After more than 20 years of travel, Charles and I have slept in pretty much every kind of place you can imagine. We’ve stayed in hundreds of hotels, hostels, huts, Airbnbs and rental apartments, plus our fair share of cars, tents, vans, RVs, and other places that probably stretched the definition of accommodation. We’ve slept […]
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Your next adventure may be closer than you think! This guide features the top 15 spots for an affordable family getaways near Manila! These nearby trips are perfect for balikbayans, OFWs, and remote workers coming home. Spend more time with family without booking another flight. 10 Popular Affordable Family Getaways Near Manila 1. Tagaytay –
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Exploring the Philippines in October can be a rewarding experience if you don’t mind a little rain. October is part of the country’s low travel season. The month invites fewer crowds and better rates, which means you can visit islands without the usual heat. You just need to know where to go and remember some
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QR codes are everywhere when we travel now, on restaurant tables, parking meters, hotel signs, airports, train stations, and transit machines. This travel scam known as Quishing or QR code phishing is becoming the fastest growing travel scam warning out there. Most QR codes are legitimate, but scammers are using fake QR code stickers and
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Amsterdam was one of the first places I ever visited outside North America. I was finishing up my Master’s degree at the time, and that week in the Netherlands felt like a doorway into a much bigger world. I only spent about seven days in Amsterdam, but I loved it almost immediately. There was something
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Sifnos is for travellers who want beauty without the noise. You get white villages, stone paths, clear coves, old churches, pottery studios, and a food culture that runs deep. It feels polished, yet it still moves to local rhythms. One of the best places to look is the Poulati coast, near Artemonas and Kastro. A
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As our plane lifted off from Bali to Brisbane, we were so excited to start our two and a half week trip to Australia! This country had been on our list for many years, but for whatever reason, we hadn’t made it to this part of the world… …until our Aussie friends decided to get
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There’s a lot of eSIM companies in the world. They all work a similar way: you download their app, pick your package, install the eSIM into your smartphone, and off you go. There’s many I like. But one I like more the rest is Holafly and I’ve been using their eSIMs for years. I find
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Chiang Mai is well-known amongst the digital nomad community for its cheap living and fast internet connections. We’d been backpacking Thailand and Southeast Asia for a while and were in the market for somewhere to settle so we could concentrate on getting some work done. As we were in the area it seemed like the
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Sifnos is for travellers who want beauty without the noise. You get white villages, stone paths, clear coves, old churches, pottery studios, and a food culture that runs deep. It feels polished, yet it still moves to local rhythms. One of the best places to look is the Poulati coast, near Artemonas and Kastro. A
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