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Everything else! A mix of destinations and topics in the world of budget travel and backpacking.
While California’s Death Valley and Libya’s El Azizia are frequently cited as the hottest places on Earth, there is more debate when it comes to determining the world’s hottest cities. In this post, we’ll run through the top five according to average temperature data – which is taken to be the mean of average daily […]
A guest post via Josh from My Seasoned Travels (blog no longer active). Before booking my flights, I couldn’t wait to hit the road and go and explore. I had been to Colombia in the past to stay with my sister who lived there, but this experience was something new. I was going to visit my […]
A trip to see the Northern Lights is on many a travel bucket-list. This post looks at where and when to see the Northern Lights and offers some tips for maximising your chances of the experience living up to your expectations. There are a couple of factors which make this harder said than done. Firstly […]
For those of you who didn’t pay attention in Science classes at school, full moons occur on the same date everywhere in the world once every 29 or 30 days. On this page we will look at when and where the world’s biggest full moon parties take place. Note that some of the popular backpacker […]
South America is a vast continent with roughly 10,000 km separating the icy shores of the far south of Argentina and Chile from the Caribbean coastline of Colombia and Venezuela. Therefore anyone planning a big trip there will have a hard time figuring out the best time to visit South America with large differences in […]
Europe is a paradise for travel junkies! In less than a week you can visit several different countries, each with their own unique language, customs and cultural norms. Travelling around is quick and easy with fast trains and numerous budget airlines and the choice is plentiful when it comes to picking Europe’s best backpacker destinations. […]
As well as having a really cool name, Yogyakarta has much to wow even the least easily impressed traveller. It’s not a massive town but there is so much in the surrounding area, that it is less a question of what to see in Yogyakarta, but more a question of how much you will have […]
Sri Lanka is little more than a speck on the map in contrast to its giant neighbour India. Were it a US state, it would only be the 41st biggest. In terms of Europe, it is almost exactly the same size as the Republic of Ireland. However despite being small, Sri Lanka does have some […]
This post includes an explanation of the service that airbnb offer and an honest review of the pro’s and con’s of using the site/app to book accommodation. What is Airbnb? It is a website which allows you to book short to mid-term accommodation in cities and towns around the world. However instead of staying in […]
Munich is Southern Germany’s largest city and thanks to the annual Oktoberfest, it is one of the more popular destinations too, welcoming millions of visitors every year. In fact, the Bavarian capital was reported to have received the highest proportion of foreign tourists, clocking in at around 3.5 million travellers last year. While undeniably worth […]
