» Essential no holes barred, backpacking, round the world and budget travel information. All you need to know to get going on the trip you always wanted to do or the one you booked and are so apprehensive about. So hit the subject title links below, read on and be enlightened.... or in the words of Mark Twain:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Everything you need to know about what to pack.
A real if not definitive list of everything you really need to pack and take with you (not just everything). Along with explanations of why, such as the great sleeping and foot wear debate. Take it from someone who has learnt the hard way and is not selling or promoting anything other than the concept of travelling light. What you pack can really make a difference to your trip, read on for why you must pack light/small, packing tips and general advice on everything you need to carry with you in terra incognita.
Everything you need to know on where to go and what to see.
Where to go? Well actually just a few ideas - the real planning is up to you with some hard choices to be made. This section contains tips on planning and names of some places you may not have necessarily heard of, but certainly require consideration regarding visiting. The highlights and lowlights of the world - a few ideas of the good, bad and ugly!
Everything you need to know about what to do before you leave.
Unsure as to what malaria prophylaxis, jabs, money or visas you need? The 'before you go' bit is tougher than the trip itself and can seem like an administration nightmare. Take a look at this section for information on: jabs/ immunizations you need, malaria prophylaxis, how much your trip will cost, in what form to take your funds, insurance, buying air tickets, travelling alone, visas, guidebooks in the planning stage, travel photography and general safety.
Everything you need to know about what you will find in over 50 countries.
What you will find there? Country summaries are a detailed country by country break down of the information that you really need and want to know in the planning stage or for simply a vicarious trip. A whole load of information - constantly updated and added to - more succinct than could (if they featured it) be found in regular travel guides. Regions featured: Australia and the Pacific , China and South Asia , East Africa (new), Middle East , Southern Africa (new), South America and South East Asia. Up to-date topical facts and tips - now you have no reason for apprehension or ill planning.
Everything you need to know about what lies in wait for you on the road.
If you are unsure about independent travel and read only one section in this site, make it this one. On the road is a comprehensive guide explaining and offering an idea as to some of the things that you need to deal with whilst travelling and how to deal with them, such as food poisoning and bus travel.
Since this section contains so much information, it is stored on two pages in two parts. Part one has information on: getting ill and staying healthy, moving around, sleeping, looking after your things/avoiding crime, dealing with beggars and hassle, bargaining and responsible tourism. Part two has information on: guidebooks, staying in touch, English language media, books, washing clothes, cultural expectations and culture shock, toilets, buying counterfeit goods, details on drugs and vice, and other tip
Everything you wanted in the way of a travel photography site.
Select by region or see only the best in one go. Over three hundred and fifty images from around the globe, some simply to offer you a flavour of the place, others definitely worth a look, if only for inspiration. Just up - images from both East and Southern Africa, including Namibia, Victoria Fall and the East African plains.
Every travel link you would need to know about.
A collection of over two hundred links; a few well organized essential links and tons more be sides for you to wade through, but all assured of quality. If you have a web page yourself and have enjoyed this site, please create a link to it and pass on the word. Conversely you can recommend your link (please note commercial sites will not be listed unless truly worthy and we can link up - I am looking for sites like this one, by travellers for other travellers) if you can't already find it.
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About this site - author's note:
I wanted to break through the crap - to share some insight that is relevant to independent travellers today. Information straight from the road, as it were, in a down-to-earth context. So please click on the links above and tell me if this site has helped you, what you found useful, or not. Also, if you found information missing, want to add any (please...) or have any other questions (I can't always get back immediately), please get in touch. All reader comments and questions welcomed. I would like very to further my guest book. It goes without saying that the majority of the information on this site is subjective at the very least. Furthermore attempting to write something or cover all eventuality within budget independent travel would be impossible. However, I have spent a long time (you have no idea!) constructing these pages in order to try and help those who are in the position I was before my travelling days began and subsequent enlightenment. I am sure more experienced travellers will find some information a little patronizing, but I am not really putting anything new out here - it's just how it is.
If you are interested in using any of the material in this site, or would like extra material for commercial purposes, then please contact me via e-mail using the address at the bottom of this page.
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Reader Comment (Ella Bowden) - FANTASTIC SITE! Easy to use, really to the point. I've wanted to plan travelling for ages and haven't know where to start, all the books I've read don't want to commit to giving you the details you really want to know. I don't think I could have been confident in planning my travelling without this site, you have positively influenced my life in a huge way. Many thanks.
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