Backpacking | Budget Travel | Living Abroad
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 […]
A popular destination with travellers for many years, increasingly foreigners are looking at Southeast Asia as a region not just to visit, but to live. In the age of remote working, affordable countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam with warm climates are natural choices for digital nomads and anyone looking for a new life abroad. […]
This post details the estimated cost of travel in Malaysia. Read on for a suggested shoestring and more comfortable Malaysia backpacking budget. We also have information about the local currency and sample prices. Note that the figures on this page are primarily designed for the peninsular part of Malaysia (mainland Southeast Asia). If you want […]
Southeast Asia is great value for backpackers with Singapore the only notable exception. You can get by on as little as $20/day in some parts of the region but costs do vary between countries and sometimes even within countries. Below, we’ll take a look at the cost of travel in Southeast Asia. There are also […]
After a difficult few years, 2023 promises to bring an element of normality back to travel in Southeast Asia and backpackers may once again flock to the region’s infamous “banana pancake trail”. Below you will find an extensive Southeast Asia backpacking route featuring the best of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia. You can easily […]
Backpacking Malaysia is a rewarding experience with this tropical Southeast Asian country home to some amazing beaches and nature, as well as some historic towns and cities. Our Malaysia backpacking route takes in the best the country has to offer from its modern capital Kuala Lumpur to stunning remote island destinations that are often shunned […]
As the world’s largest and most populated continent, Asia is an incredibly diverse place with a wide range of popular travel destinations. In this post we will run down the five most visited countries in Asia according to official UN figures for global tourism. The figures quoted are for 2018 as some countries have not […]
This post features a countdown of the ten most popular backpacking destinations according to keyword research and search data. It essentially shows which countries people are searching for information about backpacking trips to. While not quite an exact science, it’s a pretty good measure of which countries in the world currently attract the highest number […]
Planning a backpacking trip in any reasonably large region can be quite a headache, particularly when it comes to judging the optimum times to visit the destinations you have in mind. A region like Southeast Asia has some fairly large climatic variations as you move around. Therefore whatever time of year you pick, you’d have […]
