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Travel Tips: How to Keep in Touch While on the Road

This is a sponsored guest post by Evelynn Sidiropoulos. Whether you’re bushcamping in Africa or hiking in the Outback, keeping in touch with the latest news and happenings while on the road can be quite tricky. Internet access may be limited in certain parts of the world while phone communications can cost a bomb. But thanks [...]

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New Gear Essentials for the Frequent Traveler

This is a guest post by Lenore Greiner, who’s joined us as a columnist for WildJunket Magazine’s Travel Gear section. Whether traipsing about Asia or circumnavigating the globe, there’s nothing worse than filling your backpack to the brim while second-guessing about what you will need on the road.  Forget about the most common, unforeseen mishaps [...]

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Essential Packing List for an Africa Overland Trip

As I start my overland journey through Southern Africa, I need to make sure I’ve packed all the essential items for the wilderness. I’ll be spending more than a month bush camping and traveling in areas with limited electricity and water supply, so it’s important to make sure I’ve got everything I’ll possibly need. On [...]

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Interview with a Travel Writer: William Gray

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Welcome to the Travel Writing Corner! Each month, I publish interviews with accomplished travel writers and share their travel writing tips here. This is the last installment of the series, and I’m absolutely stoked to feature the well-known writer, William Gray. Having been voted 4th in the Press Gazette’s Top 50 Travel Journalists 2010, William [...]

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8 Tips for a Successful Career Break

Last week, the career break movement Meet Plan Go! took place in 17 cities around North America and as you would have imagined, plenty of people showed up. Aimed to encourage and teach others how to travel the world and make it beneficial to your career, the movement obviously struck a …

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5 Popular Gap Year Destinations

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This is a guest post by James Cave. Taking a year out whether from work or university to explore the world can be a rewarding and enriching experience. Regardless of your age, a gap year can result in life-changing experiences and new perspectives in life. If you’re restless, unmotivated and lack …

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Top 10 Travel Tips: Mexico

Mayan monument of Chichen Itza, Mexico

This is a sponsored guest post by hotels4u. Mexico is a vast, varied and vibrant destination for all types of travelers ranging from seasoned to first-time visitors. The country offers both tropical and temperate climates, a vast sprawling city at its hub and picture perfect beaches along thousands of kilometers of …

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5 Quick Language Learning Tips

This is a sponsored guest post by Suzie Saw. I’ve used the ubiquity of English to trample clumsily through just about every country I’ve visited. It’s lazy, rude and effective. Given how often we charge off on last minute travel deals with barely time to flick through a phrasebook, let alone …

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Travel Tips for Broke Students

This is a sponsored blog post by Suzie Saw. You might be fresh out of college, or perhaps you’re just stuck with debts from university. Either way, it’s tough to watch your friends buzzing off to Malaysia or Colombia while you can’t even afford the cheapest flights out of Europe. You read your favourite travel [...]

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Long-term Travel: What to Pack and What to Leave Behind

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This is a sponsored guest post by David Preston. Packing for a trip away is rarely straightforward, particularly if you’re going to be traveling for months or possibly years on end. Deciding what items to take with you and what to leave behind, therefore, is essential. You want to travel light …

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How to Deal with Setbacks on the Road

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This is a sponsored guest post by David Preston. All travellers know that a trip with no hitches or glitches whatsoever is a rare delight. Experience teaches us all that the hurdles we’ll probably have to overcome as we pursue our passion for travel will, on occasion, trip us up and …

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10 Tips to Bargaining Your Way Across the Globe

Market in Fez, Morocco

This post was sponsored by HBF, an Australian travel insurance company. While traveling in various corners of the world, you’ll often find yourself in situations where bargaining skills come in handy. Whether you are picking out straw hats in Saigon’s Ben thanh Market, or Arabic water pipes in the Moroccan souk …

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Top 10 Travel Tips: Crete, Greece

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This is a sponsored guest post by hotels4u. Crete is an exotic island of outstanding natural beauty which provides a harmonic holiday experience for those looking to escape the dreary hum drum of urban living. The long stretch of coastline is punctuated with various coves, bays and peninsulas, …

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Cheap (or Free) Things to do in New York City

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This is a sponsored guest post by Anthony Haslam. New York has gained the reputation as the city that never sleeps, and it’s easy to see why. The dense multi-cultural population, vibrant energy and monumental sites make New York one of the world’s greatest cities. The Big Apple …

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How to Work in the Travel Industry

Bitten by the travel bug and want to make travel your lifestyle? Or are you fresh out of college, ready to explore the world one inch at a time? Whether your dream is to travel for a living or simply build a new life abroad, you can work at making …

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