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3 Bulletproof Strategies to Saving 30 Percent of your Shoestring Travel Budget

24 June 2011

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Did you know that you can save 30 percent of your shoestring travel budget when you arrive at a new location? Knowing how to save part of your travel budget whenever possible is an essential routine for every long-term traveler. Following such a routine will make a trip last longer and provide valuable cash reserves […]

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How to Become a World Traveler

13 June 2011

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How do you become a world traveler? …is a question that I get asked a lot. And it’s not a questions that I can answer easily. My best and shortest answer I can give you is that I am a surfer to the very core. Now what the hell does that mean…a surfer to the […]

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How to Travel South Africa Like a Local

28 May 2011

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I spent the entire month of April traveling and visiting old friends in South Africa on my usual $25 Dollar a day travel budget. South Africa is one of my favorite countries in the world and a lot of things changed to the better since I lived and worked there in 2002. What I hardly […]

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5 of the Best Adventures in Peru

24 May 2011

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I’ve traveled to almost 40 different countries on a shoestring budget and also lived and worked in 5 of those countries for about a year each time. With all that time spent abroad, there’s only one country that truly has the full package. And by full package I mean: mystical culture, great food, world class […]

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Underground Adventures in Jerusalem

12 May 2011

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I’m an adventure boy and when I spend too much time in any city looking at churches, monuments and art pieces I get this strange feeling that I need to have an adrenaline rush. When that time comes I can either ignore my feelings – which in turn makes me no fun to be around […]

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Jumping on a Train in India

7 May 2011

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Everything in India is bamboozling: from the number of people and hustlers around you to the simple fact of boarding a train. That’s exactly what I did for the very first time in my life in India: get on a stupid train. Sounds pretty straightforward, right? Well it isn’t when 2000 people want to jump […]

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Top 5 ‘Underground’ Things to do in Cape Town

1 May 2011

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Cape Town is one of the best cities in the world. I simple love the place with its combination of ocean, culture, mountains and nature. Gee, I would even say it is THE best city in the world. And after calling Cape Town home in 2002/03 and being back way too many times I think […]

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Overcoming Traveling Burnout Feelings

26 April 2011

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Traveling for an extended period of time, say more than 3 months, will be very tiring and you might feel close to burning out at times. That’s normal. You are just not used to chasing one mind blowing adventure after another, constantly making new friends and eating bizarre foods. On top of that your mind […]

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Spreading good Karma when traveling on a shoestring

21 April 2011

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I believe in what goes around comes around. And I’m a strong believer in Karma. And because I believe in Karma I try to be as helpful, assisting and generous as I can possibly be when on the road. Why am I doing that? Simply put, because I am always in need of help, orientation, […]

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Finding the Real Hawai’i at the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival

17 April 2011

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Want to see, feel and breath the real Hawaii? Need some more Aloha Spirit in your life or are you simply tired of the tourist hordes in Waikiki ? Then fly over to Hilo on the Big Island at the end of this month (April 28 to April 30, 2011) and see the Merry Monarch […]

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