Backpacking | Budget Travel | Living Abroad
A guest post by Ronnie Charrier & Phoebe Blyth. Read on for their guide to the types of people you meet in hostels. Hostels are strange places, where travellers from all walks of life (generally those at the lower end of the economic scale) congregate to drink cheap local poison, cook on the dodgy stove, […]
Going travelling alone for the first-time can be a nerve-wracking experience for anyone but large numbers of people take the plunge and most end up having a positive experience. Here are our top tips for solo travellers to follow that should help make your first backpacking trip a good one. How to travel solo successfully […]
Heading off travelling or backpacking for the first time? Unsure of what to pack? Well as a rule of thumb, most people pack way too much. While it is tempting to pile in everything you think you might need and all your favourite items, you will soon regret it once you’re rushing around in the […]
Updated for 2023, our Worldpackers review explains what the popular work exchange platform is all about, how it works and who it is for. We explore some of the pros and cons of using Worldpackers to travel around the world whilst hopefully saving money and gaining new skills by doing various placements along the way. […]
The world budget travel table offers an estimate of the daily backpacking costs in 2023 in 85 countries including all of the most popular destinations. It should help anyone planning to travel with the challenging process of calculating a realistic backpacking budget for your trip. Scroll down for the full travel costs table. You’ll see […]
2023 is here and it promises to be the best year for travelling since 2019. Most countries are now open with limited or no Covid related restrictions. Many who have put off trips over the past few years may be thinking seriously about backpacking in 2023. Below we’ve compiled a list of 10 countries that […]
This is actually a more important question than many people realise and your answer is likely to have a huge impact on the type of trip you end up having. For maybe 80-90% of backpackers, the answer is yes, buying a good guidebook is the best way to plan a backpacking trip. Not only do […]
Over the past decade, work exchanges have become increasingly popular with travellers. They offer backpackers in all four corners of the world the chance to save money on accommodation, food and drink which in turn lengthens trips and leads to more experiences abroad, particularly in expensive countries. Below, we will look at some of the […]
No matter how much you love travelling, there will inevitably be days on any long trip when you’re not quite feeling it. There may be days when you just can’t face the thought of going out and facing the world and doing another set of trips and activities. If you are worried a travel slump […]
There are certain unavoidable costs that even the most savvy of budget travellers cannot avoid. The need to purchase food and drink ranks pretty high on that list and will take up a sizable chunk of any backpacking budget. However if you’re really watching the pennies or cents as you travel, there are some excellent […]
