Have you ever dreamed of seeing the world but thought it was way out of reach? Maybe too expensive? Learn about the newest and hottest travel trend of House Sitting in Lisa and Cheryl’s latest book –
NOW AVAILABLE in e-book format!
Lisa and Cheryl have been house sitting all over the world and now share with you some of their best practices and helpful hints to get you started as well! Whether you want to explore your nearby cities and towns or you are ready to take on the world, this book provides practical information from finding the best house [ ... ]
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Have you ever dreamed of seeing the world but thought it was way out of reach? Maybe too expensive? Learn about the newest and hottest travel trend of House Sitting in Lisa and Cheryl’s latest book –
NOW AVAILABLE in e-book format!
Lisa and Cheryl have been house sitting all over the world and now share with you some of their best practices and helpful hints to get you started as well! Whether you want to explore your nearby cities and towns or you are ready to take on the world, this book provides practical information from finding the best house [ ... ]
Category: Books & Resources, House Sit Resource
Tags: budget travel, general travel, house sitting, housesitting, travel, world travel
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Buying a car is a pretty big deal. It is your primary source of transport and one of the highest priced items you will typically own after your home. Considering a source to buy or repair a car while traveling abroad is a whole new experience though! We did careful cost comparisons and estimates before deciding to buy a car – because that is what we do! On the top of our considerations is the flexibility a car would offer because that is important to us when we travel. I won’t even go into the fact that we seem to [ ... ]
Category: Books & Resources, Travel Budgets
Tags: alternate transport, budget transport, budget travel, transportation, travel
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One of the biggest challenges on the road is finding a good (and low cost) internet connection so we can continue to keep up with our blogs and stay in contact with family and friends. Sometimes we would find free internet spots, but more often than not there were charges. When we arrived in New Zealand, we were also hit with pretty stiff limits on internet usage. Many places would offer “free” internet but it was limited to 50mb. Just turning on our MacBook Pro used a majority of that MB limit! The standard costs were approximately 200MB for $20 [ ... ]
Category: Books & Resources, Current Work, Travel Technology
Tags: budget travel, travel, travel technology
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It’s never ideal to fall ill or get injured while traveling, regardless of the duration of your trip. While taking precautionary measures can help mitigate risks, unexpected health issues can still arise. Therefore, it’s essential to be prepared for the unknown, particularly if you’re traveling to a foreign country. One useful resource to have on hand is https://www.mydocurgentcare.com/, which can provide medical assistance and guidance in the event of an emergency.
When it comes to health tourism there are folks that would also opt for a professional korean plastic surgery in order to alter their looks so they can gain some confidence [ ... ]
Category: Books & Resources, Travel Health
Tags: travel, travel health, travel immunizations, travel insurance
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Driving around Fiji was a wonderful experience. The people here are truly some of the friendliest in the world! Here we ran into some kids playing in their village, having a great time outside. No X-Box here!
Category: Current Work
Tags: budget travel, children of fiji, Fiji, Fiji road trip, happy children, savusavu, travel
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As we drove around Fiji we often saw these copra kilns. For many people, and especially in the Fijian villages, the production of Copra is a primary source of income. With the coconut trees so prevalent across the island you can see why it is a popular activity.
Making copra is not an easy task. Coconuts are gathered and then cut open and halved. The coconut meat is then dried – most often using a kiln shown above. Many locals who use the kiln will bring the dried product to the copra mill for final production. When the copra production [ ... ]
Category: Current Work
Tags: budget travel, Copra, copra mill, copra shed, Fiji, savusavu, travel
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We had heard about the Scottevest Travel Vest, and it seemed like a pretty good idea but it was hard to believe that you could use those 17 pockets and not get a bulky, odd looking form when wearing it. While heading to Fiji we got the chance to put it to the test! Somewhat over our baggage limit, we had to re-pack our bags at the airport. Thankfully we had recently left TBEX12 where Scottevest provided us all with one of their Travel Vests. Out came the vests and here is what we loaded into one of them:
iPad, iPhone, [ ... ]
Category: Books & Resources, Travel Budgets, Travel Packing
Tags: air travel, budget travel, gear, scottevest, travel, travel gear, travel packing
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Travel immunizations are one of those things that need to make your planning check list. Depending on where you plan to travel you might require various vaccinations or medications to protect you from a variety of illnesses. Whether you are heading to the tropical regions and might encounter malaria carrying mosquitoes, or if you are heading to an area where Yellow Fever is prominent, it is wise to take precautions. and also know about pest control halifax who provide any assistance to control pest in your home.
The most common vaccinations when traveling abroad can include:
Yellow Fever
Hepatitis
Japanese encephalitis
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
Tetanus
Typhoid
Malaria [ ... ]
Category: Travel Health
Tags: budget travel, travel, travel health, travel immunizations, travel insurance, travel medicine
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For us, one of most stressful parts of traveling is making the decision of what to take along in the first place. In the past, scattered around the house would be scribbled notes, Post-it’s, crossed out lists and crumpled papers – and that was just for a weekend away! Now that we’re planning to be gone a year or more, it’s really getting serious.
When the commercial says, “there’s an app for that”, they aren’t kidding. Packing apps are springing up for all platforms of Smartphone, iPad and computers. These cater to frequent, business, family, weekend, and long- term travelers as [ ... ]
I am not really a fan of credit cards, and if you tend to carry a balance and pay just the minimum monthly amount due, this article might not be for you! Used smartly though, a travel credit card can bring you amazing places for FREE. Almost all of these cards listed below will give you enough miles on your first purchase to get a free flight and then when used for your usually monthly purchases you can quickly get additional miles.
Here is an actual example of how we are using travel reward points for our trip. We chose the [ ... ]
Category: Travel Budgets
Tags: air travel, budget travel, travel, travel credit card, what boundaries travel
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