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10 Annoying Things Backpackers Do in a Dorm Room
There are plenty of things to be annoyed about when staying in a hostel: early check out times, crappy free breakfast, flooding showers, dirty sheets. The list goes on and on. But sometimes the most annoying thing about being in a hostel is the other backpackers and the annoying things backpackers do. Load, rude, obnoxious:…
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Five Halloween Costumes for Broke Backpackers
Halloween in universal. They might not actually observe the holiday in every country, but you can always find someone, wherever you are, who wants to celebrate. If you’re traveling on October 31 you will definitely be able to find a backpacker bar or hostel that is hosting a Halloween Party. So don’t worry, you’ll be…
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Five Tips for How To Survive TBEX Travel Blogging Conference
I’ve never been to a travel blogging conference before. I actually don’t even know anything about travel blogging, I just write posts when Amy tells me to and she does all the work. But I know a lot of you travel bloggers out there are attending TBEX travel blogging conference this week. The conference sounds pretty…
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Backpacker Quiz: What Kind of Backpacker Are You?
You’re traveling the world: what kind of backpacker are you? Do you pinch every penny or do you splurge at every corner? Do you stay at roach-infested hostels or five-star hotels? Do you go with the flow or do everything by the (guide) book? Take our backpacker quiz and find out what kind of traveler…
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Video: How to Pack Light for Your ‘Round the World Trip
Think you know how to pack light for long-term travel? Think again. Zach shows you what you need, and what you don’t need, to pack for a year of traveling around the world. It’s probably less than you think.
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19 Reasons You Should Travel the World in Your Teens
Why wait to travel the world? Your teenage years are the perfect time to travel. Waiting until you retire, or even until after you graduate from college, will be too late to really experience the freedom and independence traveling at a young age will give you. Maybe you think that taking a semester studying abroad…
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Top Backpacker Souvenirs to Collect While Traveling
While traveling the world, you’re going to come across lots of travel souvenirs that would help you commemorate your trip. Everything from tacky magnets with your destination’s name splattered across to high-end handicrafts made by indigenous tribes. You might be tempted to buy all the backpacker souvenirs you see at tiendas and markets, but a)…
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Five Hostel Rules You Don’t Need to Follow
The best parts about hostels: the drinking, the people, the community. The worst part about hostels: the hostel rules. All hostels have them, those laminated sheets of paper taped up all over the common room, all over the bathroom, and all over the dorm rooms telling you what you can’t do. What you can’t do?…
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Free E-Book: How to Choose the Right Hostel
When you’re traveling around the world you are going to stay in a lot of hostels. It’s really the only choice for accommodation. But, with so many options to choose from, it’s hard to know which place to pick. How do you choose the right hostel?
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The Five Stages of Sleeping on an Overnight Bus
That 24 hour bus from Hanoi to Vang Vieng sounded like a good idea at the time you booked it: saving you a few bucks over the flight, which just means more buckets and beers in your future and less calling home to have mom wire you more money.