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  1. Viktoria Urbanek
    March 8, 2014 @ 1:15 pm

    I always add at least a day to my trips to meet some people from couchsurfing! I met so many nice people in Scotland last time! It was a blast and simply great!

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    • Ali Garland
      March 9, 2014 @ 10:16 am

      Always a great reason to add a few days to a trip, and people are often the best part of any trip. Thanks Viktoria!

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  2. David Moran
    November 15, 2013 @ 4:00 am

    Good advice. Some of our clients ask us for advice on spending extra days before or after the tour. After the tour is a better idea.

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    • Ali Garland
      November 19, 2013 @ 1:07 pm

      Thanks David, I agree, after is definitely the better choice.

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  3. Laurel
    August 13, 2013 @ 7:54 pm

    Great advice and advice that I follow. We’ve done several liveaboards for diving and I’m amazed that most people just show up for the diving and are on a flight as soon as the tour is over. It’s too bad, as we almost always stay on on our own and really enjoy it. As you’ve said, you see things much differently when you’re on your own and it’s nice after you’ve been with a group for a while.

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    • Ali Garland
      August 14, 2013 @ 1:15 pm

      Thanks Laurel! I totally agree, you see things differently when you’re traveling on your own apart from the group, and there’s so much to see, why not stay for a few more days?

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  4. Matthew Cheyne
    August 8, 2013 @ 9:11 am

    This is really good advice and something that my mother and her husband recently did in their trip to Europe back in June. They had a tour in and around Istanbul, thankfully nowhere near Taksim Square where the protests were on at the time. They included a cruise to the Greek Islands, some time in Athens and extra time in Istanbul to their itinerary.

    Having both Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis basically means that tours are out for me however I find that liberating as it means I can go at a pace that suits me and take things on a hour by hour, day by day basis as I see fit.

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    • Ali Garland
      August 8, 2013 @ 3:58 pm

      Thanks Matthew! Such a shame about Taksim Square, Andy and I were actually staying near there when we were in Istanbul last April and we loved that area. I’m glad your mother and her husband decided to see more than just their tour. How can you resist Greece when you’re so close?

      I think you would like traveling independently considering how much freedom it would give you to decide what you want to do each day, what you can handle, and if you feel like reading a book at a cafe and watching the world go by (as Andy and I often do) then you don’t have to worry about being on a tour telling you you can’t.

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  5. Jennifer
    August 8, 2013 @ 2:36 am

    We normally travel independently, but for the first time ever we’re going on a multi-day group tour to Russia with G Adventures. And we are including a few extra days, though they are before our group tour starts. Should all be interesting!

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    • Ali Garland
      August 8, 2013 @ 3:51 pm

      Should be a good trip, have fun!

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