Extreme Budget Travel

Scavenging Iceland “You have been really lucky so far,” a friend exclaimed after I told him of my clutch scavenging successes around Reykjavik. “Yes,” I agreed, “I am definitely being lead somewhere.” It is a funny thing when you find exactly what you are looking for in the first place you look for it. However [...]

Expensive Countries Mean Vagabond Travel The gap between the cheapest countries on the planet for travel and the most expensive is vast. The purchasing power of $10 goes from a full day’s necessities, a beer, and entertainment in some countries, while it others it is hardly even enough to buy a hamburger at a quicky [...]

Sitting in the food court at Logan airport, I noticed a man stand up, buckle his kid into a stroller, and walk away. Behind him was a big, fresh, seemingly untouched salad still sitting on the table he just vacated. A fork stood standing straight up from the center of a cucumber as a monument [...]

Free travel or ways to get what you need without money while traveling There are plenty of tactics which the traveler can employ to get the services, amenities, and goods that they need to continue wandering for free, or without the exchange of money. From trading work, to pulling grafts, to working jobs that provide [...]

OAXACA, Mexico- A certain onerous kink in my standard publishing procedure has reared its head: I openly publish the prices I pay to stay in hotels on this travelogue, but what if the travelers who follow do not get the same price? It occasionally happens that I stay in a hotel, barter myself a good price, write [...]

PUERTO ANGEL, Mexico- There are two restaurants right next to each other on the beach of Puerto Angel that are virtually the same in almost every way. They both serve the same food, they both serve the same beer, they both have the same plastic tables and chairs and umbrellas sitting out on the beach [...]

Cheaper Bus Travel in Mexico Tip TUXTLA, Mexico- We made our way to a larger bus depot in Tuxtla and immediately began searching for company that serviced Oaxaca. I write this as if it was a simple exchange in travel. It wasn’t. In Mexico, there is not really such a thing as a central bus [...]

Watch for supermarket cash register errors travel tip SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico- It was only a matter of a single peso, but the principle was worth far more than this. I picked up some items at a modern style supermarket in San Cristobal, one of which was on sale. I watched as my [...]

Independent Baked Goods Micro Business to Travel the World SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico- Rebbecca can be found sitting in the streets of Mexico with a large tray of heart shaped, chocolate topped, oatmeal cookies, brownies, and truffles sitting in front of her. She sells these baked goods to make up her bean money [...]