by Marlys – @ParisBuFF (Montmartre, Paris) Visitors in Paris have to choose from several types of public transport tickets to use on the bus, metro trains or RER city trains. Buying single tickets at each journey will not be budget conscious. Neither is buying what the RATP is now trying to force on to tourists […]
Avoiding Restaurants for Tourists
by waitinginthedark (Italy) This happens frequently in touristic places, where the chances to have bad food at high prices are considerable. It’s never easy to choose when you’re not familiar with a place, however, there are a few tricks. 1. Avoid possibly bars and restaurants in famous places. Better having a look in the […]
Pack Everything in Zip Lock Bags
by Dave and Deb (Toronto, Canada) Our packs for Africa We tend to travel with back packs more than in a nice and fancy suitcase, so organization can be a problem. Packing all of our clothing and toiletries in zip lock, not only makes finding things easy, it keeps everything clean and dry. As backpackers, […]
Don’t wait until kids are grown
by Nancy Sathre-Vogel (on our bikes between the North Pole and South) The Vogel family cycling in Canada When I used to travel before our boys were born, I heard over and over again – “Good thing you are doing this now – before your kids are born.” Now that I have kids and am […]
Solo Train Travel in China
by Lin (alachua, fl, USA) Photo Credit of Frank* China has many gorgeous sites to see outside the usual tourist packed cities. Traveling this amazing country by train gives you the opportunity to experience this whole other side of the Middle Kingdom (the sprawling country side, mountains, and rice paddies) that tourists who stick to […]