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Backpacking Travel Articles and Tips
Below you will find a collection of travel articles from us and backpacking advice from other friendly sites.
Feel free to contribute your own tips or suggest articles that you come across while wandering around the internet!
 How to live abroad by teaching English
Provided by StartBackpacking.com
If you can speak English then you can pretty much fund your travels forever.
Read this first hand account of starting with no experience and getting certified to teach English in Ecuador.
Read more about how to earn travel funds...
Read more about teaching English (TEFL/TESOL)...
How to save gas by driving smarter
Provided by StartBackpacking.com
Don't give your travel funds to the oil companies!
Just by following these simple tips for driving smarter, you can save hundreds of dollars a year (or more) that could be put towards better things - like travel!
Read more about how to save gas while driving...
How to be a better blogger
Provided by StartBackpacking.com
Part 1 in the "Be a better blogger series: Keeping better notes while you travel".
Ever sit down in an internet cafe and forget everything that has happened worth writing about over the past few days? This article has some tips to help you spend less time stressing in front of the computer and more time out on the streets where the action is.
You'll come away a better writer and your readership will reflect that. Give these suggestions a try!
Read more about writing a better vagabonding blog...
How to avoid Mosquitoes
Provided by StartBackpacking.com
Mozzies are more than just a nuisance, they can even be dangerous!
Read Erik McLaughlin, MD's advice to backpackers on how to stay away from these hungry little monsters and the diseases they can carry.
Read more about Avoiding Mosquitoes...
How to get free flights!
Posted on StartBackpacking.com
You can get free flights by using a rewards credit card properly, especially if you are not currently traveling. Its easier
than you think!
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Get free flights with credit cards...
How to call home while traveling abroad
Posted on StartBackpacking.com
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Calling home while backpacking...
Should I start a travel blog?
Posted on StartBackpacking.com
So what is a blog anyway? Why should I waste time with one?
This article addresses all your questions about what a blog is and what it isn't.
Don't even THINK about sending mass emails on your next trip!
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Why write a travel blog...
A great resource for women that want to travel
Posted on Wanderlustandlipstick.com
Beth Whitman is the author of Wanderlust and Lipstick as well as the travel blogger for the Seattle Post.
She has inspired many women to take to the roads with confidence and without fear.
Beth holds workshops for women looking for guidance before traveling solo and offers excellent advice to all people
traveling abroad.
Beth is currently in India, be sure to catch her adventures!
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From Beth Whitman...
Traveling solo or with someone
Posted on BraveNewTraveler.com
Not sure if you want to travel solo or with someone?
Afraid of being alone? This is a great article, especially for women and anyone else trying to make the decision to head out into the unknown.
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About why you should travel solo...
Help yourself and a good cause
Posted on stepuptravel.com
This site provides the little guys in developing countries a chance to advertise themselves to the world for free.
Need a porter in Nepal? Looking for a riding stable in Brazil? Check this site by country for services that put cash into the hands of locals where it is needed most and away from the large tour companies. They also offer traveler networking services that allow travelers to exchange handshakes and classifieds.
The network is by invitation only, which keeps the SPAMers at bay and like all good things on the internet, its free!
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About Step Up Travel...
5 reasons to choose the cubicle
Posted on Startbackpacking.com
OK, so it isn't serious...but if it makes you grin then it was worth it.
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Escaping the cubicle...
Great Backpacking pictures
Posted on MyTravelBackpack.com
Image provided by MyTravelBackpack.com
It is rare for me to do a site recommendation here rather than an article, but the pictures on this site are
worth 10,000 words.
People submit pictures of themselves and their rucksack from all over the world. You are
not a real backpacker if you do not feel the wanderlust tingle its way up your spine after viewing these!
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From MyTravelBackpack.com
10 Ways to keep your backpack safe
Posted on StartBackpacking.com
The simple trick to avoid having your backpack stolen is to not present an easy target. Most thieves will
go for the easiest pick.
Here are some quick, common sense strategies to not becoming one of the unlucky
ones.
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Keeping your backpack safe
7 Tips for Booking Train Tickets
Posted on BudgetTravel.com
With more budget airline routes popping up all over Europe, less people think about taking the trains, which are
a much more relaxed, scenic, and social way to travel. Check out these tips for booking train tickets
in Europe and still getting the best prices.
If you decide to book, please use our
RailEurope link.
See you on the train!
A train in Engelberg, Switzerland
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Booking Railpasses and trains
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