Warsaw sits along the banks of Vistula the river and is the capital of Poland. The city is mostly modern due to it being destroyed during WWII and has been mostly rebuilt over the last century. However, even though it is largely new, the city was rebuilt to represent both old and new architecture creating [...]
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Tips on saving money whilst backpacking
Backpacking is still one of the most popular ways of seeing the world on a budget, there are still costs involved however, and a little time spent planning your trip can save you a lot of money in the long run. Once you have decided which continent you are going to visit, you have to [...]
Backpacking around Europe
Backpacking has long been synonymous with impoverished students grasping the opportunity to travel by wandering around Europe with all the possessions strapped to their back. After a drop in popularity a decade or so back, the economic climate is one of the reasons why there has been a great resurgence in interest in backpacking as [...]
Finding Plage de Saleccia in Corsica without a car
The Plage de Seleccia beach and campsite in Corsica is often referred to as paradise by the locals, given the fact that it really is unspoiled and will instantly take your breath away. However, one of the reasons for this is that you cannot reach the area with a car making it a challenge to [...]
Travel apps growing and getting better
When it comes to travel apps and the fact that are becoming more sophisticated it is hard to debate what the iPad and iPhone have brought to the market. This is due to the fact that as Apple has continued to raise the bar for what makes an application worth your money, application developers have [...]
Travel Money Cards: Better than Cash?
The most common forms of currency exchange are cash, credit cards, debit cards and traveler cheques, but there is also another method: prepaid currency cards. A relatively new addition to the exchange methods, they are catching like wildfire with travelers everywhere. Similar to a debit card, the travel cards are a prepaid card that you [...]
Couch Surfing Tips
Arriving at the host’s house is the most difficult part. It somehow makes you feel very nervous ringing the doorbell of someone you have never met before and walking in with your backpack, knowing you are going to sleep there. Once this part is over, and you get into conversation, everything seems to run smoothly. [...]
