New Tourist Taxes/Regional Drinking Preferences/Top Travel Backpack
Nomadico issue #117
Rundown of Tourist Taxes
So many destinations are adding some kind of tourist tax, especially for cruise passengers, that it’s getting hard to keep track. This article runs down the new ones, ranging from 4 euros (Lisbon) to $25 (Los Cabos) to more than $200 for the Galapagos Islands. Note that you’re likely already paying a tourist tax on vacation if you stay in a hotel, rent a car, arrive at/depart an airport, or rent through Airbnb. But these are an extra pocket lining crowd suppression tactic on top of all that.
Regions’ Alcohol Preferences Mapped
What will you be toasting if you drink local? Beer in the USA, beer or wine in Europe, spirits in Southeast Asia. Beer has at least a 30% share in every region of the world except Southeast Asia (including India), but 9 of the top-10 countries for per capita beer consumption are in Europe. The Czechs are the champs, with an average of 184 liters per person annually. See the details here.
A Reliable Travel Backpack
A year ago I ran down the most popular travel backpacks on Amazon and I’ve recently been traveling with one of the top full-capacity ones: the Farpoint 70 by Osprey. The “70” is the liters capacity and it has two sections, one being a daypack you can detach or attach as needed. It also zips up to cover the straps when you’re checking it at the airport. There’s a women’s version too. Here’s a YouTube video I put together showing what you get and note that it has a lifetime guarantee if anything fails.
Islands on the Olympic Map
If you’re headed to the Caribbean islands of St. Lucia or Dominica in the future, you may want to memorize the names Julien Alfred and Thea LaFond, respectively. Those two women won the very first Olympic medals for their country this year, both gold. Julien Alfred from St. Lucia won the 100-meter sprint, making her the fastest woman in the world, while Thea LaFond won the gold in the triple jump for Dominica. See the full story here.
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Lots of valuable information here. I'm also a big fan of Osprey backpacks!
As the resident and property owner in a tourist mecca in Northern Greece, I assure you we are not lining our pockets with a tourist tax. We cannot even keep up with the damages and inconvenience of the disrespectful deluge of spoiled demanding toddlers falling off of mountain paths and vomiting on my front porch in the middle of the night. Try to remember the way to behave when you’re a guest in another country. Open your eyes and pay the 20 Euro.