Category Archive for: ‘TRAVEL ADVICE’

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Long-term travel – part 1: resting from the road

OK, so you’re been away a year or two now and reckon travel’s well cool and you want to go on – but you can’t, cos you’re tired, numbed, overwhelmed …

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Getting visas for Central Asia – on route

OK, the consensus amid travelers is that Central Asia is an expensive and a time-consuming hassle for obtaining visas. Unfortunately this is mostly true. Simply this region is the biggest hassle in the world BUT it can be eased considerably with some advance planning

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10 indications you’re a freedom junkie, a travel crazy or simply, insane

4. You don’t accept the manipulative fingers of politics, religion, media hype, social gossip, societal obedience, celebrity worship.

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Read it or die enslaved – Vagabond Explorer magazine #1

VAGABOND EXPLORER Magazine features the best, most-unique individual travelers out there on the road today

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Excellent shitty travel advice

With so much ‘great’ travel advice on the web by acclaimed mainstream travelers I’ve decided it time to add my brilliance to the waste pile that passes as peaks of expert advice.

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Travel Advice – What to take

Packing it all in – have it organized so it flows easy – best with side-zipping packs as opposed to top-loading. And as mentioned earlier have everything compartmentalized into plastic transparent bags for easy identification and access, fast packing and extra water-proofing. Needless to say have stuff that you may need accessible or at the top or stashed in a side pocket – like a poncho for a sudden downpour

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Travel Advice – Hitch-hiking

While hitching is usually to save on transport costs often it’s the only viable means of transport, especially so in remote developing world regions where you may ride on top of a cargo truck …

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Travel Advice – 101

Travel as light as possible: a heavy, bulky backpack will be your worse enemy … Besides: you can always buy cheaply and discard as you travel …

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