The Secrets of Low Cost Travel

More visible than ever now, London's iconic Big Ben is tiltin to the northwest and you can see it with your naked eye. At a rate of 0.9mm a year, the tower is slowly sinking into the ground and tilting ever so slightly. While experts think that nothing...

Think you're a smart traveller? How about a savvy one? Well, when it comes to travelling it's very easy to go a little overboard when it comes time to pack and budget your money. Too many travellers end up spending too much money on things that they don't...

There is only one place to celebrate the Day of the Dead in Mexico and that's in Oaxaca. This festival is far from sombre, it's a joyous celebration that touches the entire country. El día de los muertos, as the locals call it, takes place every year...

While Kenya Tourism is trying to calm the crowds, UK's Foreign Office is launchign a travel advisory against the country where two westerners have been attacked and/or abducted in recent weeks. The danger is targeted to coastal areas (the most popular...

Just like anyone makes a "to-do" list, travellers also do. While theirs includes more than just doing the laundry, picking up prescriptions from the drugstore and the usual errands, travellers create life-long lists of places and experiences they want...

Move aside EasyJet because Fastjet is about to give you a run for your money. Rather unexpectantly, it's EasyJet's founder that is launching the airline that will be its primary rival. Sir Stelio Haji-Ioannou is not in good standing with the airline he...

It's not news that Eastern Europe is just as much of a budget destination as it was years ago. If you're looking for a city break, it's usually not the first region you think of taking on but the options are endless and better still, the prices are affordable....

You've been told 1000x before to always lock your valuable belongings in the room safe at hotels, even more so in hostels when you're sharing a room with sometimes a dozen strangers from around the world. Passport, jewellery, camera, wallet, travel documents......

Now that fall is upon us, people are turning from summer holidays to autumn weekend city breaks. Fall is the best time to take a day or two off work to check out a new city either solo or with your sweetheart. If you've got kids, time to call up grandma...

Moscow has been hounded as one of the most expensive cities in the world. Russians hounded as being unwelcoming. Nothing could be further from the truth. Okay, a hotel room in Moscow can seriously put your travel budget over the edge but flights are super...