tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25692725116420478922024-10-24T05:12:05.444-07:00This is a guide to help anyone who wants to travel the world to make it that bit more affordable through trading as they go. It will be filled with ideas and tips to aid your finances as you trip along. We hope you enjoy it and benefit from it.Around the world in 80 bayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803878306822755836noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569272511642047892.post-8865117718026713032010-02-12T05:24:00.000-08:002010-02-12T05:36:21.836-08:00

Competitions can help too. I used to enter a few when I was just running down time in an internet cafe or whatever. I never won any top prizes but I did pick up the odd freebie or discount voucher, so it wasn't a total waste of time. I just got sent this one which would seem to cover all you could possibly wish for. You never know your luck...

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The first part of a short memoire I wrote is now here on gobackpacking.com.  It's about one day in northern India when I was lucky enough that my path crossed with that of the Dalai Lama. Second half of the tale follows today I think...

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The purpose of this blog is to try to help you make a few pounds here and save a few pounds there to stretch your budget as you head off on your travels. In January 2008 my girlfriend and I decided we wanted to take a year off to see the world. Only problem was the money. We knew we didn’t have enough so we hit upon the idea of seeing if we could use online trading sites to help. We figured we’d

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Lonely Planets and Rough Guides can be quite expensive if you buy them at a bookshop so it's best to get your first one or two online. If you're off to several countries you don't want to buy the lot in advance as that would be like carrying a library. It's best to get the first one or two you need and then, when you're leaving that country you swap it for the country you're off to next. You

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