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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008I’m pleased to bring you a new, exciting budget travel and backpacking website that I think could become a timeless reference for all prospective travelers researching their destinations and making their travel budgets.
The site is BackpackAbility.com. What is it? It can be described in a multitude of ways, the following being my favorite:
World Travel [...]
Best Budget Travel and Backpacking Travel Guidebooks
Friday, July 11th, 2008Travel Guidebooks might be dead in some people’s minds since the internet has all the information we need for free. However, I still wouldn’t consider venturing abroad without a published, reputable travel guidebook. You’re not going to have internet access everywhere, and when you need some quick go-to backpacking or travel tips, a big fat [...]
Excuses to travel to Europe
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008The topic of Europe getting expensive for budget travelers is getting beat to death with the Euros gains versus the US monopoly dollar. With political biases aside Ron Paul not in office and a weak dollar trend seemingly endless, finding rational reasons to visit Europe for fun is nearly impossible to do when more budget [...]
How to make International phone calls abroad
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Making phone calls home when traveling abroad is usually not an option for many; instead, it is mandatory, as declared by their mothers or other loved ones. The age of using international phone cards is still alive, but using phone cards to call home from abroad is no longer the only option for international [...]
Pinching Pennies on the Road
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008With prices at the pump and at the ticket counter getting out of hand, many travelers are resorting to the unthinkable, calling off their trips. That’s too bad, but it has happened from time to time when the economy enters a downturn. Most are content to stow their backpacks and Larium pills and [...]
Should You Visit China?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008With the Olympics coming, China’s travel industry is about to get loads upon loads of promotion. NBC will undoubtedly feature Beijing-related pieces in between events. Bob Costas (or is it his writers?) will have some humorous monologues about the cultural differences between China and the U.S.
As long as anti-government protests don’t rage in [...]
