Archive of Travel Tips

What Do You Really Need In A Travel First Aid Kit?

Posted by Dan on June 06, 2010 in Travel Tips

I have to say I’m pretty lax when it comes to health on the road. Street food? No problem. Near rare meat? Ok. Tap water? As long as it’s not brown. Anti-Malarials? You mean DEET?

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Travel Money Guide: Travel Debit and Credit Cards for Australians

Posted by Dan on April 04, 2010 in Features, Travel Tips

This is not a paid review post, there are no affiliate links. I just got sick of fees and went looking for a better deal. This has really bugged me, there is heaps of info for foreign

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The Budget Airline Paradox: Why Cheaper is Not Always Better

Posted by Dan on July 07, 2009 in Travel Tips

On my trip to Cambodia a few months ago I was sitting in Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport waiting for my my flight to board, Emirates MEL to SIN. At a nearby gate was JetStar MEL to SIN, the low cost carrier (LCC) of choice for this route and the packed gate was a testament to that. My own gate was sparsely populated, a few families, business men and oddly a few backpackers.

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Is Adventure Travel Safe?

Posted by Dan on July 07, 2009 in Travel Tips

Yes! Don't for a minute reconsider traveling because you are worried it is not safe. Unless you are planning a trip to Iraq, Afghanistan or North Korea you'll be just as safe as you are at home in most cases. The media likes to  depict a world descending into chaos, in fact it always has and people have always said that the moral fabric of society is deteriorating. Out in the world though you find that most people are going about their daily lives  and trying to be good people while doing so, just like you.

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Travel in The Monsoon Season

Posted by Dan on June 06, 2009 in Travel Tips

I hear a lot of questions about traveling in Monsoon (Wet Season) people are mostly interested in India and Thailand.

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