Hey Geograpeeps, so next week, we're going to upload the next episodes of geography go. It's going to be really cool
You're going to see me in Japan Indonesia Malaysia singapore and New zealand in light of Geography go
coming
I'd like to address a question that a lot of you guys have had Barby. How do you do it?
How do you travel isn't it cost a lot of money?
How do you pick the places that you go to stuff like that so you are in for a treat because today?
I'm about to Impart some of my secrets upon you when it comes to choosing a country or the activities that I do and stuff
Like that I usually follow seven branches of Criteria
here
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I'm filming at a at a nursing facility right now
So yeah number one
Culture how vibrant intact rich and distinct and well maintained is the historical roots of this place?
you know how well does it mesh and cooperate with mainstream globalized western values number two?
landmarks this can be both physical and man-made how well is the architecture the
Monuments the civil engineering the landscape stuff like that number three customs and traditions
how well can I be caught off guard in terms of culture shock with people that go about their daily lives with different?
Mindsets and formats number four logistics. you know is it cost-effective is it easy to get around? Well. I need a Visa
Where will I stay who do I know that's over there will I need immunization which by the way?
I've gotten by with skipping those a few times number five what will gratify my sense is the most what can I see smell touch?
hear taste at this place now these last two categories are a little more
Tactical and unique to my personal style of travel because you kind of have to do a lot of research to get it done just
Right number six order Proximity I love travelling to places that are really close to the borders of other countries
So that way I can kind of like kill 2 or 3 or 4 birds with one stone by just crossing the border with like
a public bus this way you know unless if you're traveling
You're like the eu you can get more stamps on your passport in countries to check off the list this is one of the reasons
Why I chose singapore because for singapore
You can literally just take like an hour-long Ferry ride to Indonesia, or you could just cross the bridge into MalaySia
So I did both and finally number 7 how touristy is it now
this is kind of like A
Multi-layered category because for me there are five levels of places that rank on the poop care index or prevalence of other people
Around ruining everything for me. This is very important because I don't really do very well with crowds
I mean some people do I don't get drives me crazy
I can't stand being in a large group of people who are all like trying to get selfies
and no no so here are the levels level 1 full domain this is the best level you have the entire place to yourself and
You are free to frolic about Joyfully and gleefully and all of the wondrous creations that before you level 2 tagalongs
You know you're in a remote area
But you know you bump into a few other
Intrepid backpackers that are kind of chill you know they may or may not share a part of your adventure with you
But in the end you'll probably share Facebook info level 3 the organized outskirts
I'm talking about places that aren't usually like bustling hotspots for large crowds, but there's always like a tour guide
And there's like a group of elderly European people with camcorders and hiking sticks thinking that they're experiencing something exotic level for
Cattle call there's a place where you always have to like wait in Line pay overpriced tickets
Everybody wants to see the same thing you're looking at you know somebody brought their screaming kid who doesn't want to be there and there's?
Always like this musty damp smell of impending disappointment looming throughout the area the entire time and finally level 5
Look at someone with Asian roots. Okay. I know this one firsthand alright
You know what I'm talking about when you look beyond the Horizon and see the massive
Legions mostly made up of Chinese slowly encroaching step by step by the hordes with their oversized Space visors hospital
Masks vests pleated pants and floral blouses all being led by one
Person holding a triangle flag with a corporate logo if you've gone this far
You know you've reached the pinnacle of social
Capacity just kind of like a standard that a lot of travelers live by back in the 90s this used to be the Americans
But now it's the chinese speaking of Americans and chinese. I'm gonna have to mention audible again
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Thank you so much for helping out geography now taking all of that into consideration
The seven branches of Criteria, and the five levels of tourism then I start to look into flight prices
you know typically Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays are the cheapest days to fly try to research when
Off-Peak season is because that's when you can usually get the most
ridiculously cheap deals and there are some search engines out there that just
Default to the cheapest day after that then I start looking for accommodation
here's the thing like I almost never stay at hotels not trying to like toot my own horn
but after like ten years of doing this whole business thing I kind of have a lot of
Connections to a lot of people across the globe
I'm just saying it took me like over ten years to develop that rolodex. So whatever I personally travel somewhere
I probably have a connection to somebody who knows somebody in that area, but not everybody has that luxury
So if you are one of those people that doesn't I would recommend maybe couchsurfing
I know a lot of you geographies are already on couchsurfing. It's a great source. I like it
I've used it or you know the good old fashioned way, just make friends with people
I'm very fortunate because I live in a city that is incredibly diverse over 200 different languages are spoken here from over
150 different types of ethnicities you know over the years this has really helped me greatly in my travels because there's always like a
Connection, so I guess that's probably my biggest piece of advice make friends make friends with people who are from other places
And then you'll see how far you can go
So I hope you like the geography go episodes when they come out and the next update video
I'll be telling you guys my top 10 travel destinations. So stay tuned for that all right cool stay tuned
thank you guys for your support. Have a good one