Budget Travel
Travel Guide To India (Part One): Calcutta
In this video travel guide to India, I begin my travels in India with Calcutta. India had long been on my bucket list of countries to travel to in the world, and in April, 2013, I finally made it there, starting with Calcutta, with no better reason than the fact was I knew so little […]
The Expeditioner Presents (Episode 5): Budget Travel with Nomadic Matt [Video]
The Expeditioner Presents (Episode 5): Budget Travel with Matt Kepnes (Nomadic Matt) In the fifth episode of The Expeditioner Presents, I sit down with Matt Kepnes of NomadicMatt.com to discuss budget travel. As the founder of NomadicMatt.com, Matt has been providing tips and advice on budget travel to his readers for years. Matt and I […]
A Lesson In Laid-Back Travel On Cambodia’s Mekong Discovery Trail
I’m a great planner — an aspect of my personality so ingrained that it rarely faded during 10 months on the road. Even removed as I was from the rigours of Western life, away from the myriad rules and regulations that simply don’t apply in other parts of the world, the need to strategize remained […]
Kayak Reveals The Cheapest Month To Book Your Flight
You’d think the people over at Kayak would have less to worry about than saving money on airfare given their recent sale to Priceline for a cool $1.8 billion. But lucky for us, they don’t, and with the vast amount of airfare data in their possession, along with the help of the high-octane team of […]
Into The Amazon: Bolivia’s Gateway To The Jungle
Pan-American Transmissions: Part 10 “Pan-American Transmissions” is a travel series from Special Contributor Diego Cupolo as he travels south from Nicaragua to Argentina. He has few plans, a $10-a-day budget and one flute-playing gypsy companion. Check back as new dispatches are posted from the road. “The ‘call o’ the wild’ is in the blood of […]
Navigating The Med On A Shoestring And A Smile: Part Two (The Subtle Charm Of Malta’s Seductive Smaller Sister)
During this past summer Contributing Editor Hannah Bowman found herself on an island in the Mediterranean Sea. She liked it there, but didn’t want to stay forever. So, with a tent on her back, one month to play with and a handsome Flem by the name of P.J. in tow, she headed north. “Navigating the […]
Hiking Through The Past In Kauai
Day two of our mini-adventure was not off to a good start. Megan’s hiking boots were soaked and covered in the pasty red sludge that had become the Kalalau Trail. My declarations to “look at the view” were met with, “just stop talking to me for 30 minutes and I will try to pull myself […]
Medellin: A Tale of Two Cities
Pan-American Transmissions: Part 7 “Pan-American Transmissions” is a travel series from Special Contributor Diego Cupolo as he travels south from Nicaragua to Argentina. He has few plans, a $10-a-day budget and one flute-playing gypsy companion. Check back as new dispatches are posted from the road. Fourteen-year-old hookers stand at the corner from Medellin’s central plaza […]
How To Volunteer With WWOOFs
What are WWOOFs and How Do You Volunteer With WWOOFs? Although volunteer travel has been booming for the last few years years, WWOOFing (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), or as it is known in some locations, Willing Workers on Organic Farms, is one of the last great strongholds of inexpensive volunteer travel. It’s the […]
Have You Played Backpacker Bingo Yet?
Every notice how you see some of the same kinds of people and sites when you’re backpacking around the world? Ever wish you had a handy printable Bingo card to make a game of seeing those things? Well, you’re in luck. As featured in our book, The Expeditioner’s Guide to the World, Backpacker Bingo will undoubtedly […]