Sticking to Your Travel Budget – It’s easy but requires some self-control
Sunday, 18 December 2016
“I make sure to determine how much the daily expenses should be and set my budget around that amount” by: Maricor Bunal When it comes to travel planning, I can’t really deny the fact that I will have to deal with money issues at some point. Even if I had huge amounts of money to
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A girls guide to traveling the world: 7 Handy tips for looking after yourself as a girl traveling alone
Sunday, 07 August 2016
when I was in Rio, I stupidly didn’t bring my map because ‘’it was all in my head’’ and ended up in a rather dangerous part of the town. I was stopped by a licensed taxi driver and told to turn around, he luckily gave me a free lift back to my hostel
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11 photos why Iceland is the ultimative roadtrip destination
Thursday, 09 June 2016
Need some motivation to start the next roadtrip? Let me show why Iceland is the best place to do one and give you the last push you need to book those flight tickets now! See more articles about Iceland HERE and get more inspiration to travel the world!
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21 travel tips in Moscow
Sunday, 01 May 2016
Prepare: – Book a hostel with a kitchen – Get an accommodation close to the Red Square – Get a Troika card for the metro at the information booths and charge your card for the rides you need. – Use public transportation to get out of the airport. It is easy, cheap and fast!
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11 photographs showing why Caño Cristales is the coolest place on earth
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
There are only few places in the world, of which you only need to see a single picture to be captivated enough to instantly start planning a whole trip based on just a photo. For me, El Nido in the Philippines, the Jellyfish lake in Palau and Caño Cristales in Colombia are such places.
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6 places to see how amazing and diverse Colombian landscapes are
Saturday, 26 March 2016
Deserts, beaches, mountains or rainforests – just name it and Colombia has it! No wonder Colombia is the second richest country in biodiversity and the richest country in biodiversity per area worldwide. With surreal landscapes that look like they are from another planet, I think in this article I can give you some good reasons
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How good are you with airport codes?
Tuesday, 08 March 2016
I love traveling more than anything in the world; it gives me the chance to experience new places, meet different people and see different cultures. Before starting a new adventure I meticulously choose where I want to travel on my next holiday. I spend more than half of the planning time just looking for
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7 ways to save money while traveling in the United States
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
by: Aura Jimenez United States have deserts, mountains, snow peaks and many other landscapes to leave you speechless. For that reason it sounds crazy that a country with so many different places is not a hotspot for backpacking. I guess that big distances, relatively expensive prices and not such a big travel culture, makes
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6 tips to get to know new place better
Monday, 11 January 2016
by Aura Jimenez I know there’s much more in a place than its main attractions. Of course, everybody loves visiting the centerpieces of a city, taking one or another selfie and posing like you are grabing the Eifel Tower in Paris with your fingers. However, for me, this just isn’t enough and if you prefer absorbing the
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Want to travel around Europe for free! Here is a competition for you
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Have you hear about “Redbull can you make it“? Redbull is looking for teams of three members to travel all around Europe. Each team will hand over their cash, cards and phones in exchange for 24 cans of RedBull and a smartphone. All temas will leave from a starting point on April 12 2016
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5 things you will miss during your exchange and 5 more you will miss back at home
Monday, 04 January 2016
Image by: Fernando de Sousa for flickt 1. Having long conversations with your friends at home about anything important Remember those conversations about who will be eaten by aliens first? Being in an exchange means meeting new people and new friends every day. At first this might sound very interesting and fun but there are
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Which are the cheapest cities in Europe
Thursday, 10 December 2015
Simply holiday deals created this very informative and interesting infograph about the daily budget you need at some cities in Europe. Although this is not related with a budget traveler -this infograph takes into account that you eat in restaurants and stay in hotels-, this numbers are very close of the real prices you will
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Breaking cities: How much will cost me a day in Prague
Wednesday, 09 December 2015
Prague is not only one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, but also worldwide. With some fairy tale castles, stoned bridges and a very wonderful mix of classical and modern architecture, Prague is one of my favourite and also one of the cheapest destinations in Europe. With prices way lower than cities like Berlin, Paris
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Breaking cities: How much costs a day in Paris
Friday, 27 November 2015
Paris is a highlight in Europe and probably the biggest hotspot in the continent. Known for its very high prices and shopping culture, Paris might look terrifying for budget backpackers. However, with the right guide, Paris can be a wonderful city for your eyes and a great city for your pocket. Let me give
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Do you really agree with this?
Wednesday, 04 November 2015
The eternal discussion – Traveler or Tourist – What are you? Sorry but, in my personal opinion, someone who wants to start a discussion about this and believe he is a traveler (it´s the most popular opinion) has no idea what traveling is about. Traveling shouldn´t be a competition and we shouldn´t try to
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5 ways to be a traveler at home
Wednesday, 04 November 2015
Coming back home after a long travel isn´t sometimes a nice feeling. First you just want to go back on the road and then you will have the impression that everything at home is just boring and simple. However there are activities to keep these wanderlust feelings alive while reorganizing your life at home and
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10 ways to save money while traveling
Saturday, 31 October 2015
1. Eat local There is no better way to save money than eating like a local, beside that you can also experience what the local cusine taste like and when I mean eating local, I don´t mean expensive restaurants in in the main square, but hawkers in places like South America or South East Asia are
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10 steps for finding the cheapest flight ticket
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
In October 2014 I booked over 15 different flights to different destinations all around Asia and paid less than 120USD. Some friends asked me how I managed to find tickets at such a price and to be honest: it was 70% strategy and 30% luck, but with some of these tips you can find
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10 ways to save money for your travels
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Saving money for your travels its different than saving for products or benefits. Saving money for traveling is saving money for living. Somentimes can be difficult and could take months or years, specially if you are an student like me. This year I saved over 10.000 USD for my dream trip and I will tell
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