If you are planning to travel to a really huge country such as Australia or even a whole continent such as Asia, you may be deciding on the best way of travelling internally around the area. For example if you want to get around in Australia is it better to book flights to Darwin , try and get a train, hop on a bus, hire a car or hitch a lift?
Your choice of internal travel will depend greatly on where you are and where you are going. Sometimes vast stretches of desert or a mountain range or even an area that is dangerous for tourists will mean that the only alternative is to fly.
But if you do have the chance, look at other types of transport too, as these can be great fun and are likely to be very cheap. You are not likely to be travelling in comfort, that is for sure! If you are travelling as the locals do, often crammed onto a bus or train surrounded by livestock and wailing babies, this can only add to the cultural experience!
For many keen travellers, it can be a real experience to take the local transport and to see some unforgettable sights along the way. You have to be on your guard as certain areas can be dangerous but do your research and keep your safety in mind.
Travelling internally in a country may appear on the surface to be a fiddly operation to organise. But in fact if you do your research and ensure that you choose the best operators out there, it is no more fiddly than trying to heard a family group onto a bus, train or plane in your home country!