by Guest Traveler on August 9th, 2010
The streets of Bangkok
It’s very easy to visit Bangkok and limit oneself to the tourist cliches. Yes, One Night In Bangkok can be filled with reclining Buddhas, sequins and show tunes, Singapore slings and slingbacks.
Thankfully, there is much, much more to the real Bangkok than the tired tourist routes. And, thankfully, it’s also very easy [...]
by Guest Traveler on April 27th, 2010
Even though I returned from a ’round-the-world’ trip just last week, I find myself perusing travel sites on the Internet for my next destination. When my travel partner and I were planning our Round The World (RTW) tour the first draft of the itinerary included Australia but the sheer size of the continent was daunting. [...]
by Jeff Gervais on September 24th, 2009
1. Pack light or pay. Many budget travelers and free travel vagabonds that have gotten good deals on a flight have been less than thrilled to find out that the luggage weight limits were more restrictive than they realized at first and ended up paying extra charges at the airport.
2. Plan [...]
by Jeff Gervais on August 25th, 2009
Continued From Travel For Free Tips Part 1
6. Travel Slow
It can be difficult to keep costs low if you travel quickly and are always on the move. Traveling slow enables you to minimize costs and hang around for the best deals. By staying in the same place for an extended period [...]
by Jeff Gervais on August 25th, 2009
1. Unrealistic Expectations
Free travel is not often easy or comfortable. You cannot generally expect the same kind of comfort when you are traveling in this manner than if you would be paying your way through. This is one of the reasons why it is not a bad idea to combine free traveling opportunities [...]
by Jeff Gervais on August 25th, 2009
100% free travel is not impossible but quite unlikely for most people in this day and age. You can, however, put yourself in a position to seriously increase free traveling opportunities while you are on the move.
This kind of traveling usually depends on both practical skills and personality factors. The more [...]
by Jeff Gervais on August 25th, 2009
The cost of lodging is one of the main expenses of traveling. You can reduce or eliminate this cost through a variety of opportunities and get a step closer to experiencing true free travel. Here is a quick overview of some popular prospects.
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic [...]
by Guest Traveler on July 10th, 2009
Do you want free airline tickets? You might immediately be thinking there’s a catch to this. In this article I’m going to show how to get free or cheap airline tickets by just doing the normal things you do in life.
The Capital One Venture Card
They best and easiest way to get airline tickets is with [...]