Today we have on the blog the lovely Chantelle from Fat Mum Slim I’ve only just been bitten by the travel bug. Up until about two years ago I was one of those people that was happy exploring my own backyard, with an annual road trip thrown in and a few weekends away added to [...]

“The ING DIRECT Wave & Save Promotion has since wrapped up, but for more information about their Orange Everyday Bank Account, or Internet Banking in general visit the ING DIRECT website.” One of our motivating statements to keep our budgeting and saving in-check while travelling was a simple: “You know that 5 bucks would be a massage [...]

Gold Coast, Queensland is a really enjoyable and worthwhile place to visit on your travels in Australia.

Most travelers you meet on the road are budget conscious and traveling with the objective to find the cheapest room, the bargain sale, the two for one drinks, and the cheap street food. Not too mention the fact that backpackers often choose to forgo certain tours, experiences, and expeditions because it will stretch  the travel [...]

A reader sent me an email one day day asking for some saving tips for world travel. They are a couple who dream of traveling around the world together, but are unsure how they can make it happen with their finances. (They also should read my couples travel post.) I am sure this is a [...]

Ever since we started traveling the world in 1997, we have personally used the following budget accommodation options…. Hostels and Guesthouses Apartments Cheap hotel rooms Camping A friend’s house A stranger’s house Overnight bus and train trips There are times when we need a certain level of comfort and facilities, particularly now that we travel [...]

Looking to get away for cheap this summer? HostelBookers, the leading budget accommodation specialist have just launched a ‘Summer of Love’ sale. The summer accommodation deals on offer are across 28 top destinations worldwide including New York City, Sydney, Venice, London, Rio de Janerio and Paris.* With a vast range of hostels on board offering [...]

I’m sure we all know that the biggest expense to our traveling lifestyle is the price of flights. Free flights is the ultimate lottery prize and just like the lottery they are extremely hard to come by. But after catching over a hundred flights we’ve learned that it is possible to get free flights and [...]

Walking is one of the best ways for you to get to know and appreciate wherever your destination of travel maybe. Wherever we go and whatever we do when traveling and living around the world, walking is always at the top of the list as the means to the end. Our walk and travel tips [...]

Free is a word that all travelers love to hear. When you travel around the world you have a travel budget you have to stick to so free is something that always gets you excited!   This coming Earth Week the US National Parks Service is waiving all fees to US National Parks. And there are [...]