Travel 101
Never backpacked before? Don’t know what staying in a hostel is like? Nervous about traveling solo as a young female? No worries, we’ve got you covered.
As you plan your next big trip abroad, you are probably thinking about what to pack and how to fit everything you need to live in your giant backpack or rolling suitcase.
Europe is not a third-world country, so who needs travel insurance? Not me. I'm a young, free-spirted backpacker. Oh, and I'm covered under my parent's policy.
These days, it seems like everyone's going backpacking with a group of friends. But maybe you don't have even one friend who wants to backpack with you...
Top Ten Secrets of Travel Agents to Save You Money
The only thing that travel agents love more than seeing the world is saving money when they do! For several years I worked at three different travel agencies and learned many tricks of the trade...
The only thing that travel agents love more than seeing the world is saving money when they do! For several years I worked at three different travel agencies and learned many tricks of the trade...
How To Travel with Others and Come Back Friends
Travelling with friends should be one of the best experiences of your life. You'll discover new places, have all sorts of strange adventures and get to know a whole new side of each other.
Travelling with friends should be one of the best experiences of your life. You'll discover new places, have all sorts of strange adventures and get to know a whole new side of each other.
6 tips for Backpacker Travel Health
If you've ever been really sick in a strange land, you know that this is one area you should take seriously. It is at best uncomfortable and at worst, extremely expensive and sometimes frightening.
If you've ever been really sick in a strange land, you know that this is one area you should take seriously. It is at best uncomfortable and at worst, extremely expensive and sometimes frightening.
Ten Tricks for Packing Light
Packing light equals freedom for the backpacker; everything you need for three weeks or three months of travel can fit in one carry-on size bag (9 x 22 x 14), I promise. An ounce in the morning feels like a pound at night, and once you travel light, you will never, ever go back to the days of a heavy suitcase with too much stuff.
Packing light equals freedom for the backpacker; everything you need for three weeks or three months of travel can fit in one carry-on size bag (9 x 22 x 14), I promise. An ounce in the morning feels like a pound at night, and once you travel light, you will never, ever go back to the days of a heavy suitcase with too much stuff.
Hop On/Hop Off Backpacker Tours: The Pros and Cons
Hop On/Hop Off tours are a very unique type of tour. Also known as jump-on/jump-off tours, it’s a great way to travel cheaply and at your own pace.
Hop On/Hop Off tours are a very unique type of tour. Also known as jump-on/jump-off tours, it’s a great way to travel cheaply and at your own pace.
Save Money When Traveling in a Group
If you're heading off with a few friends this year, make sure you take advantage of the opportunities to save your bucks, euros and pounds for those nights you want to splurge...
If you're heading off with a few friends this year, make sure you take advantage of the opportunities to save your bucks, euros and pounds for those nights you want to splurge...
Shilo's Packing Essentials
I love to pack. I relish the experience of paring down all of my material possessions in the world to what I can carry on my back; to leave behind all the rest of the "stuff" I own, which sometimes seems to own me, and to wander off into the world.
I love to pack. I relish the experience of paring down all of my material possessions in the world to what I can carry on my back; to leave behind all the rest of the "stuff" I own, which sometimes seems to own me, and to wander off into the world.
Free Backpacking Europe Planning & Essentials Guide
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Free Backpacking Europe Planning & Essentials Guide
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