France is always at the top of the list when it comes to the amount of foreign visitors every year. This is a good thing for travelers but also a bad thing for travelers. It’s good because that means there are plenty of things to see and do. The negative twist is that popular places […]
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Saving Money While On the Road
Traveling is truly a mind blowing and enlightening experience for many people. It is something that everyone should experience at some point in his or her life. There is nothing that compares to learning about a new culture first hand and learning something about yourself in the process. While many people would love to travel […]
Managing Your Money For A Dream Holiday
Our carefully-planned budgets tend to go out of the window when we’re on holiday. That’s the finding of a recent survey by alternative account provider www.thinkmoney.co.uk. The research, carried out in July 2013, revealed that nearly 16 million Brits overspend while on holiday, and that most of that overspend is made up of basics like […]
How to make the most of mainstream travel deals
Have you ever been guilty of travel snobbery? Peering down from your lofty backpacker perch onto the seething mass of sightseers and thinking “I’ll never be like them…” Of course there are certain touristy tropes that it is worth ruling out on principal – poking sea turtles from glass bottomed boats and creating demand for […]
Top 5 Budget Airlines
One of the biggest concerns of anyone buying an international plane ticket to start their maiden voyage is just how expensive they have come to be. With competition being choked out by massive mergers, bankruptcies causing airlines to get nervous and ratchet up their profit margins, and a lagging economy all around, it’s more important […]
St. Barts on The Cheap
Until around fifty years ago, the miniscule island of St Barthemely, or St. Barts, as it is more commonly known as, was a humdrum and pitiably-resourced place whose only export was salt; pretty much as unglamorous as it gets. With the advent of tourism, however, the island can now be counted among the top clutch […]
How Much Does it Cost to Travel in Western Europe?
The prices vary wildly in Europe. I lounged in a private hotel room in Santorini with an ocean-view outdoor patio for 25 Euros—the same amount could procure me a spot in a fan cooled, 14-bed dorm in Amsterdam. I feasted on 5 Euro kebab in Dublin and slurped a 10 Pound bowl of ramen in […]
Hong Kong on a Budget
Looking at the various ways on how travelling here can be cheap.
The Hong Kong Night Market Experience
Finding cheap shopping frills in the streets of Hong Kong.
How to spot a cost-friendly accommodation in Manhattan
How to find budget accommodations in the not-so cost-friendly Manhattan.
Finding great value holidays in Corfu
What to expect with Greece’s Corfu and how to find them.
New York City Recap, Plus Blog Carnival
It’s easy to plan a travel budget before you leave town, but once you’re out and about, it’s harder to cut corners. Read how Emily succeeded and how she failed in enjoying NYC on a budget.