Hoov's Travel Adventures

-------------------------------------------How I travel: Luggage. Costs, and Challenges.

Monday, August 18, 2025

2025 US Navy Search and Rescue (SAR) on the Pacific Crest Trail at Milk Creek.

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I had completed hiking the entire Pacific Crest Trail in 2008, and this was another revisit of one of my favorite sections with circumnaviga...
Friday, April 11, 2025

2025 Thailand and Vietnam Trip Costs and Comments

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‎⁨Wat Phra Singh Waramahavihan⁩, ⁨Chiang Mai⁩, ⁨Thailand⁩ The cost was $4,493 for a daily cost of $60 in my 76 days of travel.  $1,184 for...
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Seattle, WA, United States
Hello, my name is Rick Hunt. I retired in 2000, after 35 years with the Federal government as a Human Resource manager with US OPM, FAA, and Census. I love independent travel to 59 countries, especially Asia and Latin America. by using frequent flyer points in 73 round trips. I churn credit cards to get bonus points. I rely on the Lonely Planet (LP) guides for my travels, and map.me and Google Maps to navigate. LP is useful for identifying tourist highlights, but the newer LP guides no longer have sections on how to get in and out of cities and airports and instead just have general summaries--too bad. I stay at inexpensive hotels and hostels, and I post the costs of my travels. I use hostelworld, agoda, and booking websites to find accommodations. I enjoy using local transportation to get around whether it is bus, ferryboat, moto-taxi, tuk-tuk, and metro/subway. I also enjoy walking and hiking. During my trips, I go on specific short tours usually booked through the hotels and hostels. I incorporate responsible tour companies' offerings too, such as Crooked Trails Travels and Intrepid Tours during my 2 to 3-month stays.
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