Today I am one of the most boring people on the planet. When I got up my brain jumped into the what-after-lima-thoughts and like usual, didn’t let me go. This morning the cereal whispered softly to me: “Will you eat me again in Tumbes or in Cusco?” I heard airplanes flying over (even though the airport is about an hour away from Miraflores, the area where I am) and my laptop seem to only show travel ads.

So I gave in to my neurotic instinct and started planning and even more important, hunting for cheap transportation. Now, I consider myself as a really good ticket hunter. I don’t know why I got so cocky about it, but really, I rock. For me the key to finding cheap tickets is research. You can save quite some money if you are willing to put some time in it!

First of all, those sites that compare flights are useless. Sorry for all the fans of those tools out there, but they never show you the cheapest tickets. I learned that in Western countries it is best to look at travel websites like cheapflight.com, supersaver.nl, cheaptickets.com et cetera. I notice Americans are fond of the comparison tools, so maybe it is the best for the USA? (USA-ers, please tell me?)

Anyway, if you are in countries like South America or Asia, always check the local airlines. Don’t get fooled by the South American low prices though, natives get a huge discount (or Westerners get only hugely over priced flights, depending on how happy-go-lucky your way of looking at things is). But still, it is a lot cheaper. Don’t think there isn’t any difference between local companies, because there is! Oh, and don’t forget to check different dates. One or a couple of days can make a huge difference.

So I spend the entire day doing this, locked up in my tiny little room with nothing more than a lot of apple cores lying around while I was getting paler by the minute. In the end I think I did a great job, although my house mates thought I would be better off by marrying a rich man. Who knows, maybe tomorrow?

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