Category Archive: Travel Tips

Travel Tips: My Five Most Essential Travel Items

Travel Tips: My Five Most Essential Travel Items As many of my friends & followers already know, I started my solo world travels back in 1998 in Thailand. Over the course of these 16 years I’ve been able to discard many items that I initially thought would be useful or even essential, as I eventually realized …

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50+ Money Saving Tips for New Zealand

50+ Money-Saving Tips for New Zealand New Zealand is a very expensive country. So expensive that I was afraid to visit for several years, despite my burning desire to see the acclaimed country. Accommodation, food, beverages, drinking, public transportation, petrol, personal needs, and even toiletries are all very costly. Yet I was able to travel …

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Travel Perspectives: Hang Out With Locals, I Say!

Travel Perspectives: Hang Out With Locals, I Say! Recently I ended up talking to a well-traveled British guy who’s been living here in New Zealand for about six years. We were discussing world travels, swapping travel adventures. He began telling me about a night out with his mates in Thailand and said something to the …

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My Low Costs to Travel Around New Zealand – Month 2

My Low Costs to Travel Around New Zealand – Month 2 I’ve been traveling slowly around New Zealand’s North Island for two months already. The longer I stay, the more I like it. I’ve been amazed at New Zealand’s exceedingly clear water in rivers, lakes and seas. I’ve been repeatedly enraptured by stunning forests full …

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Budget Travelers Guide to Drinking Cocktails on the Road

Budget Travelers Guide to Drinking Cocktails on the Road   I’m a cocktails girl. Always have been. Somehow, I’ve just never acquired a taste for beer, nor wine for that matter. All those fermented and yeasty beverages just don’t sit well with my palate. Over the years, from the strong prodding of friends, acquaintances, colleagues …

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My Super Low Costs to Travel Around New Zealand for One Month

My Super Low Costs to Travel Around New Zealand for One Month You’re not going to believe this, but… During my first month traveling around New Zealand’s North Island, from March 13-April 13, 2014, I spent a total of just $207.50 NZ / $173 US. Seriously. In addition, I paid $75 NZ / $62.50 US …

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Travel Tips: 5 Best Things to do in Auckland, New Zealand

Travel Tips: 5 Best Things to do in Auckland, New Zealand Recently I recommended 10 Free Things to do in Auckland. They’re all fantastic activities & places to visit in New Zealand’s most popular city. In fact, several of them are so great that I also include them in this list of best things to …

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Travel Tips: 10 Great Alternative Activities in New York City

Travel Tips: 10 Great Alternative Activities in New York City Every famous city has its ‘must see’ sites and ‘must do’ activities. In NYC the ‘must see’ attractions list includes: * Statue of Liberty * Empire State Building *Rockefeller Center * Central Park * Manhattan skyscrapers and skyline * Times Square (especially on NYE) * …

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Travel Tips: 5 Great Day Trips from Orlando, Florida

Tampa Bay Rays playing at Tropicana Stadium - Tampa

Travel Tips: 5 Great Day Trips from Orlando, Florida  Are you heading to Orlando, Florida to immerse yourself in Disney World and Epcot Center? Once you’re happily ensconced in lively Orlando you might well find that after several days or a full week of exciting rides, massive crowds, long lines and bustling energy, you’ll needing …

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Travel Tips: How I Can Afford a 3-Month Trip to New Zealand

Travel Tips: How I Can Afford a 3-Month Trip to New Zealand Last week I wrote about why I’m so very excited to finally visit New Zealand. I’ve been dreaming of the country since I was 11 years old. Then in my mid 20s I planned an extensive 2-6 month cycling trip around both north …

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