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How to travel and pay zilch for accommodationARTICLE

How to travel and pay zilch for accommodation

TOPICS: Budget Adventure If you're short on cash but up to your ears in time, you'd be surprised at the doors open to you when it comes to dodging hotel bills. Volunteer work, caretaking and couchsurfing are just some great examples for the open-minded traveller.
Surviving the world's most expensive citiesARTICLE

Surviving the world's most expensive cities

TOPICS: Budget London Paris Dublin Copenhagen United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland France England Denmark Baile Atha Cliath Eire Region Ile-de-France
Dollar-stretching destinationsARTICLE

Dollar-stretching destinations

TOPICS: Budget Fiji Islands Mexico Iceland Argentina Russia Norway Hungary Sweden Poland Romania Where will your Aussie money go furthest? Expedia.com.au have teamed up with foreign exchange specialist HiFX to produce a list of the top ten destinations to...
Why you need to head to the UK and Europe ... NOWBLOG

Why you need to head to the UK and Europe ... NOW

TOPICS: Budget United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Turkey Crete Corfu Majorca Australia Victoria Greece Nomos Kerkyras Piraios Nomos Now really is the time to take advantage of the global recession and the collapse of currencies that would normally give the Aussie dollar a beat-down. With...
Credit crunch basket casesARTICLE

Credit crunch basket cases

TOPICS: Budget New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Iceland Ukraine Hungary In countries where the economy has truly tanked, there are potential bargains in store for tourists, and now might just be the right time to visit. Check out...
Off-season AustraliaARTICLE

Off-season Australia

TOPICS: Budget Eco and nature Gold Coast Hobart Kimberley Kakadu National Park Tamworth Flinders Ranges Snowy Mountains New South Wales Queensland Australia Tasmania South Australia Western Australia Travelling in the off-season doesn't only represent good value - you'll have a wonderful destination all to yourself as well.
Staycations: the new vacationsARTICLE

Staycations: the new vacations

TOPICS: Budget Australia All it takes is a little imagination and a sense of adventure to turn your at-home vacation into a 'staycation' that you and your family will remember.
Povo paradisesARTICLE

Povo paradises

TOPICS: Budget Vietnam Canada South Africa Hamilton Island Iceland Samoa Vanuatu Papua New Guinea Queensland Australia Where to holiday on the weak Aussie dollar.
Cheapest destinationsARTICLE

Cheapest destinations

TOPICS: Budget Laos Ukraine Dominican Republic Syria Ethiopia Uruguay Departamento de Cerro Largo Oriental Republic of Uruguay With the dollar on the decline, cheap holidays to the States and beyond are no longer an option. So make the most of your (diminishing!) Aussie dollar, and...
Nine budget tips for EuropeARTICLE

Nine budget tips for Europe

TOPICS: Budget If there's one place that doesn't immediately scream 'value' for budget travellers, it's Europe. But, with some careful planning and a few smart choices, it's...
Aussie hostels in EuropeARTICLE

Aussie hostels in Europe

TOPICS: Budget Yes, we know you're in Europe to experience the culture, but sometimes a good old fashioned piece of Australian kitsch really does hit the spot.
The scrimper's guide to travelARTICLE

The scrimper's guide to travel

TOPICS: Budget How to get by on next to nothing

More often than not our travel ambitions are grander than the contents of our wallets. But there are so many ways to make...
Travel hotspots for bargain huntersARTICLE

Travel hotspots for bargain hunters

TOPICS: Budget London New York City Paris Shopping Hong Kong Istanbul Damnoen Saduak Fes Thailand United States United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland France Turkey England Morocco Changwat Ratchaburi Istanbul Ili New York Region de Fes-Boulemane Region Ile-de-France We all love a bargain, and when you're travelling, local shopping hubs and markets are a great way to tap into a region's culture. But if you're not prepared,...
I pod, do you? Europe's pod hotel revolutionARTICLE

I pod, do you? Europe's pod hotel revolution

TOPICS: Budget London Hotels Paris Amsterdam Switzerland Berlin Antwerp Budapest Frankfurt am Main Austria United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Germany France England Hungary Belgium Philippines Flanders Netherlands Budapest fovaros Land Berlin Land Hessen Province of Pangasinan Provincie Noord-Holland Region Ile-de-France A new alternative to hostels, Pod hotels have taken Europe by storm and offer travellers a stylish, albeit tiny place to stay. They can be just a series...
Top tips for carefree backpackingARTICLE

Top tips for carefree backpacking

TOPICS: Budget It's official: backpacking is the bomb! As a backpacker you'll see some of the most beautiful places in the world, meet incredible people and try amazing new...
The Big Apple on a budget — how to save money in NYCARTICLE

The Big Apple on a budget — how to save money in NYC

TOPICS: New York City Budget United States New York New York is called the Big Apple because everyone, no matter what's in their bank account, gets a bite. Only a few cities in the world can rival New York for...
Uluru: are tours worth the money?ARTICLE

Uluru: are tours worth the money?

TOPICS: Budget In the shadow of Uluru eight of us gather around tour guide Judy Trigger to touch a delicate grenvillia, trying to...
U S hurray! Taking advantage of cheap flights StatesideARTICLE

U S hurray! Taking advantage of cheap flights Stateside

TOPICS: Budget New York City Los Angeles Las Vegas San Francisco Grand Canyon United States California Arizona Nevada New York After a few months off everyone's holiday to-do list due to the weakened Aussie dolalr, the States are back in fashion thanks to some scorching airfares, with...
Ryanair horror storiesBLOG

Ryanair horror stories

TOPICS: Flying Budget Passengers aboard a Ryanair flight from the UK to the Canary Islands were diverted due to weather conditions, forced to disembark on a neighbouring island over...
The world's most pathetic currenciesARTICLE

The world's most pathetic currencies

TOPICS: Budget Vietnam Cambodia Laos The strong Aussie dollar has made overseas travel particularly attractive in the last year or so. But in some countries, one of our yellow notes is far more...
         

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