Tag: budget travel

  • Kiwi.Com Review: How to Get Cheap Flights

    Kiwi.Com Review: How to Get Cheap Flights

    I usually use Skyscanner to book flights, but when I was checking for Tbilisi to Birmingham, UK, for Christmas, I saw the same Pegasus flights advertised cheaper with Kiwi.com. The reason for this is that Kiwi books the tickets separately, rather than as one booking. So, I tried out this…

  • Ultimate Trip Planner | How to Get the Most Out of Your Backpacking Budget

    Ultimate Trip Planner | How to Get the Most Out of Your Backpacking Budget

    Updated May 2024 I’m a firm believer that travel does not have to be expensive. In fact, there’s something freeing about stuffing a handful of ragged clothes into a backpack, sleeping in hammocks and eating street food. Therefore, I want to share my backpacking trip planner and show how I…

  • What Are Beg-Packers & Are They Really That Bad?

    What Are Beg-Packers & Are They Really That Bad?

    Beg-packers are everywhere in the media at the moment. They’ve been around for a while, but a rise in numbers (and a rise in blatant insensitivity) are getting people really mad. So, what are beg-packers, why are they asking for money and are they wrong to do so?

  • Two Months in Southeast Asia: Backpacking on a Tight Budget

    Two Months in Southeast Asia: Backpacking on a Tight Budget

    Updated May 2024 Does the idea of travelling around Southeast Asia for two months sound a bit daunting? I felt the same when I came to plan my own itinerary, especially as I knew I would be backpacking on a shoestring budget. Two months in Southeast Asia sounds like a…

  • The Best Hostels in the World (& Some of the Worst)!

    The Best Hostels in the World (& Some of the Worst)!

    “You’ve slept in a lot of beds,” one of my oldest and best friends said to me a few weeks ago. When I gasped in offence, he was quick to add, “I mean, travelling, of course!” That got me thinking about all the places I have stayed on my travels: some the…

  • Guide to Bali: Budget Planning & Travel Tips

    Guide to Bali: Budget Planning & Travel Tips

    Updated May 2024 After lugging my backpack around Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, I had finally reached the last destination on my backpacking bucket list. I had finally arrived in Bali! So, after all my previous ‘travel advice’ posts, this is the final one: my guide to Bali, Indonesia. I…

  • The 7 Best Free Museums in London

    The 7 Best Free Museums in London

    Updated May 2024 London has a reputation for being expensive and often with good reason. A standard cup of coffee will cost you a cheeky £3-4, one stop on the tube can go for as much as a fiver and a trip to St. Paul’s Cathedral will set you back…

  • Cambodia Travel Advice: Backpacker’s Budget & Travel Tips

    Updated May 2024 So, I had started my Southeast Asia trip in Myanmar followed by Laos. Now, I was ready for the next leg of the adventure, Cambodia. This is the ‘big one’ for many backpackers, myself included. Here is how I planned my trip and all my Cambodia travel advice:

  • Things to Do in Laos: Backpacking Guide, Budget and Itinerary

    Things to Do in Laos: Backpacking Guide, Budget and Itinerary

    Updated May 2024 Backpacking Laos was easily one of the highlights of my whole Southeast Asia trip. I had a one week itinerary for Laos, which traversed from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng, then Vang Vieng to Vientiane. There are loads of things to do in Laos, so I’ve put…

  • Backpacker Bingo: The Ultimate Travelling Drinking Game

    Backpacker Bingo: The Ultimate Travelling Drinking Game

    We all know the backpacker stereotype. Dreads, bracelets, hippy clothes, baggy pants and a backpack the size of a house. As much as I tried desperately to rebel against the backpacker stereotype during my trip, I still somehow managed to slip into it every now and again on my Southeast…