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CHEAP TRAVEL
Guide To Travelling With Contact Lenses
11 Apr 2018Aiden Joseph3Life Thru A Lens I travel because I want to experience the world because I want to touch, taste, smell and hear it but above all because I want to see it! The Pyramids of Giza, The Easter Island Statues, and The Grand Canyon are world famous images which can stir the soul likeRead More
Best Travel Apps
01 Apr 2018Aiden Joseph1Best Travel Apps As the world of technology continues to expand, the number of apps available at our fingertips continues to multiply. When browsing the app store, it’s kind of hard to figure out which app is really going to improve your overall travel experience. Not to worry,Read More
A Road Trip is the Best Way to Experience the US
20 Mar 2018Aiden Joseph0A Road Trip is the Best Way to Experience the US Visitors to the United States tend to miss a lot when they choose to only fly in and out of the major airports. Sure, New York and LA are especially overwhelming destinations in and of themselves, but each is only a small sliver ofRead More1234Next ›Last »
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How to Travel Cuba on the Cheap
13 Apr 2015Rebekah36Some people are under the impression that Cuba is an expensive country to travel, and it is, if you stay in fancy hotels and eat in your typical tourist taunts. But by implementing the following tips, I found Cuba to be amongst the top five cheapest countries I’ve ever travelled.Read More
Why You Should go to Cuba Right Now!
10 Jun 2016Rebekah14Cuba is one of my favourite countries I’ve ever travelled and here’s why you need to go right now! Cuba is perhaps not a conventionally appealing holiday destination; I mean, the buildings are old and run down, the streets filled with rubbish, the beaches are pretty “meh” andRead More
Highlights of Borneo
29 Apr 2014Rebekah8Borneo is beautiful in a special way but much more expensive than I expected. When I touched down in the capital of Sabah; Kota Kinabalu I was shocked at the prices of tours and spent an entire week trying to figure out how to do Borneo on the cheap. I emailed people who’dRead More123
WHAT I'M UP TO
I got Pissed on By an Orang-utan
11 Apr 2016Rebekah Rogers6We’ve all had our share of monkey business, whether been robbed by baboons in India or pissed on by an Orang-utan. We anxiously waited in the hot afternoon sun at Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre in Borneo. We had all paid an entrance fee, but only some of us would get moreRead More
The Unwritten Law of Flip-Flops in South East Asia
18 May 2015Rebekah25The Law All backpackers going through South East Asia must abide by the following law, referred to from now on as The Law. Any backpacker failing to abide, will result in swift, relentless seizure of flip-flops and possibly even further unoccupied pieces of clothing depending onRead More
Travel Insurance – Stories from the Road
28 Apr 2015Rebekah8I was chatting to another blogging friend of mine, making jokes about the fact that we’d been travelling for years and never managed to claim much at all on our travel insurance. As a professional traveller I get asked a lot about buying travel insurance, and do you really needRead More123
WHAT I'M MUNCHING
Local Colombian Food That You Should Not Miss
10 Dec 2016Rebekah0Local Colombian Food That You Should Not Miss One of the crucial aspects of traveling is the ability to try and enjoy the different local food. Some countries are known for their food such as India, Italy and China. However, the world is much wider and there are a lot ofRead More
Photoblog: Delicious Bornean Foods
06 Oct 2014Rebekah2I was surprised by how good the food is in Borneo considering it has a very specific climate (hot). The curries have a lot of depth and flavour and fresh fish (and other surprising types of seafood) are served in a variety of ways. My favourite was the fried stingray with chilliRead More
Photoblog: Best Cheap Food Guide for KL
14 Jul 2014Rebekah5Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has not only a vast array of delicious street foods in every area, but its ridiculously cheap as well. Don’t know what foods are the best to eat in Kuala Lumpur or looking for Vegan Kuala Lumpur? Well after spending two weeks in this food-tastic cityRead More12
VIDEO OF THE MONTH
For three months I lived and worked at Poc-Na Hostel and Dive Centre. This is the promotional video I made for the Dive Centre there. Despite the perks of working there, Island life in Mexico is unforgettable. You must visit one day!
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