Our last stop in New Zealand was Christchurch, the biggest city in the South Island. As always, after some weeks camping we really enjoyed a normal bed in our AirBnb. Chilling in South Brighton We arrived on a Friday evening and after the plane and long bus ride we enjoyed being able to just chill in the living room with the rest of our camping food, a bottle of white wine and some Netflix. Well rested from a good night sleep in a proper … [Read more...] about Christchurch
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Free things to do in Rotorua
When you check out Rotorua and you are on a budget you may be thinking about just skipping it entirely before heading to the coast of the Bay of Plenty. It is advertised as the Las Vegas of New Zealand and when you check the various hot springs you will notice that all of them charge a lot of money, which you don't have when traveling with limited funds. We still wanted to have a stop here and after some research, we found some free things to do … [Read more...] about Free things to do in Rotorua
Our Sustainable Products for Traveling
Traveling itself is not the most environmental friendly activity with moving around by plane, car, or having to use plastic water bottles in countries where you can't trust the drinking water. However, even whilst traveling you can do as much as possible to make your impact on the environment as little as possible. Following are some of our favorite sustainable products: - Bamboo Toothbrush and Case These toothbrushes clean … [Read more...] about Our Sustainable Products for Traveling
Free things to do in Wellington
Being a tourist in a city can be difficult when traveling on a budget. Eating out and entry fees are likely to leave a hole in your wallet. But you don't have to spend a huge amount of money, here are the free things we did in Wellington. Walk from the top of the cable car to the parliament To be honest we paid to go up the hill with the cable car. However, the ticket only cost 4 NZD per person so we found it fairly reasonable. From the top … [Read more...] about Free things to do in Wellington
Angkor Wat and Siem Reap
We could not go to Southeast Asia without paying a visit to Angkor Wat. This Unesco World Heritage Site is definitely one of the man-made wonders of the world. The cheapest way for us to get here was a flight from Danang to Kuala Lumpur, our destination after Cambodia and from there a return flight. Vietnam was really cheap, so Siem Reap was quite a shock to us. On the first day we had to pay right away 30 USD for three nights in the hotel and … [Read more...] about Angkor Wat and Siem Reap
Cat Ba the best way to see Halong Bay
One of the highlights of a trip to Vietnam is a boat tour to world famous Halong Bay. We were really sceptical because of how popular the limestone islands are and the prices suggested in the lonelyplanet. The most common tour recommended is a 2D1N trip and that one should expect poor quality when booking something for less than 130 USD. Because 260 USD was way over our budget we looked for alternatives and found Cat Ba Island. Here´s our trip … [Read more...] about Cat Ba the best way to see Halong Bay