Travel Insurance for Backpackers
Travel insurance does not come in packages as most people tend to believe. If you scour the Internet and check out various websites you will find some policies that are not expensive. You may decide on the cheapest option to cover your travel needs. However, before you sign on the dotted line, ensure that you [...]
Why Southwest Airlines Is The Best
Southwest Airlines is undoubtedly a leader in customer-focused service in the airline industry. Why? Because they have excellent, customer-oriented rules. Check them out; They let you check 2 bags for free They let you change your flight without charging extra fees They have an excellent frequent flier program They have some of the best deals [...]
How To Pay Less For A Cheap Flight
Like many people I’m constantly looking for ways to save money on my upcoming vacation. One of the more costly parts of virtually any getaway would be the airplane journey. The thing is that there are some incredible bargains around for people travelling within a strict budget but you do have to find out what [...]
Finding Cheap Air Fares to New Zealand
As a New Zealander who loves to travel finding cheap airfares away from my home country has been a topic of great interest to me for a very long time! Fortunately for those of us who live very far down-under the airfares are getting cheaper and cheaper as the air wars hot up. Top Tips [...]
Australia and New Zealand Airfares: Cheap Flights between them
I was just asked to do the travel agent thing again for a friend so I thought I would add a quick run-down on the local cheap flights scene in Australia / New Zealand. With only limited operators in the market I usually just go direct to the companies websites and compare prices. I find [...]
Hobbies and Travel
One of the things I find different when I travel long term is that long with slowing down the actual rate of travel I need to do something creative. Although I take photos and write a journal I miss doing a craft with my hands. When I first started travelling my crafts of choice were [...]
The perfect home for travellers
Not every trip is a long one, but even going away for a few weeks over Christmas can cause issues as to how to secure your home. I have come up with the ideal list of “lock and forget” housing for the frequent traveler. Decent neighbourhood – it helps not to be concerned about gang [...]
Starting to Plan a RTW Trip
One of my most popular pages is my Travel FAQ which I think reflects people’s confusion as to where to start with all the information bombarding them when they start to plan an extended trip. The amount of information out there is just too over the too and although the Internet is great for research [...]
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