New: budget-travelAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959zzanhive-180932hive-166405photographyhive-185836uncommonlabhive-150122hive-183397hive-144064lifebitcoinhive-188619hive-139150krsuccesshive-103599hive-124908hive-101145hive-109690hive-180301hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikerstrip-hop (74)in travel • 10 days agoTrains and busses cost more than flights now in most countriesThis has almost always been the case in the United States and that in my mind is a damn shame. The USA has one of the most extensive rail systems in the world but almost none of it is used to…trip-hop (74)in travel • 2 months agoDo you actually "need" an expensive carry-on bag?I have been traveling for many years and I have never so much as had a recognizable brand name bag of any sort. My first travel backpack was some no-name knock off something or other that I…trip-hop (74)in travel • 2 months agoOne website that sometimes has significantly lower flight ratesI recently wrote a story about how most online booking sites are not a good idea and I feel as though it is a better idea to book with an agent seeing as how agents these days charge fees that are…trip-hop (74)in flights • 2 months agoIf you can...book flights with an actual agentThere was a time a while ago when booking with and agent was the normal thing to do when booking a flight. I was too young to really be a part of these days but my father frequently traveled for…trip-hop (74)in flights • 4 months agoDon't get your hopes up that the global "recession" is going to make flight prices go downI have heard it among a lot of people that managed to not be a part of the investment world in a way where this apparent global downfall of stocks, crypto, or whatever, doesn't really affect them.…trip-hop (74)in travel • 4 months agoMexico has become dramatically more expensive in the past 5 yearsI have heard that this has a lot to do with Mexico's economy being directly tied to their much richer neighbors to the north and that very well be the case. I'm not going to dig into it because…trip-hop (74)in travel • 7 months agoSo i've got a trip planned for Mexico in SeptemberI've traveled there before and there is a reason why it is so popular with North Americans. By virtue of some sort of agreement our nations have, American and Canadian can get 6 months visa on…trip-hop (74)in travel • 8 months agoTwo countries I would really like to visitI've traveled to a lot of countries and have been to all but one of the continents. This doesn't mean that I have been everywhere though and a few of the places I haven't been to are financially…trip-hop (74)in travel • 8 months agoReminiscing about how backpacking travel used to beI think that travel today, and in particular backpacking, has kind of been ruined by technology. For the most part these days I rarely run into people that I think are doing "true backpacking."…trip-hop (74)in travel • 8 months agoDownside of backpacking at hostels: You are going to encounter crazy peopleI have been traveling on the cheap for a long time now. I started when I was in my early 20's and it is something that I have been doing for a while now. I am no longer in the "dorm phase" of my…trip-hop (74)in travel • 9 months agoTales of travel woe: Leaving your ATM card in the machineThis has never happened to me because of the fact that I am extremely cautious of how I handle any of my cards when I am traveling. For the most part credit and debit card issuers are quite kind…trip-hop (74)in travel • 9 months agoTravel stories: Encountering firms that make fake flight itineraries for visa purposesThe rules for every country differ as far as gaining access to their visas are concerned. One of the quite common ones that is kind of being phased out most likely because it is impossible to…trip-hop (74)in travel • 9 months agoHow difficult is it to get a new passport overseasThis is going to relate only to US citizens because that is what I am and the only nationality that I have experience with doing what the title of this article states. The short answer is that it…trip-hop (74)in travel • 10 months agoBad travel stories: Having your room robbed... while you were in itMost of my stories of travel, or even the stories I hear about other people are good stories related to backpacking which, let's face it, is the least secure method of travel for a reason: You are…trip-hop (74)in travel • 10 months agoTraveling by bicycle: Is it a good idea?Several times in my life of travels I have run into people that are traveling vast distances by bicycle and as you would expect these people were in extremely good shape and had a lot of stories to…trip-hop (74)in travel • 11 months agoPreparing for visas ahead of time is essential for long-term travelI don't even know why it is that I have to say this but I recently ran into some people in Mexico that were turned away from an island nation that will remain unnamed when they turned up there…trip-hop (74)in travel • last yearCountries I love and hate to visit: KoreaAt the risk of sounding as though I am bragging I am going to say that I have been all over the world. Except for rather dangerous countries in certain parts of the world, and really expensive…trip-hop (74)in travel • last yearWhy are flights staying so expensive internationally but not domestic?Since Covid shut down the world, I noticed a disturbing and disappointing phenomenon as far as travel is concerned. The prices for international flights, especially long-haul flights going over the…trip-hop (74)in travel • last yearThinking back to the good ol' days of affordable international travelI don't know what happened between now and the early 2000's but international flights have become significantly more expensive. I understand a little bit about economics and inflation but there is…trip-hop (74)in travel • 2 years agoTruly stingy backpackers. Sorry, but some people take it too farI am all about saving money while traveling. I have been quite the penny-pincher in the past and some of those moves on my part make me a bit uneasy to recall how incredibly frugal I was. I was…
