Want to know where everyone will be going next year? Well, we’re giving you the jump on all the rest. Taking from our recent survey*, here are the top 10 travel hot spots to hit up in 2015, as voted by all of you. *Entries are now closed 10. India Credit: Dennis Jarvis India has long…
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How to fix these 7 packing mistakes even smart travellers make
Fred Perrotta is co-founder of Tortuga Backpacks, the makers of the ultimate travel backpack. Hostels are fun, inexpensive, and social. But you wouldn’t describe them as “spacious.” When you’re sharing space with other travellers, packing list becomes even more important – and even smart travellers make packing mistakes that add bulk to their bag. Don’t…
10 reasons you will love Sydney and never want to leave
Forever, Sydney has been at the top of the list for backpackers the world over. Its allure is so complete that many who arrive intending to just spend a few days on the beach end up never wanting to leave. That’s the thing, there’s so much more to Sydney than just the idealistic novelty of sun, sea…
5 things a solo female traveller needs to do before leaving for round-the-world travel
Our latest guest blogger is Becki Enright, founder of Borders of Adventure – a solo female travel blog, driving travellers to new destinations and to visit the well-known, but with a focus on alternative sights and off the beaten track adventures. Follow her on twitter @bordersofadventure or join her nomadic followers on Facebook. 1. Get…
8 Smartphone Super-Hacks for Safer Travel
Ready to make booking faster, easier and available anywhere? Our free iOS and Android apps are perfect for researching hostels and booking on the go, so you can plan your trip from your smartphone, wherever you are. Download them from Google Play and iTunes now… So everyone’s heard that urban backpacker myth about the guy who…
Pooping Abroad: How to Find the Cleanest Toilets When You’re Travelling
Toilets on mt. Kenya. Image: SuSanA Secretariat The first time I got up close and personal with a squat toilet, I was in Delhi Airport on a stopover, waiting to board a flight to Thailand. I hadn’t thought about the loo situation on my upcoming island-hopping trip – but now confronted with an alien, vacuum-moulded plastic…
What does $1 buy you in every European country
Attention Eurotrippers! As you know, it’s always been our mission to help you find the best budget accommodation going. Now we’ve decided to take it a step further. To keep you on the road and enjoying your trip for longer, we’ve found at least one thing you can buy in each country for just one…
14 Pictures That Prove Travel Selfies Are the Best Thing Ever
Source Ready to make booking faster, easier and available anywhere? Our free iOS and Android apps are perfect for researching hostels and booking on the go, so you can plan your trip from your smartphone, wherever you are. Download them from Google Play and iTunes now… We all love to hate selfies. But we’re all…
8 Dumb iPhone Photography Mistakes You Keep Making
Ready to make booking faster, easier and available anywhere? Our free iOS and Android apps are perfect for researching hostels and booking on the go, so you can plan your trip from your smartphone, wherever you are. Download them from Google Play and iTunes now… So we 21st century kids left the old…
11 Reasons Travelling in Your 30s is Better than Your 20s
How is travelling in your 30s different from travel in your 20s? Find out in our 11-point guide to being a thirty-something backpacker… When you’re 22, it feels like you’ll be young forever. Sadly, you won’t. You’ll get old. It sucks. But being older doesn’t mean you have to give in to Sandals holidays; you…
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