This is a guest post from the lovely Lanthy at nodnsmile.com. Her site is fantastic – go check it out! Over the years, New York City has developed a reputation as being a beautiful place to visit during the holidays. The movie, Miracle on 34th Street,showed people the magic of NYC during this season, and… [Read more…]
December 15, 2011
You always hear how big everything is in America. The food, the drinks, the cars etc etc. What you dont hear about is how big things are in Mexico! We stumbled into a little corner shop and found everything in giant portions. Needless to say we had lots of fun looking at the all the… [Read more…]
November 23, 2011
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Today we went to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. Despite having a stomach bug and feeling crappy the museum left me in awe. Words could never do it justice so here’s some of our favorite photos from today.
November 13, 2011
This is it. We’re flying the nest! This is our first time travelling overseas for any length of time, and to save money we’ve both moved back home for the last few weeks before leaving so our parents are definitely a bit sad to see us go. They’ve been so generous helping us with our… [Read more…]
October 26, 2011
Here is a list of essential random things you should know before you travel. Some are useful and some are fun. How to turn warm beers (or any drinks cold) There is actually a couple of methods for this. One is to get a bucket/container of cold water, add a cup of salt and as… [Read more…]
October 18, 2011
People are always saying to me “it doesn’t matter what you look like when your travelling, your never going to see those people again”. I always think why should that matter, I’m probably not going to see half the people I walk past in the street every day again. I like to look nice wherever… [Read more…]
October 13, 2011
If you come all the way to New Zealand you have to go Queenstown! Here’s the low down on what to do from a local.. 5. Eat: Fergburger – the best burger in town! No, your eyes don’t deceive you. They are massive, and prices start from just $10! 4. Sport: Disc Golf. As strange and cool… [Read more…]
October 10, 2011
In just over 5 weeks we arrive in L.A. We’ve been talking a lot recently about what we want to do there and the things we imagine seeing. We came up with a list of 9 things we really want to experience, yes they are a little cliche and a lot corny but (hopefully) they… [Read more…]
September 28, 2011
45 days till we leave for Mexico. It sounds like a long time but we’ve been counting down from over 200 days so this feels really close! As excited as we are to be going, there are a few things we’re going to miss. 6. Rugby - not the actual rugby (for Pip anyways) but the… [Read more…]
October 23, 2011
We’re so lucky these days to have email, Facebook, texting and of course skype to keep in touch with friends and family when we’re away. Up until a few months ago our parents had never even heard of skype – now Pip’s mum can’t stop talking about it. For our friends we have a personal blog… [Read more…]
October 20, 2011
Just an hour or so’s drive from Auckland lies an abundance of white sand beaches, sprawling farmland and breathtaking scenery. Unfortunately a lot of people miss out all on this and head south immediately. Hopefully this post will inspire you to make time to go and see beautiful Northland. 5. Explore Waipu Caves. There is approx… [Read more…]
October 17, 2011
It’s coming up on 6 weeks since we launched Shoestring Travelling! Wow time has flown by, really we can’t believe it’s been that long. It’s a lot different to what either of us expected in both good and bad ways. So, for those of you lovely people who do read this site here are our… [Read more…]
October 7, 2011
Finally we are out of winter and into glorious spring! There is a definite change in the air, people smile when they walk past, stop to chat on corners and no longer elbow you out of the way trying to get into a shop to avoid the rain. To celebrate here are five things to… [Read more…]
October 1, 2011
Here are our favourite travel posts from September – any other suggestions? 1. Wanderplex – showcasing unique travel gadgets 2. Quirky travel guy – breathing life into death valley national park 3. Nomadic Samuel – capturing the smiles of south america 4. Travelling canucks – winning the battle against pickpocketers 5. Unbrave girl – putting men in their place (just the… [Read more…]
October 1, 2011
A couple of years Guy and I went to the gold coast for two weeks in December. The night before we left I went to bed early feeling shitty and I woke up with an aching throat and runny nose. Unfortunately things didn’t improve and by the time we arrived in Brisbane I had a splitting headache… [Read more…]
September 26, 2011
Roam by Dean Starnes. This is probably the best travel book I’ve come across (and I’ve gone through a few!). It’s such a fun book, easy to read and it combines the right amount of advice with hilarious first hand stories, all accompanied by amazing full page photos. The guys been backpacking for 11 years… [Read more…]
September 25, 2011
We have matching 38L Kathmandu Backpacks. We decided to go small so that we wouldn’t have to worry about checking in any luggage (these fit into the carry on luggage allowances), so we could carry them on buses with us rather than have to put them on top and to save us lugging around a… [Read more…]
September 23, 2011
I think it’s necessary to have at least a little bit of the language of the place your travelling to – after all we are travelling in their country so we need to make the effort. We found a Spanish tutor through Gumtree who was from Chile. We agreed on $10 an hour and we… [Read more…]
December 19, 2011
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