https://www.losviajeros.com/ Foros y Descargas de LosViajeros es Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:37:49 GMT 720 Los Viajeros CPG-Nuke Los Viajeros Forums - The Independent Traveller (English) http://backend.userland.com/rss https://www.losviajeros.com/images/logo.com.webp https://www.losviajeros.com/ https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=7079036#7079036 I totally understand how you feel. It can seem a bit strange at first to travel alone. I’ve done it myself, and honestly, it turned out much better than I expected. You end up meeting people along the way, and you can enjoy everything at your own pace. I traveled solo to Morocco, and I used Descubre Marruecos, a travel agency specialized in Morocco that operates both from Spain and Morocco. It really helped because everything was arranged, and I met other travelers during the trip, so I never really felt alone. In the end, traveling solo is more about taking that first step—once you do, it becomes a great experience Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:37:49 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=7031463#7031463 Unique india holiday Rajsthan & india tour expert Driver. Hanu Watts up. +9782233794 Email-uniqueindia730@Gmail.com Sat, 23 Aug 2025 03:51:27 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=6880100#6880100 "Arturo_Tapia_Maldonado" Escribió: Every October, large numbers of people from all over the world attend the International Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato, México. People attend to appreciate the festival Cervantino and celebrate his literary legacy. Others go to enjoy the varied range of shows, including theatre, music and dance. It is also an opportunity to immerse yourself in Guanajuato's vibrant cultural scene, meet artists and artists, and explore the city's historical sites. I think it is a place where you will enjoy visiting performances. They would like to visit the Guanajuato International Film Festival, which presents a wide range of national and international films. The festival is a great opportunity to discover new and talented filmmakers from around the world. Arturo, I have moved your message to the right forum. Thanks for your contribution to the forum. <img src="/images/smiles/flor.gif" alt="Amistad" title="Amistad" /> Wanderlust, thanks for the advice. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:55:27 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=6872310#6872310 We are a group of 6 friends. We hired a 7-day package with a safari company (*BIG FIVE SAFARIS*) from Spain, advised by the staff of the Arusha BackPapers Hostel (dirty hostel, dirty sheets... I thought I would sleep standing up) We closed a fixed price with the commercial (we have a record of everything on WhatsApp) and our surprise was that the commercial received us in Arusha and when we went to pay him, he wanted us to give him everything in advance and asked us for 200 euros more than what was agreed per person + 10 euros per person and day tip per driver, another 10 p guide and another 10 p cook. We refuse, and the boss comes. After many discussions we agreed on 100 euros more per person with tips included. 1. They change our SUV, they put us in an old one, the windows don't close, no air conditioning, the refrigerator doesn't work. 2.Broken tents (one was flooded one night when it rained and we had to reorganize in the remaining two) Dirty and torn bags and a thin and dirty mattress. (THE SALESMAN HAD SENT US PHOTOS OF STORES WITH HIGH INFLATABLE MATTRESSES, WITH SHEETS...) 3. They ration our food. For example, only 1 slice of bread per day for breakfast. They didn't give us napkins, we ran out of powdered milk and we had to ask those in another group because they didn't give us more. 4. On the 4th day the tent erectors did not come and they forced us to help set them up. 5. We asked for another mattress to make it softer and we didn't get it. 6. On the last day, we had agreed on three things to visit and on the third, the boss (Always on the phone through the guide, he did not show his face at any time) said that they would not take us, that we should go on our own. 7. The boss did not give them the agreed tip and we decided to give it to them, after all, the driver, the guide and the cook were errands who did their job well. They were not to blame for everything that was happening to us. I REPEAT, NEVER IN THE TRIPS WE HAVE TAKEN, AND WE HAVE TAKEN A FEW, HAVE WE HAD TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE AS DISHONEST AND INFORMAL LIKE THE SALESMAN AND BOSS OF THIS COMPANY. I am trying to report the situation we have experienced, from Spain, I don't know if anyone could help me. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:06:25 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=6814354#6814354 I have moved your message to the right forum. Welcome to LosViajeros Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:13:33 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=6800666#6800666 I've moved your message to the English forum Sat, 26 Aug 2023 08:45:57 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=6672216#6672216 @Vietnamtrips I have moved your recent message to the correct place of the forum. This is the only place where you can promote your blog. Please read carefully our rules and don´t hesitate to ask us any doubt. https://www.losviajeros.com/index.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=47 Regards. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:34:43 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=6623404#6623404 Hola a todos. Soy Alex. Soy de Sevilla y acabo de cumplir 55 años. Me acabo de prejubilar de mi trabajo en una compañía aérea, por lo que estoy más que acostumbrado a viajar por todo el mundo, eso si, con mucha prisa y poco tiempo. Ahora que tengo tiempo y aún mucha Salud quiero viajar a otro ritmo. Mi idea es viajar por todo el mundo durante periodos de 1 a 4 meses y conocer los países en profundidad, sus gentes, sus tradiciones, su gastronomía, sus paraísos escondidos fuera del alcance de las rutas turísticas y solo conocidas por viajeros locales. Solo me falta un/@ compañer@ de viaje y aventuras que tenga tiempo, ganas y curiosidad. Me gustaría empezar a viajar a partir de Julio de 2022 y a ser posible recorriendo Cuba entera durante 1 o 2 meses. La idea es viajar con poco presupuesto pero con mucho tiempo. No importa edad ni nacionalidad. Hablo inglés, un poco de francés, portugués, italiano y por supuesto español. Si quieres aprender español con un nativo, podríamos hacer intercambio de idiomas, yo te enseño español y tú me enseñas el tuyo. Aunque conozco muchos países y he viajado a través de ellos, me gustaría recorrer todo America Central y Sudamerica. Norte America, Cuba, Asia, Japón, Tailandia, Indonesia, Filipinas, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, India, etc. Si estás interesad@ me puedes escribir en español o inglés a mi mail alexausin@ymail.com o a mi Instagram @alexausin. Espero vuestras respuestas, contándome vuestras experiencias y ideas, así como una descripción de vosotros, con edad y nacionalidad, etc. Un saludo. Hello everyone. Im Alex. I am from Seville and I have just turned 55. I just took early retirement from my job at an airline, so I'm more than used to traveling around the world, albeit in a hurry and with little time. Now that I have time and still have a lot of health, I want to travel at a different pace. My idea is to travel around the world for periods of 1 to 4 months and get to know the countries in depth, their people, their traditions, their gastronomy, their hidden paradises out of the reach of tourist routes and only known by local travelers. I just need a travel and adventure partner who has time, desire and curiosity. I would like to start traveling from July 2022 and, if possible, touring the whole of Cuba for 1 or 2 months. The idea is to travel with little budget but with a lot of time. No matter age or nationality. I speak English, a little French, Portuguese, Italian and of course Spanish. If you want to learn Spanish with a native, we could do a language exchange, I teach you Spanish and you teach me yours. Although I know many countries and have traveled through them, I would like to tour all of Central and South America. North America, Cuba, Asia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, India, etc. If you are interested, you can write me in Spanish or English to my email alexausin@ymail.com or to my Instagram @alexausin. I await your answers, telling me your experiences and ideas, as well as a description of you, with age and nationality, etc. Best regards Sat, 04 Jun 2022 10:58:01 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=6578083#6578083 I travel to Thailand often and you people are such a huge help. So thanks for that! I’ll have a few spare days before and after a liveaboard dive trip to the Similan Islands and I’d like to make the most of them. I’m into nature, beaches, hiking and good, authentic food. I’m less about nightlife or bar scenes. What area should I stay? I’d love a boutique style hotel (rather than a monster resort mini city) or private room in a hostel. If it’s in the jungle, even better! Should I make the trek down to Phuket city? Most of what I read about it sounds like a loud, polluted party. Khao Lak seems like a slower pace. Is it a nice jumping off point for jungle excursions/hikes? Any help is greatly appreciated! Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:57:50 GMT https://www.losviajeros.com/foros.php?p=6552568#6552568 JOINT STATEMENT BY SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM BOARD AND THE TOURISM BUSINESS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA RE: NEW COVID VARIANT- Omicron 30 November 2021 South African Tourism (SA Tourism) and the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) have noted the latest reports on the new Covid-19 variant (now called Omicron) discovered by South African scientists and the subsequent placing of our country on various countries’ red lists, effectively banning travel from South Africa to these countries. We applaud the diligence of our globally renowned local scientists who discovered the variant through collaborative efforts with laboratories and the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa and acted swiftly to inform the rest of the world, in compliance with their international obligations. Our country’s epidemiological reputation is world-class and South Africa prides itself on this. This important discovery was also noted and commended by Secretary of State in the US, Antony Blinken who praised South Africa for quickly identifying the new COVID-19 strain and sharing this information with the world. While the South African scientists correctly and proactively informed the world in contributing to the global efforts to alleviate the spread of the new variant, this did not mean that the variant originated in South Africa. The announcement of the new variant by our scientists has unfortunately had unintended consequences resulting in many countries closing their borders for travellers from South Africa. Post South Africa’s discovery of this new variant, it has emerged that the Omicron variant has been detected in various other countries around the world including Britain, Belgium, Botswana, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, Israel and the Czech Republic. “SA Tourism’s short term strategic initiatives and trade engagements in key source markers were starting to pay off as we saw an increase in bookings with more and more travellers wanting to visit South Africa again. Over the last few months, we also witnessed increased optimism and confidence towards our country with more airlines reinstating direct flights to South Africa and more strategic partners engaging with us in the promotion of the South African tourism sector. We were truly on the right trajectory to save jobs in our industry. This latest development is certainly going to have a devastating effect on our tourism industry, airlines and business partners,” says South African Tourism, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Sthembiso Dlamini. “We would like to emphasize that our country remains open for all those travellers who wish to visit. We also encourage all South Africans to continue with their plans to go out there to explore and enjoy travelling within South Africa, while observing guidelines laid out by the national command centre from time to time. The resilience of domestic tourism is key to the recovery of South Africa’s tourism sector and to the economy as this helps avoid any further job losses,” adds Dlamini. “The latest travel bans on South Africa are extremely disappointing and premature considering the limited information we have about this new variant. Whilst we cannot control the international market, we can control how we handle the crisis domestically, and will support the government to amplify vaccination opportunities and protect lives and livelihoods that depend on the tourism industry. Further restrictions will exacerbate an already devastated and ailing tourism industry and will negatively affect various other industries in South Africa.” said Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa. Although there is currently limited data on the new variant as has been noted by WHO, our scientists are working around the clock, using established surveillance systems to understand the new variant and to allow for the most effective interventions. We welcome the government's response and will support all efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 and to deal with the consequences of the pandemic. We have complete confidence in the country’s health sector, which has demonstrated resilience, competence and excellent expertise since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020. Over and above this, South Africa’s businesses have provided safe tourism products, venues and establishments by implementing and adhering to globally benchmarked health and safety protocols and norms and standards. We would like to encourage these businesses to continue enforcing these protocols. The importance of non-pharmaceutical interventions such as the compulsory wearing of masks, maintaining social distancing and regular washing of hands as well as socially distanced limited gatherings in well-ventilated spaces remain in place. The safety of South African residents and all visitors to the country remains of the utmost importance. We would like to also remind South Africans of the importance of getting vaccinated. As a country, we know that our biggest weapon against COVID-19 at this stage is vaccination and observing of the non-pharmaceutical safety practices and standards. We are hopeful that we will remain able to welcome visitors from across the world. The tourism sector is important to the South African economic value chain and its recovery is of utmost importance to us. South African Tourism 59 rue des Petits Champs 75001, Paris, France Visit us at www.southafrica.net Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:17:59 GMT