Backpacking | Budget Travel | Living Abroad
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.
In this post we will look at the five most visited countries in North America according to official UN figures for global tourism. By North America, we mean USA, Canada and Mexico plus the nations of Central America and the Caribbean. The figures quoted are for the calendar year of 2018 and rounded up or […]
If there is one place in the United States that seems tailor-made for travellers, it’s New York. A sprawling and diverse metropolis with something to offer just about every kind of visitor. It is therefore no surprise that each year millions of tourists head over to the city. Not this year, unfortunately. With the outbreak […]
On this page you will find a suggested two week California backpacking route travelling from San Francisco to San Diego, taking in several of the state’s travel highlights. It features stunning nature, the famous Pacific Coast Highway and the main cities. We also have some California budget travel tips which will help lower the cost […]
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 […]
Ask anyone from outside the USA (and even some within) to tell you what they know about Washington State and a good number will respond with something along the lines of ‘Isn’t that where the President lives?’ The answer of course is a big fat no. In fact, Washington State is around 2,500 miles from […]
Tourists venture out to Eastern Canada to experience the geographical beauty and tranquillity which makes this part of the country unique. Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada, and a destination to experience the charm and beauty of a relaxed coastal lifestyle. When most non-Eastern Canadians think of PEI they automatically associate Anne […]
The cost of travelling from Europe to the United States and Canada (or vice-versa) is going down. The suggestion that budget airlines could start operating transatlantic flights has been around for a while but it’s only in the past year or so that we’ve seen a real breakthrough. Crucially there are now several low-cost airlines […]
