If you’re a part of the Couchsurfing community, you’ve no doubt heard the news. And you’ve certainly seen the outrage. If you log in to your Couchsurfing account today, this is the screen you will see: What’s more, everyone has been locked out of their accounts until they pay the monthly fee. All our friends

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QUICK SUMMARYThe best travel card for Kiwis right now is the Wise debit card. To be frank, it’s in a league of its own right now and there is nothing close to it. It allows you to load NZD and exchange it to all other major currencies at a fair rate (better than any NZ bank rate). It

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Think you’re ready for your first AfrikaBurn? I had my first AfrikaBurn this year, and can tell you it is magical, inspiring, life-changing, enlightening, and I’m certain you’re going to have a significant experience there (you can read my full diary here). However, there is a lot to think about before you go. AfrikaBurn might

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This article is a part of my travel tips series for New Zealand travellers. If you’re not from NZ, this post won’t apply to you. You can see the rest of the Kiwi traveller guides by clicking here. Busy? To skip the analysis and go straight to the results, click here! If you’re a travel fiend

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This article is a part of my travel tips series for New Zealand travellers series. If you’re not from NZ, this post won’t apply to you. You can see the rest of the Kiwi traveller guides by clicking here. Firstly, a disclaimer before any of you get too excited: Travel hacking in New Zealand is pretty

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Yo Bren if you’re always travelling alone, who takes all those cool photos of you? I guess they’re talking about photos like this:   A post shared by Bren (@brenontheroad) on Aug 2, 2016 at 12:00pm PDT And this:   A post shared by Bren (@brenontheroad) on Sep 16, 2016 at 7:15am PDT And this:

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By far the most common email I get these days is “Hey Bren, I would love to travel the world, I just don’t have the money right now. How do you afford to pay for it all? How do you make money while you’re travelling all the time?”

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