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>Do people go on vacation and just Uber everywhere? The times I take an Uber are largely times I’d have taken a taxi, which is to say times I should not be driving.

More or less yea (assuming wherever we're traveling has uber)

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It seems like that would very quickly become much more expensive than just renting a car.

Depends. If you're going somewhere for just a weekend and you don't go around outside cities all the time, it's probably cheaper to just use Uber for the 3-6 times you need it, rather than having to rent a car. If it's a very different country it's probably easier to go with taxis/uber rather than driving in an unfamiliar environment with regulations and driving culture you don't know 100% as well.

Parking is really expensive in a lot of cities. Easily $40/night+ if you're leaving a car at your hotel, plus you have to pay to park while sightseeing/etc.

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