When I was a backpacker, my low-budget lifestyle often took me off the beaten path, and rarely did I follow a fixed itinerary. Anything could happen, and that was the whole point. In that same vein, ...

If you can find the right location and keep your overhead down and your prices low, it's possible to make a pretty good living out of running a backpacker hostel. Although most backpackers travel on a ...

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The world of travel has drastically changed thanks to modern technology. Small devices you can fit in your pocket or bag have replaced many of the space-consuming essentials of yesteryear. There's no ...

If you’re taking an extended trip or holiday, standard single-trip or annual multi-trip travel insurance won’t be suitable because the maximum trip duration is usually around 30 days. This means ...

A backpacker traveled around Australia for free by pet-sitting — and has saved thousands of dollars doing it. Hailey Learmonth headed to Australia in Jan. 2023 after googling "how to travel for free," ...

Accor is to make its debut in the backpacker market, initially with three backpacker `hostels` in Auckland, Rotorua and Wellington, and with a number of other sites under consideration in the rest of ...

Every year, there is an exodus from the UK of tens of thousands of young people taking university gap years or other extended overseas breaks, with the funding for their travels often coming in full ...