1 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
Cannonpointer » 01 Mar 2026, 2:51 am » wrote: ↑ I never went to Hawaii. I know too many people who did, and too many people who had lived there. The locals hate us. Also, too expensive. I can fly all the way to the Canaries, dropping by for a two or three day visit to Amsterdam on the way, and stay twice as long on the same dollar. And in the Canaries, I can stay in the not-so-touristy areas, and plan the trip so that friends that live in Europe show up. Hawaii is too far from everything and too expensive. And me? I'm a budget traveller. Strictly off season and generally off the water. I more often than not stay with friends. In Morelia, I stayed with friends. Same with Florianoplis in Brazil. When I'm not chilling with friends, I split expenses with a traveling companion - usually one of two buddies of mine who also enjoy regular travel.
I keep planning an extended trip to Ecuador, and life keeps getting in the way. I will either rent an apartment, or more likely rent a room in a house. It's cheap as **** to stay that way - and my idea of a good time is a hike in the country side followed by a meal in a local restaurant, then drinks with friends, old or new - all of which is dirt cheap in the third world. Sleep, shower, do it again. Maybe fish or swim or ride quads or horses, visit some old churches or museums - whatever is unique in the area. Ya know what that rental horse in Morelia cost me, when I rode up the mountain to see the Monarch butterflies in their millions, like leaves on trees?
Five **** bucks.
I just want to see the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.
P.S. I'm not sure about this, but I think there way be a mountain in Ecuador that is closer to the moon than Mt. Everest.
