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Post Tagged with: "tips"

  • Brisbane waterfront
     

    Travelling Australia on a budget? 7 tips for solo travellers

    24th October 2018 / Save money / 4 comments

    (This is a guest post by Emma Lewis.) Thanks to its incredible weather and warm hospitality, Australia is one of the most popular destinations in the world for solo travellers of all ages. It’s also […]

     
     
  • A night market in Bangkok
     

    First time in Bangkok? 7 things your guidebook may not tell you

    17th October 2018 / Asia, Destinations, Thailand / 3 comments

    Many travellers start their exploration of Southeast Asia in Bangkok, and the city can be rather disorienting for first-timers. After three trips to Bangkok over a period of 20 years, certain things haven’t changed much. […]

     
     
  • Traditional Swedish meal for US$9 at the local market in Goteborg, Sweden
     

    17 ways to save money in Europe’s most expensive countries

    27th September 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Save money / 5 comments

    I’ve just arrived in Ireland, and let me tell you, this is not a cheap country! In fact, most countries in Western and Northern Europe are hard on the wallet. A bit over a year […]

     
     
  • Sugar Beach, Toronto
     

    12 best spots to capture great Toronto photos

    19th April 2017 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 7 comments

    Many solo travellers love taking pictures. And why not? When you’re travelling on your own, you can stop as often as you want, and take as long as you want composing the perfect shot without […]

     
     
  • Over 40 and planning a first solo trip?
     

    Over 40 and planning a first solo trip?

    5th April 2017 / Solo tips, Solo travel / 14 comments

    Ever since I wrote my post “Solo travellers in your 40s or 50s” I’ve been amazed at the number of people reading the post (over 10% of my entire traffic) and leaving comments. It turns […]

     
     
  • Chicago O'Hare airport
     

    My best air travel tips

    29th November 2016 / Plan, Planning tips / 0 comments

    I just got back from Los Angeles on a red-eye flight yesterday morning. Despite the fact that I was very tired when I arrived, it was a relatively short and painless flight (only 4 hours […]

     
     
  • 7 ways to get the most out of AirBnB
     

    7 ways to get the most out of AirBnB

    24th November 2015 / Plan, Planning tips / 2 comments

    AirBnB’s explosive growth is enough to make your head spin. In late 2007, two San Francisco dudes who couldn’t afford their rent decided to provide three air mattresses and breakfasts for attendees of big local […]

     
     
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