Planning -

Saving While Working Abroad

Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 by Poi.

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Living in Bangkok has been so much fun so far but balancing all that fun with trying to save money is proving to be quite a challenge and here’s why….

Alternative tips for staying fit and healthy?

Posted on 25. May, 2011 by Poi.

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It’s not easy to avoid all the temptations when travelling the world and not everyone’s cut out for exercise. No need to fear any longer, here are tips for even the laziest backpacker…

Backpacks – revisited

Posted on 02. Feb, 2011 by Kirsty.

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Now we’ve been able to road test our backpacks some things have dropped down the priorities list, do we still like them or is there anything we would change?

Essentials, Trash, Wants

Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Kirsty.

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We have been on the road for three months, this is our revised packing list of things we can’t live without and others we dumped within the first month.

Money makes the world go round

Posted on 18. Aug, 2010 by Kirsty.

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Bank accounts vs credit cards! It seems if you are travelling world wide there is a lot to chose from. We discuss what current accounts and credit cards we are taking round the world

Travel Insurance

Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by Kirsty.

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what type of travel insurance have we chosen and why??

There is only one way to make sure we do all the necessary things before we set off on our RTW trip, make a list of everything we still need to sort out and tick them off as we go along. check it out….

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Chinese Visa – UK Application

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Kirsty.

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We recently got hold of our China Visa – It is the first stop on our RTW trip after all. Here is some advice on the best way to get your visa for China from the UK.

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Backpacks!

Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by Kirsty.

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Another post on planning – What backpacks are we taking on our trip? what do we like about them and how did we decide they were right for us?

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One Month To Go!

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Kirsty.

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Just one month to go now until we fly off to Beijing. Are we prepared? Is everything in order and do we even know where we are going? Of course….Surely?

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To take or not to take? That is the Question!

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Kirsty.

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There is just over a month to go until our trip begins. We now have to decide what to really take in the all important backpack. There were many hopefuls but…