嗨咯
嗨咯！我是Yeye, 我在南美。一個Mac，一個揹包，時而青旅時而沙發客，一路晃盪。
這玉米可能啃不完了
南美窮遊十大秘方 （上）
經常被很多朋友問,你怎麼那麼有錢，竟然可以在南美玩那麼長時間？
而後聽到這大半年來，yeye每個月的花銷最低的時候不到300美金，自然是一臉的不相信。
很多同胞眼裡，南美是一個夢想中的旅行地，卻往往因高預算長路途而止步。因為語言不通等原因需要找旅行社，價格卻都在上萬甚至十幾萬人民幣。所以，在這裡吐血整理Yeye這6個多月一個人在南美，省錢又不失舒適的10個旅行秘方。
南美秘方，全球適用。
個人長途旅行經驗，保證出行安全的前提下，酌情參考。惜命惜命呀！
01沙發客
省錢＋練口語不二選擇！
這個是一個旅行app，名稱‘couchsurfing”。你可以找到當地的沙發主免費留宿。Yeye大多數的時候運氣很好，沙發主都會提供一個大沙發床甚至是獨立房間。遇到的房主也都不錯，往期也寫了幾個沙發主的故事。
app圖標本標
couchsurfing實名制認證，Verified會員實名驗證，這類會員更靠譜，Yeye沒能狠心花50這美金
。
沙發主／沙發客／個人評論版面。在這個軟件上留下黑料，那可以告別這一個圈子了，安全性還是可以
你可以選擇post自己的行程等沙發主看到你的信息主動給你提供住宿，也可以自己在…界面找到自己比較中意的沙發主。
在南美的第一個沙發主，有機農場主Juan
這款在全球很受歡迎的旅行軟件，還有其他兩個功能：
- "Meet up／會面"：一個人旅行找不到伴？這個功能可以使你可以在一個城市找到附近的旅行者，一起玩。
- "Event／活動": 一些個人／組織會舉辦一些活動，或者在上面放一些個人行程，剛好合拍，那就一起嗨起來啦。
親愛的Yasmin, 在厄瓜多爾的couchsurfing上post了一個去湖邊的event認識。一起瘋了了倆星期，下期一千零一頁女主角。照片：厄瓜多爾海灘小鎮: Motanita.
02
青旅
仍然是省錢＋練口語不二選擇哈哈哈！
很多人想象中的青旅可能都是又破又髒的小旅館。小可愛們，這個想法，那個......
青旅可以很舒服。Public area／社交場地（大家在一起嘮嗑打牌的公共休閒區），陽臺，廚房，多人間套間應有盡有，大多數有洗衣服務。裝修也很當地風情。
青旅休閒區吧檯變成與一個小花園融合在一起，每週五下午免費瑜伽課程。20k比索／¥45／6人間。咖啡小鎮Salento, 哥倫比亞。特色：當然就是這個山景花園！
最豪的青旅，承包了整片海灘哈哈哈。去太平洋看鯨魚住的一家青旅，在一個島上，私人海灘上曬太陽不能更爽。
鞦韆亂蕩日出日落任你看。小島資源有限稍貴，45k比索／¥100／8人間／。Juanchaco, Buenaventura, 哥倫比亞。特色：好好吃的魚。
很喜歡的一家青旅，呆了十天。有狗子，太陽，塗鴉，和朋友。40玻利維亞幣／¥40／6人間。Sucre／蘇克雷, 玻利維亞。特色：房間有獨立衛生間
最重要的一點是，好！玩！呀！
能遇到全球旅行者（逗比），一起嘮天嗑地，瞭解不同國家的文化。其實就是大家一起玩桌遊／紙牌哈哈哈。趕上了一個party hostel（派對青旅）一言不和就蹦迪。還可以相互交流（最經濟的）旅行信息。
一家住滿了嬉皮士的青旅，認識了很多阿根廷和智利嬉皮士小夥伴。3人間，¥20/床位（你沒看錯價格）。特色：價格價格還是價格
一路青旅一路紙牌。圖一哥倫比亞Salento同一青旅.
好的國際青旅安保系統做的很好，多人間都有櫃子可以鎖住自己的貴重物品。
青旅的多人間床位。Ica, 秘魯。
房間裡鎖東西的小櫃子。16索爾／¥35／10人間。沙漠裡的青旅，Ica, 秘魯。特色：Wi-Fi超快網上辦公超爽啊啊啊。
還有個青旅認識的姑娘給我說了個故事，旅行這麼多年，頭一回在一家青旅看到了迪拜人。迪拜大哥提著行李箱站在房間門口，給小姑娘就一個印象：錢的化身。姑娘問他幹嘛不住酒店，他一臉笑意：”小姑娘，我在多高級的酒店住著，沒人和我聊天，沒有機會認識當地和其旅行者，我會憋死的。在青旅住單間，既有私人空間，又可以與人交流。多好“。
南美旅行，青旅，民宿或者是高級酒店視個人錢包情況和喜好來選，切記莫露富就好。
03
夜巴士：
和中國比較發達的鐵路交通相比，南美的鐵路系統就一個狀況：幾乎沒有。
所以，大巴成為了除了飛機之外的主要交通方式。（南美國內航段可以搶到巨便宜的機票，但有些機票必須提前購買＋價格貴＋碳排量較大對環境的傷害很大，每次坐飛機愧疚值一路飆升☆_☆）
大多數大巴有兩層，躺椅 ，二層的叫semi-cama，可以往下放140度。如果你和我一樣，是個不到一米六的小個子，帶上眼罩一覺到天亮不是夢
一層的躺椅／cama更舒服，可以往下放180度，空間更大價格也稍高。過夜巴士大多有廁所和Wi-Fi
多數城際大巴一般8-12個小時不等，選擇晚上出發上午到，也可以省了一晚的房費；隨到隨買票。如果你也是一個隨性而走的人，不喜歡提前固定行程，當天提前一兩個小時到車站，車站遍地巴士公司。不愁沒票。如果已經確定了行程，可以提前2-3天在巴士公司官網上買票，偶爾會有20-40％的折扣。
南美大多數城市之間都有大巴，也是各個國家陸路過邊境的主要交通方式。過境的巴士條件反倒要好些。
04
Mercado
Mercado, 西班牙語‘市場’，類似於國內的菜市場。但是！Mercado要比菜市場神奇些。
Yeye幾乎不去超市，貴，水果蔬菜等也不夠新鮮。Mercado/市場是南美大多數地方都有的好去處。什麼都有呀啊啊啊！蔬菜水果紀念品小吃攤，連“神油”都有賣......
神油不是隻有印度有。哦其實這是“神粉”。La Paz,玻利維亞巫女市場
神奇的東西當然不只一個：Mercado常見的小羊駝骨。自然死亡的羊駝，被當地人收集起來給巫師用來做法
未完全成骨的小羊駝遺體
美好的花花肯定也是有的。街外市場。La Paz, 玻利維亞。
特別喜歡市場裡的賣吃的地方，體驗當地味道的最好去處！當然你也得保證自己有一個堅強的胃，Yeye比較幸運，在印度吃過路邊攤也沒事。請勿隨意模仿。
每個Mercado會有一層樓遍地當地小食店，¥10套餐管飽
在一家市場竟然吃到和文昌雞味道很像的雞湯！6索爾／¥12。聖佩德羅市場，庫斯科
市場裡的現炸果汁，超超超級新鮮巨便宜。3索爾／¥6，4人份, 沒聽錯，以榨汁機分成4人4杯
最喜歡的市場是秘魯庫斯科的聖佩德羅市場／Mercado San Pedro。這個市場的東西簡直！又多！又便宜！一個法國朋友在馬丘比丘買的一條南美特色嬉皮風條紋褲70索爾（約等於150人名幣），他已經覺得撿到便宜寶了。結果在聖佩德羅市場一問，價都沒講，20索爾一條…款式顏色任你挑…。
市場也是買小紀念品的不二之選
與朋友一起，市場門口被小羊駝搭訕。和之Yeye穿的到市場裡買的20索爾的褲子（也被當成了睡褲哈哈哈）。Mercado San Pedro.聖佩德羅市場，庫斯科，秘魯
05砍價！
一身正氣的炎黃子孫，怎能丟掉還價這個絕技！
沒有最低，只有更低！
市場紀念品，衣服，褲子，腰包，甚至是青旅和夜巴士的票，來一句“Mas barato por favor/再便宜點吧老闆”。
一些1-3日小團，旅行社看到你是遊客或者外國人，都會把價格稍微往上提些，大膽往下壓30%甚至50%。另外，一般不在青旅報團，價格固定而且比市場價都要貴15%－30%左右。
當然，有一種情況不還價：街上一些討生活的印第安當地人賣的小飾品。價格不離譜，一般對方說多少就直接付多少。
聽過一個觀點：“名牌衣服在高利潤剝削你的錢包，你想都不想就直接付了錢，卻在這為了兩塊錢與討生活的人爭辯”。謀生不易，沒有被坑的很誇張，多給些也無妨。
好啦，以上為十大秘方第一部分。再三強調，安全為先。勇敢不等於無腦的橫衝亂闖。
再提青旅，很多人會覺得酒店肯定比青旅安全，不一定。在酒店一個人住被半夜敲門或者入室行竊的例子不在少數，青旅的安保並不比酒店差，有安全櫃的多人間反倒很安全，人多更不好下手哈哈。
夜巴士上，小包也要隨身帶著不要放在行李架上。我也從來不會讓別人看到我的Mac。
無論是哪種旅行方式，大家的旅程一定都會很歡快噠！
以上，下期野行指南見啦～
10 secrets to get your low budget trip in South America (1-5)
During my long trip in South America, I have seen a lot of people can spend as less as they can but also enjoy the same trip/tour compare with other travlers, some of them only spend 200$ per month on thier trips, or even less. I've learnt some skills from them, can't help myself to share them here.
01
Couchsurfing
Guess it's the best way to get free accommodations. Also a good chance to know more about the locals, practice the local language(mostly Spanish, especially for practicing Spanish.
The app
"Verified Member" has more chances to be trustworthy
leave/get your reference
Can be #1 app to help you saving money at your trip. You can post your trip there, some hosts would check your profile and invite you to be their guest.
As a single female traveler in South America, I don't recommend to post your trip as a 'single travleer' on public thought. Some guys are tending to use Couch surfing as Tinder lol.
What I normally did was looking for host on my own. At least you should check the profile of the host carefully before you accept the invitation.
My first host in bogota, he runs a organic farm in the town near by bogota, a really nice guy and have 4 lovely dogs.
The another 2 functions of Couchsurfing are ‘hangout’ and ‘event’.
‘Hangout’ allows you to get in touch withother travelers around you. You can catchup the event you keen to join in 'Event'.
Yasmin, an Assie girl. Met her on 'event' and we traveled together for 2 weeks in Ecuador.
02
Hostel
Wait, I know what you want tosay. ‘Of coz! Most of the traveler stay at hostels’. But maybe you don’t know how to find a 'super cheap and super nice hostel'. There are many out of ‘Hostelworld’. Most of the hostels you found in Hostelword will be like 10-20$ per night. But most of the hostels in South America can be less than $10 (Mostly $5-$8).
You can find a lot of cheap hostels with nice facilities and hangout area. 20k pesos／$8。Salento, Colombia
A really nice hostel at a island in pacific coast.
They also has a private beach. 45kpesos／$14。Juanchaco, Buenaventura, Colombia.
Once I traveled with an Argentina friend in Huaraz, Peru, he says 20 Peruvian soles for a dorm bed is very expensive, I was shocked. That was the least I paid at my trip before I met him! Then he showed me a hostel for only 10soles. With all the facilities, 24 hours hot shower, reasonable Wifi, kitchen, laundry area(you can also wash and dry the clothes by your own.
He told me, walk around, ask, negotiate, you can always get the good price. He spend 4-5$ for a bed in general.
The best you can have in a hostel: this cutie. He's afriad of thunder. Sucre, Bolivia. $6.
Hostel is also a good place to know more travelers and get more information for your trip. 'Cheap Information', same trip you can get the best idea of the price from other travelers.
Hippie life. only 10soles/$3 per night with all the facilities you need. Somehow they always can find the cheapest hostel at the town. Huaraz, Peru.
Can't stop playing cards. Best to kill the time.
In general I would say it's quite safe, you can also lock your stuff at the lockers provide by the hostel.
Beds in the dorm.
Lockers. Super nice. 16soles／5$(include a decent breakfast). Ica, Peru.
By the way, booking.com is also a place you can easier to find a cheaper place than in Hostelworld.
03
Night bus
Even domestic flights are quite cheap in South America, night bus still could be a good option.
There many night buses connect between cities in south America, also the night bus crosses the border. You can save accommodation for one night at a night bus.
'Semi-cama', good enough to have a sleep at a shaking bus.
Cama, more room for your leg.
I am quite tiny, it's realy easy for me to fit in the ‘semi-cama’ and I felt asleep once the bus start.But if you are a big guy or avery tall girl hard to sleep at the bus, 'cama' can be a good option.
Also, some bus companies have good deals if you book the bus ticket online in their website few days in advance.
04
Mercado
Mercado=Market. Local makert in South America, they are everywhere in the city, each district has at least one Mercado.
You know what they are. But don't try to bring them out back home. Witches market, La paz, Bolivia.
The bone of alpaca. You can see all kind of 'weird stuff' in the market.
Local people use the alpaca bones to make some ceremony.
Flores
I don't go to the supermarket very often. The fruits and vegetables are way more fresher and cheaper in Mercado. Mercado is also the best place to find typical local flavous.
Food section
chicken soup for 6soles/$2
Fresh juice for 3 soles. 4 of us share it.
But you think that was all the Mercado have? No. One of my favorite market in South America: Mercado San Pedro/San PedroMarket at Cusco: they have everything!
souvenirs. Mercado San Pedro, Cusco, Peru.
Baby alpaca are waiting for you to take a pic. Of coz, with tips.
05
Bargain
Everything has a lower price.
You can even bargain for your bus tickets. I met 2 argentina boys, they always go to the bus station at morning of the day they leave, ask for a lower price for the night bus.
Hostel, the trip, shopping, are all about bargaining. Usually you can get a really good deal in the Mercado/local market.
I don't bargain for only one thing, some old people sell the littile
souvenirs，such as key chains. A person have asked me a question: we bought the lunxury from those brands and allowed them to get huge margin from us, why we would give a bit more for those people who are selling the suvenirs for living? Damn.
All right. That was all for part 1. Part 2 will be out in 2 weeks.
I am also writing stories of the people I met, keep following up!
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