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A North America travel blog. Featuring trip ideas for backpackers and budget travellers, tips on where to go, how to travel and how to save money on the road.
Niagara Falls is one of the world’s best known and most visited natural wonders, featuring on many a travel bucket list. Situated right on the border between the United States and Canada, it can be visited easily from either side. Below, we’ll look at all the key things to know about visiting Niagara Falls on […]
In this post, we’re going to look at the worst airports in the US according to passenger ratings. While many American airports have excellent facilities and have improved considerably in recent years, others have started to feel dated. International travellers meanwhile continue to be frustrated by long waits and at times unfriendly welcomes at passport […]
In this post, we’re going to look at the most visited cities in the US. The data comes from Euromonitor’s Report into international tourism. We have chosen 2019 figures as this was the last year when travel was “normal” and not severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Data is rounded up or down to the […]
The United States is home to a large number of international airports and has some of the busiest airspace on the planet. Its airports though don’t always receive the most positive reviews with long queues, extensive checks and serious, unwelcoming officials among the list of common complaints. Few have facilities to match the state of […]
Covering an area larger than that of the USA, Canada is the second biggest country in the world with great distances between some of the major cities. While it does have the 5th largest rail network in the world (in terms of track length), air travel is still the most popular and practical way to […]
If you look at a map of the USA, Montana hangs like a big sheet fluttering from the 39th parallel. Temperatures drop to just below freezing in winter and rise to a high of around 30C/85F in July – not uncomfortable for our few days of hiking at the start of summer. According to the […]
The United States has some of the busiest airspace in the world with the size of the country making internal flights the most popular way of getting from state to state and city to city. In this post, we’re going to look at the busiest airports in the US. As of 2019, 15 of the […]
Visitors to Hawaii are spoilt for choice in terms of options with a number of stunning islands to choose from. Each has their own unique charms and reasons to visit. In this post, we’ll look at the best islands in Hawaii for budget-minded, independent travellers. The Best Islands in Hawaii – Top Three picks for […]
Our Mexico backpacking route takes in the best the south of the country has to offer. If you follow it, you’ll travel from the tranquil seas of the Caribbean to the giant waves of the Pacific via a host of a ancient Maya cities, jungle ruins and pleasant mountain towns. The route then cuts through […]
The north and south poles are the location of our planet’s most bitterly cold climates where life as most of us know it is made all but impossible by the freezing temperatures and icy winds during the winter months. However it’s perhaps surprising just how many people in the world do live in places where […]
