http://www.vagabondish.com/travel-secrets-how-to-avoid-tourist-rushes/ The Travelzine for Today's Vagabond Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.vagabondish.com/travel-secrets-how-to-avoid-tourist-rushes/comment-page-1/#comment-8924 Travelcia Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:38:57 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2733#comment-8924 Your suggestion are pretty clever. Ofcourse they will be in need when But as Jack said, *off season* is *off* for a reason. Your suggestion are pretty clever. Ofcourse they will be in need when But as Jack said, *off season* is *off* for a reason.

]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/travel-secrets-how-to-avoid-tourist-rushes/comment-page-1/#comment-8857 Amanda Kendle Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:41:31 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2733#comment-8857 @Heather, that's a good point about Sunday mornings. And for the people who might whine about getting up early, I still think it's totally worth it to set the alarm, go out and explore early, and then if you want, come back and have a siesta nap in the afternoon when everyone else is fighting it out to get a good view! @Heather, that’s a good point about Sunday mornings. And for the people who might whine about getting up early, I still think it’s totally worth it to set the alarm, go out and explore early, and then if you want, come back and have a siesta nap in the afternoon when everyone else is fighting it out to get a good view!

]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/travel-secrets-how-to-avoid-tourist-rushes/comment-page-1/#comment-8856 Jack - eyeflare.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:52:38 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2733#comment-8856 Regarding looking at the calendar, you would also want to take a peek at *why* the off season in a place is the off season. It can be that the weather is awful (England in the winter) or everyone is on holiday (Rio de Janeiro in January before Carnival). Regarding looking at the calendar, you would also want to take a peek at *why* the off season in a place is the off season. It can be that the weather is awful (England in the winter) or everyone is on holiday (Rio de Janeiro in January before Carnival).

]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/travel-secrets-how-to-avoid-tourist-rushes/comment-page-1/#comment-8854 Heather McKay Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:28:38 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2733#comment-8854 Your suggestion about going to places early is spot on. in Rome you can have the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and all other outdoor sites to yourself as the sun rises. This is especially true in all cities on Sunday mornings. Your suggestion about going to places early is spot on. in Rome you can have the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and all other outdoor sites to yourself as the sun rises. This is especially true in all cities on Sunday mornings.

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