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Cheap, long term travel is usually associated with Central America or South East Asia…Europe, not so much. While those regions are affordable on a backpacker’s budget, the Balkans are a highly underrated region in Europe that is as affordable on…
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Cafe Mokka: Humboldt County’s Cozy Little (not so) Secret Spot
A few hours north of San Francisco there is a small college town within Humboldt County, tucked away in the Redwood Coast, known for its rainy overcast days, university, organic food, marijuana and coastal trails called Arcata. Nestled within the…
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Things to Do, See and Experience in Sydney, Australia
While planning my trip to South East Asia trip, I have been thinking about making a stopover in Australia, but the cost of traveling in Australia seemed daunting and figured other readers may feel the same. Our Australia expert, Alex…
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Argentina to Colorado: Working Abroad at a Winter Ski Resort
Garen Gulmez is a guest contributor to Adrift Anyway from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I met Garen while he was visiting a mutual friend in Los Angeles before heading back to Buenos, Aires and we’ve kept in touch ever since. In…
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How to Choose the Best Hostel (for you)
I’m a gusher for luxurious 5 star hotels and I try to book stays while I’m traveling as often as possible, but only if I have enough loyalty points to do it. Once you realize that you can’t book all…
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How to Spend a Day at the Pamukkale Thermal Baths in Turkey
I spent two weeks in Turkey while traveling in September and it was one of the most diverse countries (as far as geography) we had a chance to visit. Rather than beginning our travels in Istanbul, we met in the…
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How to Travel Cheaply in Australia
While planning my trip to South East Asia trip, I have been thinking about making a stopover in Australia, but the cost of traveling in Australia seemed daunting and figured other readers may feel the same. Our Australia expert, Alex…
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Using Your Credit Card’s Coverage as Rental Car Insurance
With less than two days into our road trip across Montenegro, Bosnia, and Croatia we were cruising through the stunning landscape of the Tara Canyon with our rented Clio hatchback and when we heard a loud thump. The loud thud…
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Exploring the Balkans: Dervish House in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blagaj Tekke, a Sufi Monastery in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a site that I was so happy to experience thanks to Deny, the owner of the hostel we stayed in while in Mostar who brought us here. The Dervish House…
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Trekking Peru’s Santa Cruz Trail: Part 3 – Taullipampa – Punta Unión Pass – Vaqueria
In 2012 on a trip from Lima, Peru to Cartagena, Colombia I had a chance to head on a 4 day/3 night circuit in the Cordillera Blancas. The landscapes of this region of Peru provide some of the most jaw-dropping…