All About Home Exchange
Travel accommodation can be expensive. I’m always looking for options that afford me privacy and comfort without breaking the bank. Home exchanges check all those boxes! Intrigued? Read on… What …
Category: Economical Accommodation
All About Monastery Stays
When considering budget accommodation for your travels, a monastery may not be the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, it may not come to mind at all! For …
House Sitting Website Comparison
House sitting is a great way to get free, private accommodation in a private house or apartment. Basically, as a traveler, you receive this benefit in exchange for caring for …
Hostels: Not Just for Youth
Hostels are synonymous with backpackers in their teens and twenties crammed in 8 or 10 (or more!) to a room with a social party atmosphere. Not all hostels are like …
Budget Road Trip: Sleeping in Your Car
Road trips are a great way to travel on your own terms. You can go wherever you want, whenever you want. All your stuff is with you whenever you need …
Couchsurfing & Free Homestays: A Beginner’s Guide
Your standard travel accommodation fare – hotels, hostels, bed & breakfasts – can get expensive and are not your only options. I’ve shared the basics of 5 easy ways …
Airbnb & Peer-to-Peer Renting: A Beginner’s Guide
I hardly ever stay in hotels. As a budget traveler and an introvert, I’m always looking for cheap accommodation that gives me the privacy I need. Airbnb and other …
5 Unique Budget Accommodations Around the World
When it comes to accommodation during your travels, why stay in a standard hotel, hostel, or B&B when you can stay somewhere truly unique and magical? Imagine sleeping in a …
WWOOFing: A Beginner’s Guide
“Voluntourism” is a combination of “volunteer” and “tourism”. It basically means volunteering in countries you visit and has become a fast-growing trend in travel recently. A really cool sector …
5 Benefits of House Sitting
House sitting is a cool exchange opportunity that has come on my radar in recent years and quickly become my go-to starting point for travel planning. I’m somewhat of a …
