Tag Archives: Travel Tips

Nomadic Matt’s Travel Secrets

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: Learn Some [...]


15 Simple Travel Tips

August is a big month for travel. People from around the world use the end of summer to take last minute vacations with their families before the school season begins and the cold weather returns. Europe practically shuts down as people take most of the month off to travel. So there is no better way [...]


Budget New York City

New York City can take a big bit out of your budget. It’s notorious for being an expensive place to visit, even if you try to stay in hostels and “do local things.” Most tourists who come here end up spending hundreds per day on hotel, food, and attractions. However, a city this big is [...]


Sightseeing Shanghai

Shanghai is one of the most popular destinations for tourists in China. It is a modern city but it has a lot of history and many different architectural styles. However, the city can be quite expensive for people but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you are coming from another country or live in China, [...]