Knowing how to stretch your budget lets you travel more often, but don't be surprised if you have to temper your expectations while you're seeing the world.

You can't be the kind of person that's going to storm down to the front desk and say, your internet is down. You have to just be like,

yep the internet is down, that's just the way things go. I'm on vacation.

Frugal traveler Seth Kugel reminds us what it takes to be a good budget traveler

in just a bit.

And after more than 30 years of living in Japan, Pico Ayer appreciates that it's not an easy

place for outsiders to figure out.

There's something about Japan where the more you find out about it of course the more you realize how much you'll never know

And guides from Ireland recommend where to go? It'll be more wild than the Ring of Kerry and maybe less frequented.

And what to do?

Irish traditional music has probably never been in a stronger place than it is today.

There's great interest among young people.

When you visit the Emerald Isle, it's all just ahead on travel with Rick

Steve's. Come along.

We'll look at life in two very different island nations that each offer their own kind of rewards for travelers coming up on today's travel with Rick Steve's.

Guides from Ireland will take your calls a little later in the hour to help you plan a great

getaway to the Emerald Isle.

And while Japan may not throw the door open for tourists with the same level of enthusiasm

as they do in Ireland, author Pico Ier shares what more than 30 years in Japan have shown

him.

Things that might baffle or amuse visitors about its people and customs.

Let's start today's travel with Rick Steves with a return visit from Seth Kugel.

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