This is a guest post by Andrew Tipp. Scandinavia. It’s expensive, right? So it’s probably best to skip cities like Copenhagen when you’re backpacking around Europe? Wrong. Well, not completely wrong. It is expensive – you won’t get much change from £7 when you buy a pint. But it’s totally worth visiting, either as a short trip in itself or [...]
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Budget Food Guide to Vietnam
This is a guest post from Agness of eTramping. When strolling down the streets of Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, you can smell the fish sauce, seafood, rice, baguettes and fresh noodles. The smell is so intense you feel like eating all the time. Although the food is quick to make, it always contains fresh aromas, herbs and spices. [...]
Local Street Art Culture in Beirut
This is a guest post by Aline Mayard of YallaBye.eu. Beirut was such a beautiful, cosmopolitan, and vibrant city in the 50’s and 60’s that it was known as the Paris of the Middle East. But the country was stroke by a civil war from 1975 to 1990 leaving the city in ruins. Ever since the 90s, the people of Lebanon have [...]
How to Meet Art in Everyday Vienna
This is a guest post from Barbara Cacao of Vienna-Unwrapped. Art is alive and kicking in Vienna, Austria, my hometown. While Viennese museums are renowned for their historic art treasures, and local galleries draw in a select group of art connoisseurs, you can find a great mix of art in many places of everyday life. 1) Vienna Coffeehouses The UNESCO-recognised [...]
5 Reasons To Visit The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
This is a guest post from Will Wolf, who runs Wills Blog Of Travel And Life. The Islamic Republic of Mauritania–neatly sandwiched between Morocco, Mali, Algeria, Senegal, and the sweep of the Atlantic Ocean–is not one frequented by many travelers, and honestly, why should it be? Covered mostly by desert, with the vast majority of women exposing only their eyes, and [...]
5 Cultural Ways to Tour Macau
This is a guest post from Jeremy Albelda, who runs The World or Bust and Top Spot Travel. If China has always been somewhere you’ve wanted to go, but you can’t live with the thought of not being able to check your Facebook (ya, it’s banned on Mainland China), you have two options, Hong Kong, or Macau (Taiwan sort of, but that’s [...]
5 Ways to Blend into Thessaloniki Culture
This is a guest post from Nicholas Biblis on behalf of Aspiring Backpacker. Being the second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki often gets overshadowed by Athens. To be fair, many cities could get overshadowed by Athens based on the history and culture of the city alone. But Thessaloniki is full of history too and at least as much culture. I recommend any [...]
5 Adventurous Excursions in the Philippines
This is a guest post from Phoebe Magdirila of Maiden Voyage Travel. 5 Adventurous Excursions in the Philippines The tropical country Philippines, known for its archipelagic state, has too much in store that travelers seeking for adventure can find a lot of other interesting places apart from just being in the bustling streets of a congested Manila. Traveling here can be [...]
Tips for First-Time Couch Surfing
This is a guest post from Sonia Jeffers. I’m sure most people have heard about the concept of couchsurfing but for those who haven’t, the basic idea is “pay it forward”. You let a stranger sleep on your couch and one day when you decide to travel, someone does the same for you. Couchsurfing describes themselves as a “global network [...]
A Guide to the Philadelphia Love Train
This post is written by a guest writer. Created in the summer of 2009, the renowned Love Letter street-art project was the work of the Philadelphia-born artist, Stephen Powers. The Love Letter is a collaborative community project of fifty murals and street signs consisting of artistically designed text, spanning the corridor that runs from 46th through to 63rd Street in [...]
Off the Grid Beaches in Thailand
This post is written by Global Basecamps. Thailand has it all: ancient ruins, holy temples, elephant rides, world-class parties, and so help me Buddha, the very best, cheapest street food I have ever tasted. There is one other thing you will encounter while touring here though: other tourists. Tons of them. When we travel, many of us want to feel [...]
Top 5 Most Singular Villages in Sardinia
This is a guest post from Silvia Pe of Charming Sardinia and Charming Italy. Who doesn’t know Sardinia, its white beaches and crystal sea? Obviously, the Sardinian coasts are the most famous aspect of the Island but there are a lot of ways to enjoy the second largest Island of Mediterranean sea. That being said, if you are looking for [...]
