Backpacking | Budget Travel | Living Abroad
Travelling across China can be pretty tough for first-timers, and even tougher if you are short on cash. Let’s face it, the days of having supremely cheap travel in China are long gone and just a distant memory. Prices for food, airline tickets and hotels are gradually increasing, with China’s economy and tourism picking up […]
We’re going to take a look at the 2023 cost of living in Asia, featuring some of the major countries and cities across the continent, including those most popular with people looking for a new life abroad. This should give you an idea of how expenses compare across this vast continent. We’ll highlight some of […]
Below, we’ll take a look at five of the best cities to live in Asia that are affordable but also offer a decent quality of life. They include a real range of different cities but hopefully at least one or two of these will appeal to you. By Western European or North American standards, these […]
In this post we’ll look at some of the best and cheapest cities to live in China. Despite the country’s dramatic economic growth in the 21st Century, it is still mostly a very affordable place to live in. Away from Beijing and Shanghai, which are slightly more expensive, there are some vibrant cities which offer […]
If you’re tired of the typical travel stories of backpacking in Thailand or following the Inca Trail in Peru, you might just find some inspiration here. Below, we’ve selected ten underrated backpacking destinations around the world that travellers often tend to skip altogether or race through without fully appreciating. 10 Underrated Backpacking Destinations 1. Fes, […]
This post will see us take a look at the estimated cost of travel in China. We have two daily travel budgets – one for shoestring travellers and one for those on a slightly more comfortable backpacking budget. Further down, you will find more details on the local currency and typical prices for travel in […]
In this post, we’re going to look at the worst airports in the world according to passenger ratings. While some cities have been busy building new, state-of-the-art airports fit for the 2020’s, other airports have fallen into a state of decline, dogged by the same problems that have irritated passengers for many years. Google’s review/rating […]
In this post, we’re going to to look at the busiest airports in China with demand for air travel, both domestic and international, having boomed in the country in recent years. China is busy building new airports or expanding and modernising existing ones too with the trend expected to continue once we finally move on […]
Today, we’re going to investigate which country has the largest rail network in the world. Domestic travel in some nations is almost defined by the railways and there are many countries where travelling by train is the easiest and most convenient way to get around. However there may be a few surprises in the global […]
Today we’re going to look at the busiest airports in Asia. Below you can find the top ten by passenger numbers and we also take a look at how the pandemic radically altered air travel across the continent in 2020 when most international services were halted. The data comes from the 2019 Airport Traffic Report […]
