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    Travel Ninja: How to See the World on a Tiny Budget
    Travel Ninja: How to See the World on a Tiny Budget
    Travel Ninja: How to See the World on a Tiny Budget
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    Travel Ninja: How to See the World on a Tiny Budget

    By Chris Moen

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    Travel Ninja is a book full of tricks and tips that will teach you how
    to fly business class for free to how timing can get you the best
    deals on hotels and flights. You will develop ninja-like skills in the
    art of traveling: how you can save on travel – but still live the good
    life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateSep 25, 2013
    ISBN9781483508979
    Travel Ninja: How to See the World on a Tiny Budget

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      Travel Ninja - Chris Moen

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      Chapter 1:Why You Will Never Travel the World

      Let me guess, you are one of those many people who dream of travelling the world, but barely got out of their state in the past few years? Remember, visiting your mother in Connecticut while you live in New York does not count as travelling. Neither does going to the mountainside for the weekend, sleeping in the entire time and then getting back home. Where's the spirit of adventure, when are you going to feel the thrill because of something you've never seen, witnessed, smelled or felt? With your current attitude, it'll probably be never. This is an article that's really about going places, and if you think it's too much effort getting out of your chair and travelling at least to a neighboring country, then forget about it.

      Let's assume for a moment that you did stick around, and you would like to know more about why you will never travel the world. There are a couple of reasons based on why people tend to take a long time before they really start travelling (if ever!). Let's go through the most common reasons:

      Fear of Something New

      Surprisingly, the unknown excites very few people. Most of them actually spend their entire lives in a predictable pattern that doesn't offer any surprises. It's usually because individuals fear the worse, or don't see any value in all sorts of novelties. While this might be true, and a conservative attitude never hurt anybody, fearing the idea of a new culture or a new place is ridiculous. After all, getting a grasp of how the entire world lives, with all of its intricacies, is probably the most fascinating subjects out there. And one can't get that much knowledge out of a book or the Internet. The truth is it takes actual travel to see how Muslims really live, for example. Or it takes a real trip to China to understand a chunk of their world. Being thorough is rarely on someone's list.

      Low Comfort Levels

      You have no idea how little you can live on, until you actually remove the clutter in your life. I've tried this about five years ago for the first time - I've started removing all sorts of clutter I had around the house, and then when I started going away for at least a week with only a backpack. I soon realized that I simply had too much stuff. I managed to pack efficiently and realized that living isn't all that hard, it's having too many choices that makes life complicated.

      Now, getting back to our original thought - some people enjoy their comfort level at home. They enjoy having their little routine, with their coffee brewed in the same coffee pot for years and so on. But guess what, there's more to the world than just habits. You might learn to make better coffee if you just take a trip to Italy. You might even have the opportunity to learn a new language, or a new recipe. Breaking your little patterns for a week doesn't really mean much; you can always get back to the way things were. But there is so much emotional return of invest when you travel and gather knowledge, that it simply doesn't make sense not to do it.

      High Risks

      This one's really funny - people who have never truly travelled in their lives have this insane issue with risks while abroad. They constantly focus on the fact that they might get mugged, raped, killed or become a hostage. Some individuals use this particular reasoning for not travelling even within their own countries. But here's the truth: there's no such thing as a completely safe area. You can get mugged while walking to your favorite supermarket; and if you live in a large city, getting murdered, raped or taken hostage are just as probable in your local environment as they are abroad. Every country has its degree of violence, but thinking there's nothing safer than home is a surefire buzz kill.

      It Clashes with Your Career

      Here's another funny one. Going on vacation removes everything you've ever known, everything you've ever done and when you come back you have to start from scratch. Real companies that care for their employers actually send them on break years when all they have to do is travel the world and become better individuals. It's part of growing up, and thinking about things in a broad manner, rather than constantly thinking solely of small, work-related tasks.

      So, are you one of those people who use this type of reasoning just to stay at home, summer after summer? Or do you think travel is living in a hotel room for a week and then coming back home? Then guess what, you'll never travel! But you will miss out on what it feels like to get through hundreds of airports in a lifetime. You'll miss out on exquisite cuisine and fascinating cultures. Not to mention, you'll miss out on meeting amazing individuals who in the long run may prove to be a great influence on your thinking. There are millions of wonders of nature out there, too, and you only have one lifetime to see them. Why not start now for a change?

      Think of this book as a workbook, where you can start of at any chapter you feel is the most relevant for you. I'm not going to tell you a story, I'll give easy-to-follow, pragmatic advice you can implement straight away to get you up in the air.

      Chapter 2: What is Travel Hacking?

      The definition of travel hacking is democratizing free and low-cost travel. It is the art of making travel much more accessible and affordable. It transforms the fantasy of travel and all of its benefits into reality.

      One of the main strategies of travel hacking involves miles and points. This includes frequent flyer miles, hotel loyalty points, as well as earning these points in large quantities before redeeming them for great rewards. One of the travel hacking principles is to connect earning to redeeming.

      Hacking Miles and Points

      You need to make sure that you are going to earn a large sum of points, but then you also need to ensure that you have goals for your miles. Miles are a lot like money in this regard. On their own they don't contain much worth, so it's what you can exchange for them that make them much more valuable.

      Traditionally, airlines have had all the information that allows them to set their own prices, but frequent flyer miles also benefit the airlines. It's a major profit center for airlines, so it's not like people are getting anything over on the airlines or like travel hacking means doing anything illegal. In many cases frequent flyer miles have actually enabled airlines to continue to exist and remain profitable.

      Airline Alliances

      Other elements that travel hacking looks at

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