February 4, 2012

Five Tips on Saving Money on the Road

Not everyone is born with silver spoons in their mouths. Not everyone has loads of cash that they could easily spend on whatever your heart desires. But limited budget should not deter you from enjoying your passions in life such as travelling. There are tons of creative ways on how you could work on your [...]

FlipNomad’s Best of Travel 2011

Thanks to Alex of CrazySexyFunTraveler.com for tagging me in this awesome Best of Travel 2011 series of posts by various travel bloggers. This project is started by Jeremy of BudgetTravelsAdventures.com. Here’s mine Best Domestic Travel Destination My best domestic travel destination for 2011 would definitely be El Nido, Palawan. I stayed there for a month [...]

Five Steps in Finding Cheap Flights

Airfare is arguably the biggest expense in any travels and it could easily bust your budget if you aren’t careful in booking. And you don’t have to spend on airfare that much if you follow these five simple steps: 1. Research: Regardless if you’re looking for Los Angeles flights or just local flights around the [...]

How to go to Ubud, Bali from Yogyakarta via Mt. Bromo

There are a variety of ways on how to go to Bali from Yogyakarta. You could commute to Probolinggo and take the ferry to Bali or alternatively you could book a package thru one of the travel agencies in Yogyakarta which I find very convenient. Average cost that I saw was around 230-250,000 Rupiah. Alternatively, [...]

How to DIY your Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park Island Hopping Trip

Island hopping in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park could easily cost you a lot of money if you book thru travel agencies. You actually have the option to DIY it to save money. Here’s how: Jesselton Ferry Terminal 1. Go to Jesselton Ferry Terminal and book your boats (price depends on number of islands you’ll visit). [...]

How to Travel around Penang – Five Tips for Easy Navigation

The hostel that we stayed in have a Georgetown and Penang map with the list of bus no., destination and routes that you will definitely find useful. Here’s the bus routes also prepared by our hostel… Some tips for transportation around Penang: 1. Prepare an exact fare. 2. Always get your ticket from the bus [...]

How to Go to Penang from Phuket – Act of Kindness from Strangers

The easiest way to go to Penang from Phuket is to fly with Fireflyz or other airlines serving this route. But for travellers with a tight budget, the overland option would be your best bet (unless there’s an airfare promo). If you don’t want to bother yourself from researching this info, you could just book [...]

How Much Did I Spend in Bangkok and Phuket Town

Thailand is one of my favourite countries and staying here for a couple of weeks seems to be one of the easiest decision. This time around we spent eight days in Bangkok and three days in Phuket Town. The sprawling city of Bangkok is a nice break after spending some time in Siem Reap. I [...]

Phuket Town – My First Impression

I’ve been to Phuket before with my friends but we stayed in Patong and only ventured to Kata and Karon beaches and the surrounding islands. I never had a glimpse of Phuket Town except for the bus station. As I was reading other blogs about Phuket, I chanced upon Pinay Travel Junkie’s post about Phuket [...]

How to Go to Phuket from Bangkok

I’ve decided to write about this since I’ve noticed that some people are wondering on how to go to Phuket from Bangkok. Here’re are some of your options. By Land The easiest way to be book through any travel agencies near your hostels. As of the time of writing, it cost me 450Baht for a [...]