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Budget resting places – how to find?

Budget resting places – how to find?

Do you like a bit of adventure when you travel? Many persons make the mistake of thinking that compromising on quality of accommodation is a sign of adventurous living. Living in a room without water does not make it an adventurous trip. A room with lumpy beds is not what adventurous living is all about. Budget accommodation mean that you may not have luxuries like a Jacuzzi or a swimming …

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Cheap and not so cheerful

Cheap and not so cheerful

When I set off on my gap year travels as a wide-eyed and innocent 18-year-old (at least in my parents'eyes) my grandmother had one piece of advice for me that I still use on my adventures today; never stay anywhere with dirty sheets. She was a very house-proud woman. The kind who ironed underpants and had all the printed tins in the kitchen cupboards …

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Students and Accommodation

Students and Accommodation

This is the time of the year when university students will be getting ready to resume school. Apart from the returning stu dents, new intakes will also be resuming. One of the most important factors in student life is a place to live; accommodation. It is so important that some spend months looking for where to live. A colleague from one of my art classes, traveled from her country months …

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Photo Opportunities

Photo Opportunities

Being able to take photos is fundamentally important to any traveller. This travel blog would be fairly bland if it was filled with text and no pictures. Without the ability …

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Fake Green Hotels – Beware Of Scams

Fake Green Hotels – Beware Of Scams

It has come to my notice that numerous budget hotels in small towns are advertising themselves as locations for environmental friendly holidays. Well, I was of the opinion that such …

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The Philippine Jeepney - King of Philippine Roads

The Philippine Jeepney - King of Philippine Roads

When you are in the Philippines, you will never miss seeing one of them. They are these bulky, silver metal-plated, roaring vehicles that ply the roads of the Philippines …

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Loving The Riverside Scenes In Denmark

Loving The Riverside Scenes In Denmark

Denmark is known to be the land of lovely coast lines and mind baffling islands. No country can surpass the safety and freshness that Denmark exhibits. Correspondingly, it is admired …

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