Travel Tips

The more I save the longer I can stay away should be the maxim of every budget traveller but money isn't the only challenge we will encounter when travelling to a new place. Here are a few tips we, and others, have learnt, sometimes the hard way, that will help you get your travel head on.

Before You Go, Preparation & Paperwork
Start the savings now with these handy hints
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Packing & Gear
Do I really need this? is a question that should be asked about every piece of kit in your bag, no matter how small
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Getting There & Travelling Around
Advice on the cheapest way to get to your destination and traversing strange new places
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Accommodation
Finding somewhere will be one of your main preoccupations while on the road and one of the biggest drains on your travel budget too
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Food & Drink
As well as a joy, food is essential for staying healthy in body and budget
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Language
The better your language skills the more you will get out of your trip. And knowing a few words of the local language can save you money too
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Travel Health
Hugging the toilet is the worst way one can waste one of your valuable days away. These tips will help you stay healthy on the road
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Scams, Hassle & Safety
What a helpful man showing me the way to my hostel, but do we really need to go down this dark alley?
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General & Miscellaneous
These tips didn't fit into any of the categories above, so we've shoved them here
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BY COUNTRY

Europe
Albania / Andorra / Armenia / Austria / Azerbaijan / Belarus / Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Croatia / Cyprus / Czech Republic / Denmark
Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Gibraltar / Greece / Hungary
Iceland / Ireland / Italy / Kosovo / Latvia / Liechtenstein / Lithuania / Luxembourg
Macedonia / Malta / Moldova / Monaco / Montenegro / Netherlands / Norway
Poland / Portugal / Romania / Russia / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain
Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine / UK

North America
Belize / Canada / Caribbean / Costa Rica / Cuba / El Salvador / Guatemala
Honduras / Jamaica / Mexico / Nicaragua / Panama / Trinidad & Tobago / USA

South America
Argentina / Bolivia / Brazil / Falklands / Chile / Colombia / Ecuador / Guyana
Paraguay / Peru / Suriname / Uruguay / Venezuela

Africa
Algeria / Angola / Benin / Botswana / Burkina Faso / Burundi / Cameroon
Cape Verde / Central African Republic / Chad / Comoros / Congo / Congo DR
Cote d'Ivoire / Djibouti / Egypt / Equatorial Guinea / Eritrea / Ethiopia / Gabon
Gambia / Ghana / Guinea / Guinea-Bissau / Kenya / Lesotho / Liberia / Libya
Madagascar / Malawi / Mali / Mauritania / Mauritius / Morocco / Mozambique
Namibia / Niger / Nigeria / Rwanda / Sao Tome & Principe / Senegal
Seychelles / Sierra Leone / Somalia / South Africa / Sudan / Swaziland
Tanzania / Togo / Tunisia / Uganda / Zambia / Zimbabwe

Asia
Afghanistan / Bahrain / Bangladesh / Bhutan / Brunei / Cambodia / China
East Timor / India / Indonesia / Iran / Iraq / Israel / Japan / Jordan / Kazakhstan
Korea / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Laos / Lebanon / Malaysia / Maldives / Mongolia
Myanmar / Nepal / Oman / Pakistan / Philippines / Qatar / Saudi Arabia
Singapore / Sri Lanka / Syria / Taiwan / Tajikistan / Thailand / Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates / Uzbekistan / Vietnam / Yemen

Australia and Pacific
Australia / Fiji / New Zealand / Pacific Islands / Papua New Guinea

 


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