Travel Hacks from a seasoned pro with over 30 years of experience as a low-budget backpacker, through more than 130 countries: Free PDF/eBook download.
No-Nonsense Budget Travel Tips & Hacks
If you came here looking for advice on how to maximise your business class air miles or get a free upgrade at a five-star resort, you are in the wrong place.
Most “budget travel” advice on the internet is written by people who travel for two weeks and think that a 150 USD-a-night hotel is a bargain.
I have been on the road since 1992. I have travelled to over 130 countries on a shoestring budget, and I do it all by living simply, eating and travelling like a local.
These are my raw budget travel hacks. They ain’t always pretty, but they will allow you to stay away for much longer than you once thought.
7 Dumbass Travel Mistakes You Need to Avoid Making
As I travel the world, I see travellers and tourists alike making these seven dumbass travel mistakes.
Are you guilty as charged? Here is what you should be doing instead.
How to Travel on a Tight Budget: Real Tips From a Long-Term Backpacker
Budget travel tips and hacks to help you travel the world on a shoestring.
Top Travel Strategies for Travellers
These are a few of the many travel strategies I follow as a world traveller.
How to Cross International Land Borders Efficiently
These are my travel hacks and tips (strategies) to help you cross international land borders (aimed at budget travellers) cheaply and more efficiently, by avoiding expensive cross-border tourist shuttles and international buses and starting early.
Tropical Backpacking Hacks: How to Travel in Hot, Humid, and Rainy Climates
Another Nomadic Backpacker Travel Hacks blog post, this time with some tips and tricks for surviving your next tropical backpacking adventure.
The True Cost of Cheap Flights: Why Budget Airlines Are a False Economy
Here are four reasons as to why flying with budget airlines is very often a false economy.
Essential Travel Hacks for Long-Term, Low-Budget Backpackers
The internet is currently drowning in travel advice written by weekend holidaymakers or lifestyle influencers whose ideas of “budget travel” include booking a slightly cheaper boutique hotel. If a guide tells you to save money by “bringing a reusable water bottle” or “booking your flights in incognito mode,” close the tab.