September 01, 2006
Welcome to my Travel Blog
Welcome to my blog! I traveled to Singapore, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and The Cook Islands from Feb-Jun 2004. Here I have written about my experiences and opinions on this trip, which I took with my boyfriend Jim (who I...Read this update
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September 15, 2004
The Cost
When I tell someone about my trip, one of the questions they always want to ask, and are sometimes afraid to ask, is How Much Did All That Cost You? Or, "Man, you must have had a lot of money"...Read this update
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August 21, 2004
Printing Digital Photos
Since I've been back, I've been getting my digital photos printed out, slowly but surely. I've used Snapfish, Dotphoto, Winkflash, Shutterfly and Ofoto. Why so many different websites? Because almost all of them offer free prints when you sign up,...Read this update
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July 05, 2004
Coupons
One of my favorite things is coupons. When you are traveling, you can find them, too. In places like Australia and New Zealand, you can find lots of Backpacking publications (magazines, guides, brochures, booklets) that have coupons. Sometimes they are...Read this update
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June 22, 2004
Car Care
Have someone DRIVE Your car for you periodically if you leave for a long trip. I have to have almost $400 of work on my car because the front brakes are entirely rusted and worn out as well as the...Read this update
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April 13, 2004
Hostel Review Site
BUG - The Backpackers Ultimate Guide to Australia I use this site EVERY time I go to a new place to read the hostel reviews. The reviews are better than I've found on other sites like hostels.com and hostelworld.com. Great...Read this update
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March 23, 2004
Eating Cheap in Sydney
Jim and I discovered a little thing by accident that we've been taking advantage of over the last few days. If you go to one of the huge underground food courts by the big and beautiful Victoria Building around 5:30...Read this update
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February 23, 2004
Some Links
Tales of Asia is an awesome resource all about Asia and well, tales from there. The travel blog from a nice couple we met in Singapore....Read this update
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February 22, 2004
How to Choose a Hotel Room
Kelly's Rules for Choosing a Hotel Room In our short time of traveling, there are many things that have become apparent. When you are looking for a hotel and you look at the room, you need to do more than...Read this update
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January 22, 2004
Gear
Here I've listed links that were useful to me in trip planning and gear buying. The Great Escapade This is where we bought our round-the-world tickets from London. They were the cheapest we could find for what we wanted. On...Read this update
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