Travelling With Kids? One Hack That Will Save You Some Cash
If I tell you this travel hack, you have to promise not to tell my kids.
10 Brilliant Airport Hacks For Skinflint Travellers (Like Us)
Over the years I have discovered some valuable airport hacks that make traveling by plane all the more pleasurable. Even on a budget.
If you are a skinflint like me, then you will like this post.
Although I can’t advise you on how to get into VIP lounges or receive upgrades – I’m currently backpacking the world with my husband and two teenagers, airline staff value their jobs, there’s no way they would ever risk putting us lot up into first class.
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Housesitting in Europe. How To Save $$$’s When Travelling
Travelling in Europe is not cheap. I know. A few years ago, we spent three months backpacking around the continent with our two teenage kids as part of our year-long escaping from normal life world adventure.
Arriving in Europe after being in Asia was a bit of a shocker, especially on the old budget.
That’s why I’m so glad we discovered TrustedHousesiiters and were able to travel for free by housesitting.
Not only did house and pet sitting it save us $$$’s, but the kids got to relax and slow down (and, more importantly,) we got to drink delicious wine from the terraces of beautiful properties.
Win, win.
Backpacking in Japan. How You Can Still Be Posh On a Budget
The word backpacking and Japan are not often used in the same sentence. It is assumed that the country is far too expensive to accommodate the lowly backpacker.
But it’s not true. Backpacking Japan is the best and very, very do-able on a limited budget.
Not only that, travelling in Japan without much money doesn’t mean you have to compromise. Take it from me
Couchsurfing. What If I’m Murdered in My Bed & Other FAQ
What is Couchsurfing? How does it work? Is it free? Is it safe? Can I do it with my family?
These are the most common questions I hear when I tell people I couch surfed around the world with my kids for a year.
Rather than give you a boring old review like every other blog post you can find online, I thought I’d simply answer every question I can think of about Couchsurfing in 2021.
If you can listen while you read then why not check out our couchsurfing podcast where my teenage son and I talk about Couchsurfing around the world!
That way you get the truth.
And yes.
My Mother did actually say she thought we’d all be murdered in our beds. Your mum will do too.
More on safety with Couchsurfing later.
Taking an Indian Sleeper Bus. NOT For The Fainthearted (or those with a weak bladder)
There are many things I discovered while travelling in India, things that no guidebook or India travel blog could ever have told me about.
One of those things being the hell that is the overnight sleeper bus.
I’m sorry India.
I love your country with all my heart, (so much so that I made a podcast about India with my son putting the world to rights about your bad press) – I’ve even named you as one of my top underrated world destinations, but your sleeper buses?
Well.
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Hello!
I’m Liz, and this is my family.
I do Travel. I do Wine. I do being a mum to big kids. Sometimes I do all three at the same time.
I don’t do hormones. Or looking perfect for Instagram. Or dieting.
Read more about who I am and why we should be friends on our about us page.