such as Tibet, Xinjiang, Hainan, etc., and made some long-distance and long-term self-driving tours. In addition, I usually use some time to travel around the city where I live, which lasts for ten days or two or three days. This is about self-driving.

If you can’t or don’t want to drive, you can choose the second independent travel option. I think it is a good choice to choose independent travel. The so-called free travel means that you arrange where to go, how to eat and how to stay on the way, without the need for a third party to make arrangements. Some people say that traveling in a group is not a good idea. We can do nothing if we travel in a group. It saves trouble.

I think these words are correct. Taking a group tour can make everything arranged by someone, which saves trouble.

I have gone to some places with a group before, but then gradually gave up. The main reason is that we have time on our own, and the tour group is too rushed and does not allow us freedom. At the same time, it also saves you from being coerced by the team. You go in a group, even your ID card is collected, and you are forced to make some purchases. It is just for fun to go out and play, and it is meaningless to be controlled by others. As for some specific phenomena, I won’t give examples. My friends actually understand it better than I do. There is no need to discuss these phenomena. The reason is that we cannot help ourselves. And if we choose to travel freely, we are free.

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Speaking of freedom, I personally think that this is the most precious thing when retirees travel.

So, will it be difficult for us to travel independently, such as finding a hotel, or going to a certain place, but what should we do if we don’t know the route?

In fact, with the current development of information, mobile phone functions can already help us solve almost all search problems, such as walking navigation, finding hotels with good reviews, where to find suitable restaurants that locals like, etc. No one is needed to lead the group. There are also some great benefits of traveling by yourself. You can arrange your own food, accommodation, and find scenic spots. There are many details. This is a lot of fun. It also allows us to use our brains, get exercise and the freshest experience for our body and mind. These are not achieved with a group tour. Arrived.

In fact, after retiring for so many years, in addition to self-driving in places easily accessible by highway, I also did some free travel. For example, I went to Singapore for a 7-day independent trip. For retirees, going abroad is actually possible.

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How to solve the language problem when going abroad is a big deal. It seems difficult, but is it really that complicated? Do we really need to know a foreign language? Actually not necessarily, it’s not that complicated. The solution is also very interesting. For example, if you choose to travel to Russia, you must first use your passport to declare customs. This has a special formal agency. After approval, you can book the hotel in the Russian city you want to go to online and exchange it for rubles according to the regulations. This can be entered in Russia. It can also be done during shutdown. Then, you can go where you want to go within the allowed time, pay for meals, and top up by taking the subway. You just need to pay attention to some Russian situations, and you don't necessarily need to understand English or Russian. If you think about it, there are African friends in many cities in China. Most of these people do not understand Chinese. How do they live? I say this to express that it is not difficult to travel abroad freely. It is good to know a little English. It is not important if you don't understand it. What is important is that your heart has not grown old and you have always maintained your curiosity about the world. I remember one time in Singapore, I ate at an Indian restaurant. The food had a price tag. I gestured with my hands to ask for a drink. He brought a cup of hot water. I shook my head and took him to the Coke machine and pointed: "This". That solved the problem. . It's not that complicated. It’s not that you shouldn’t travel abroad if you don’t understand foreign languages, it’s not that. We spend money to travel with a learning mentality. Because we don’t understand and it’s new, I think it’s fun and very fun.

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Speaking of retirement, what is the best way to travel? In fact, there are also hiking and cycling. Of course, this requires a long-term exercise habit. It's quite difficult, and friends with average health can't do it. For example, I can't do it, so I won't discuss it. Of course, except for friends who are experts in this field.

What is the best way to travel? There is also a question of money. Theoretically speaking, any form of tourism depends on people's prosperity and frugality. When traveling domestically, cooking your own meals, sleeping in tents, etc. is nothing new. Cooking your own food is economical and clean, especially under the current epidemic situation. Group aggregation is inappropriate. I mainly travel by car, sleeping in a tent and cooking my own meals are common things. If your friends are interested, you can read some of my articles.

In short, after retirement, it is convenient to drive and travel freely. Let’s catch up with the good times, have fun, pay attention to safety, pay attention to hygiene, and abide by the law.