Self improvement, Thailand, Travel Tips

How To Take A Mini Retirement In Bangkok

A few months ago I returned to Auckland from a five week stint in Bangkok. I decided to head to my beloved Thai capital after a few months in the European winter, which was driving me nuts. I finally understand why Southeast Asia is full of Europeans in December and why they’re all so happy. …

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Travel Tips

How To Find Cheap Accommodation

These days every traveller, no matter how inexperienced, has the ability to find their own accommodation. Travel agents, at least in this regard, are completely obselete. It doesn’t matter if you’re booking six months in advance, the day before your flight, or simply showing up unannounced – you can find everything you need with a …

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Travel Tips

Everything You Need To Know About Buying Travel Insurance

Note: I have a specialised guide on travel insurance for New Zealand travellers. If you’re a Kiwi, click here. Update 2020: Most travel insurance providers are distancing themselves from covering any costs relating to Covid19. This includes hospitalization, medical care, trip cancellations and emergency evacuations. The best thing you can do right now is to …

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Travel Tips

How To Find A Super Cheap Flight

Depending on where you live, flights can be a real suck on your travel budget. Thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars. How do you find a cheap flight? It’s the bane of every budget traveller. Over the last few years I’ve learned a few tricks, and flights are no longer the draining expense they …

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Travel Tips

What’s In My Backpack?

So you want some packing tips.   Don’t really have many good ones, to be honest. But I can tell you what I like to carry.   My backpack has all the usual stuff in it – underpants, toothbrush, pet giraffe – but I also carry a few things that might not be so obvious.​

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Travel Tips

How Much Does It Cost To Travel Europe For 5 Months? My 2016 Figures

How much does it really cost to travel Europe? This year I went to find out. After a short jaunt with my family, I took off to backpack the continent solo for five months. 11 countries, 23 cities, 40 beds and 10,101km later, it’s finally over. Truthfully, I was a little nervous doing my numbers. …

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Travel Tips, Kiwi Travellers, Popular

Can New Zealanders Stay In The Schengen Area For More Than 90 Days?

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. If you’ve travelled to Europe, you will be familiar with the 90/180 days Schengen visa rule. Citizens of …

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Musings, Travel Tips

If You’re Nervous About Your First Time Travelling, Read This

Right now, I’m sitting on my bed in a hostel dorm in Berlin. My crap is all over the floor. The girl sleeping in the bed beside me also has her crap all over the floor. And then there’s a couple of tidy guys, with all their stuff locked and zipped up. Nobody has made …

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