Africa is a continent known for its wild animal encounters, dramatic landscapes, exotic cultures, and stunning beaches. It’s a travel experience that will creep under your skin, compelling you to return again and again. However, traveling around Africa can be a difficult and daunting experience for travelers. The most popular backpacking trail is through East [...]
Tag Archives: Travel Tips
How to Get Around OZ Cheaply
April 21, 2010 – 9:36 am
With Australia being over 7 million square kilometers, it takes a long time to get around the country. With such large distances to cover, it’s no wonder that few people end up traveling the whole country- there’s just too much ground to cover on a short trip here. These large distances can lead to large [...]
Nomadic Matt’s Travel Secrets
March 14, 2010 – 9:28 pm
Everyday my inbox is flooded with travel related questions. Where is good to go? How is this itinerary? Any suggestions on how to work overseas? What should I do before I go away? How much do things cost? How do I stay safe? The list goes on and on. After over 3 ½ [...]
How to Pick a Good Hostel
February 7, 2010 – 3:58 pm
Good hostels are always hard to come by. Places can be very hit or miss and usually, the reason a hostel is good has more to do with the people staying there than the physical place. I’ve stayed in dumps where I had fun in because of the people there. Hosteling is, after all, [...]
Hostel Etiquette
February 1, 2010 – 9:09 am
Lately, I’ve encountered a number of backpackers who believe that a ten bed dorm means they’re the only one sleeping there. Or that their mom will clean up their mess in the hostel’s kitchen. Sometimes I think that before everyone goes away, there should be class on how to properly behave in a hostel. That [...]
How to Backpack the Yasawa Islands
January 27, 2010 – 10:01 am
Backpacking the Yasawa Islands in Fiji is a unique experience. It’s not like any backpacking I’ve ever done. I’m not even sure backpacking, with its notions of independent, find your own way travel, is even the right word. Yasawa Island travel is more like an inexpensive organized hop on, hop off tour. Everything is taken [...]
Of Shopping Malls and Supermarkets: Visiting the Unvisited
November 23, 2009 – 1:55 pm
When most people travel, they open their guidebook and visit the major tourist spots listed. In Paris, we go to the Louvre and the Eiffel tower. In Amsterdam, we see the Van Gogh museum. In New York, Times Square. In Sydney, the Opera House. In Peru, Machu Picchu. In Bangkok, the Grand Palace. You get [...]
Free Stuff to do in Sydney
September 27, 2009 – 12:35 pm
Besides being Australia’s largest city, Sydney is also its most visited. (and, contrary to popular belief, it is not the country’s capital!) Sydney has an incredible variety of attractions and sights to see and, while Sydney can be pricey, its great outdoors, stunning scenery, and a few attractions are free. So when you find yourself [...]
Important Travel Rules and Tips
August 31, 2009 – 6:12 pm
After you’ve been traveling for awhile, you pick up some handy tips that you wouldn’t have known otherwise. These little written and unwritten rules help you navigate the road, blend in, save money, and not offend the locals. Here are some rules for travel that I wish I had known when I started:
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