Backpacking | Budget Travel | Living Abroad
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 Singapore in 2023. It is known as an expensive place but we have outlined two daily travel budgets – one for shoestring travellers and one for those looking for a slightly more comfortable Singapore backpacking budget. Further down there are details on the local currency and […]
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, an element of normality has returned to travel in Southeast Asia as backpackers 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 tailor it to your […]
In this post we’re going to look at the busiest air routes in the world, or at least what they were before the pandemic disrupted domestic and international travel. We’ll look at the busiest domestic and international connections by annual passenger numbers, as well as the busiest air routes in every continent. The figures come […]
In this post, we’re going to look at some of the best airports in the world. We’ve suggestions for the best one in every continent featuring some cutting-edge airports which more resemble giant malls or entertainment complexes than major air hubs. There have been plenty of studies into this matter and anyone can go on […]
In this post, we’re going to hop around the world to find the most popular places on Earth with travellers. From historic European capitals to emerging Asian destinations, below you will find the top ten most visited cities in the world. The data comes from Mastercard’s Global Destinations Cities Index (2019) – figures relate to […]
Population density has become something of a hot topic during the pandemic we continue to live through with many direct links drawn between it and covid-19 transmission rates. In this post, we’re going to look at the world’s ten most densely populated countries according to the latest population figures. Note that for the purpose of […]
