How to choose the perfect hostel? – 5 easy steps for...
Yeah! You finally booked your flights! Now, there is only thing left to do and that is finding that perfect hostel. A good hostel...
Safety tips for the adventurous solo backpacker!
Due to the popularity of the previously written post 'How to Keep Your Money Safe While Traveling?', I decided to share more tips on...
Best Places to Travel When Solo and On a Budget! Updated...
Let's talk about the best places to travel when solo and on a budget!
Two of the most common travel myths include: You need lots of...
3 ways backpacking makes you a more responsible traveler
Responsible travel is booming. You read about responsible travel (a.k.a. sustainable travel or ethical travel) in the newspaper or on blogs, and travel organizations...
Is this the best backpacker tent? Review: Nordisk Telemark 1 LW
The search for the best backpacker tent
The last few years, I traveled with a tent. A tent offers you the certainty of a place...
The pros and cons of a homestay program abroad
In my early twenties I traveled to Shjiazhuang, a large industrial city south of Beijing to participate in a one-month homestay program of an...
The hitchhikers guide to Europe: 10 tips!
It's by far the best way to meet people, to get on the road as cheap as possible and gather some unexpected adventure on...
Ultimate camping tips for beginners and first-timers!
On top of a rock in Indonesia, where the wind was so strong the tent-cloth touched my face, I camped. In between a colorful sea of tents...