ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL PHILOSOPHY

Hitchhiking
–Wait! Wait! Wait! Don’t say “no”–yet!
–Isn’t it dangerous?
–How to find someone to try it with

Rideshare and Substitutes for the Insidious Rail Pass
–European rideshare’s gone mainstream
–Free Scandanavian ferries
–Japan can be visited cheaply–seriously!

CouchSurfing and Servas
–Couch what? Servas? Are these cults? (Yes!)
–Why the human element trumps hotels
–The 100 word stories: no more, no less

Hostels
–Is a youth hostel card worth it?
–What’s wrong with booking online?
–Don’t forget sleepinginairports.net!

Traveling Alone
–Learn to be more comfortable in your own skin!
–The Ukrainian shakedown
–The plight of the lone Japanese female