Travel Hacking: What To Book (And Not To Book) Online
Four Things To Book Online 1: Cheap Air Fares Many discount airlines are not listed on comparison sites, although Skyscanner has good coverage. Even where...
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9 Blindingly Obvious Ways To Stay Healthy Travelling the Tropics
1: Eat fruit and vegetables to keep your vitamins up. 2: Get enough sleep. Late-night drinking and early morning buses are a toxic combination. 3:...
5 Documents No Single Parent Should Travel Without
1: Travel Insurance Policy Unless you’re an EU citizen travelling within EU countries which offer free healthcare to other EU citizens, travel insurance is one...
10 Most Common RTW Planning Mistakes
1: Booking a RTW Ticket If you’re following a fixed route through expensive cities and your time is very limited, RTW tickets can work out...
Travel Tips: Avoiding Transport “Scams”
It’s probably the commonest travel complaint on the planet from folk travelling the developing world. Transport “scams”. Overcharging… And it does relations between locals and...
Tuesday Travel Tips: How to Hand Wash Clothes
1: Beware of washing powder in developing countries. How do women who wash by hand in dirty water get their kids’ school shirts such a...
Fifteen and a Half Steps to (Back)Packing Mastery
1: Heavy Stuff High, Light Stuff Low Thanks to the high-school physics principle of moment, things at the bottom of your pack feel heavier than...
10 Lines that Say You're Being Hustled
This rather charming warning sign comes from Wat Pho, Bangkok, home of a 50m reclining Buddha and, it would appear, a gang of light-fingered Playmobil...