Making enough money to finance your backpacking trip to Europe can be quite a daunting task.The first $1,000 you save is always a doozy. It’s the hardest money saving psychological barrier to cross, especially if you have always been bad at managing your money.
If you are currently working, the golden rule to wealth is to […]

Now there’s a cheaper way to keep in touch with friends and family abroad. By using www.smsroam.com to send your international text messages you can significantly reduce the cost compared with your mobile operators rates.
Simply install a java application to your phone and use that to compose your messages, they will then be sent […]

This is pretty strange because it’s not normal that Ireland denies entry to American travelers. One of their customs agents must have had a serious grudge against America or and American citizen to create such a stir. Irish police are investigating it.The lesson here is to have a photo copy of your online bank balance, just […]

Here’s a clip from San Fermin’s The Running of the Bulls. Just yesterday, a kid from Madrid was gored to death by one of the bulls. So for all of you backpackers backpacking Spain and heading over to the Running of the Bulls in the future, keep in mind that as fun as it may […]

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Every year there are countless of first time backpackers and travelers wondering if they should backpack and or travel solo.
Is it worth it to backpack or travel solo? How do you meet people while backpacking solo? Is it safe to travel alone? Will I get lost backpacking Europe alone?
Here’s a good post from a […]

Follow Kristy as she gives you a video and picture tour of her solo trip to London, Slovenia, Italy, France and Switzerland. She had an absolutely amazing time!
Thanks and great job, Kristy!
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Here´s an idea that you can try at your local hostel.

Famous Amsterdam Flying Pig Hostels:
Book the Flying Pig Downtown Hostel online here
Book the Flying Pig UPtown Hostel online here
Book the Flying Pig Beach Hostel online here

Looks like fun. They couldn´t find anything illegal about it, so why not try it?

If you are backpacking through Eastern Europe and make your way to the Czech Repbulic, you might want to check out the caves on the Moravian Karst.
There are 1,000 known caves on the Moravian Karst, 4 of which are open to the public.

For more information on the the caves in the Czech Republic, visitBlansko […]