Travel - General

How to travel more for less – part 1 – flight

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Hello to all budget travellers out there, here is some tips to get you travel more for less, or cheaper, so let’s get straight into it.

Flights

Probably is one of the biggest cost of your trip especially when you travel overseas, unless you live in Europe then you can take advantage of the multiple budget airlines and their offers. So, here are some tips to make that next flight booking more affordable

1. Taking advantage of frequent flyer (FF) programs 

Points, points, points … They are like the bitcoins of budget travellers as you can convert them into flights, accommodation, car booking, etc. Are you a member of any FF program? If not, please enrol for one, it’s free and will help to save you in cost later.

To maximise point collections: Continue reading “How to travel more for less – part 1 – flight”

Travel - General

How to get free accommodation when travelling

If you are a budget traveller like myself, we tend to look for the cheapest accommodation to book, usually most of us who don’t want to pay for fancy hotels would end up at the traditional backpacker hostels, or a bit fancier, Bed & Breakfast. If you travel in a group, airbnb is a great option where you can book the whole place and split the cost, which can be very economical and it offers more privacy and luxury compared to hostels.

However, there are many other options when it comes to seeking cheap accommodation, or even better, FREE. I’m not talking about packing a tent and camp in the park, which can be cruel in hot summer days or winter, here are a few better alternatives for accommodation: Continue reading “How to get free accommodation when travelling”

Australia, Places I go, Travel - General

Where can the Australia passport take you?

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By that, I didn’t mean to name all the 168 countries that we can travel to without the need of a visa. What I meant is the countries that allow us to live, study & work in for an extended period of time rather than just a mere tourist destination.

I am now living in London on the popular 2-year Youth Mobility Visa , the visa does not expire until mid-2017 but no harm for me to do some research to check out some potential next destinations. I have compiled a list of countries that us Aussies can come, live and experience the different bits of the world (note: I’m not including the employment sponsor visas here, I only include visas that are easy to obtain, more like working holiday visas). Here is the list (not exhaustive, still to be updated): Continue reading “Where can the Australia passport take you?”