{"id":223,"date":"2012-01-26T13:08:14","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T21:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jett.in\/?p=223"},"modified":"2012-01-26T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T21:08:14","slug":"to-splurge-or-not-to-splurge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2012\/01\/to-splurge-or-not-to-splurge\/","title":{"rendered":"To Splurge or Not To Splurge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>this week&#8217;s USAToday.com\/TripAdvisor.com travel survey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/travel\/surveys\/readersurvey.htm\">asks<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>What travel category is most worth splurging for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First or business class flights<\/li>\n<li>An upscale hotel room or room upgrade<\/li>\n<li>Excellent restaurants<\/li>\n<li>Luxury shopping<\/li>\n<li>A premium rental car<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>i&#8217;m definitely not a picky traveler (see my <a title=\"Budget\" href=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/2011\/11\/18\/budgetpart-of-the-30-days-of-indie-travel-projectim-a-pretty-cheap-traveler-i-mean-lets-face-it-if-youre-just-a-regular-joe-or-in-my-case-a-regular-jon-and-like-to-travel-as-much-as-i-do-you-cant-have\/\" target=\"_blank\">Budget<\/a>\u00a0entry for details) and frankly, i would rather save my money than splurge on one of the above, either using it to stay longer (i.e., more hotel nights\/activities), or put it towards my next trip.<\/p>\n<p>if i had to choose, it&#8217;s more by a process of elimination:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>upgraded flights? hm. i&#8217;ve\u00a0only ever flown in first class domestically, and i&#8217;m sure first\/business internationally is fantabulous, but i&#8217;ve made it to 34 countries flying in coach and i&#8217;m just fine, thankyouverymuch.<\/li>\n<li>upgraded accomodations? i&#8217;ve stayed in\u00a0five star hotels and\u00a0in a hostel next to a loudly-snoring russian and as long as i have a clean bed and bathroom, i&#8217;m good.<\/li>\n<li>luxury shopping? then you have to splurge to get an extra bag to bring your purchases home. that&#8217;s too much splurging for me, thankyouverymuch!<\/li>\n<li>fancy car? take your fast car and keep on driving &#8212; i&#8217;ll stick to a smaller car that&#8217;s easier to park and has better fuel economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>which leaves food. i&#8217;m always down to nom! like how they say the way to a man&#8217;s heart is through his stomach, one of the best ways to local culture is through its food. if you&#8217;ve gotten your fill of street food, might as well work your way up to the local fancy delicacies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>this week&#8217;s USAToday.com\/TripAdvisor.com travel survey asks: What travel category is most worth splurging for? 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