The Truth About Money And Travel

Travel

It seems as though the Internet has been split into two camps regarding the virtues of traveling and the practical costs and benefits of being a traveller. On the one hand, there are posts, listicles and dreamy pictures of far-off vistas that exhort you to drop everything right this minute and embark on a voyage …

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4 Great Travel Inspiration Websites

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Whether you’re looking for your next destination or just trying to find things to do on a weekend while at home, these sites will help you immensely! Atlas Obscura: I’ve shamefully stolen their About Us blurb because it describes the weird and quirky content so well: In an age where everything seems to have been …

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An Open Letter To The Open Letter As A Form Of Public Protest

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Hey, So I was going through some of the stuff I had piled away in the attic of my mind, and I came across a bunch of memories from long ago. And as I sat there, looking at these memories, I realised how much you’ve changed. There was a time when you stood for something …

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The News Crisis

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If you eavesdrop on a typical meeting in an Indian newsroom, especially one where long-term strategy is being discussed, you’ll find that at some point, there will be a dire pronouncement made (usually by the marketing or sales people, who actually have no business being in the room) that audience attention spans are dwindling, for …

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5 traits single people need to learn from backpackers

5 Things

Single people who aren’t happy being single typically tend to make the entire world around them sad, because they’re always moping around. Being a backpacker has opened my eyes to a few traits that single people need to pick up from backpackers, to make their lives go a bit easier: Single People Survival Guide Tip …

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5 Ways To Save Money On The Road

Travel

There are always things you can do to save money while traveling. These tips are what I’ve been using. You might be interested to note that you don’t really need to be a backpacker to follow them, they will help you save money even if you’re not traveling! Tip #1 to Save Money: Cook your own …

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Null Votes Are For Retards

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Not voting in an election is the most apathetic thing you can do. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about the state of things. There’s something worse than not voting, though. It’s this new concept of protesting the choices offered by voting for no-one and then trying to have that ballot counted. It’s called …

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