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USA Geek Travel Tips
If you prefer to feed your mind when travelling, some pro geeks share travel tips on where to geek out in the USA. Welcome to the United States of Geek.
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Solo Travel Tips for Hostels
If you're planning to take the hostel route when travelling solo, check out these useful tips. You can also see which global hostel locations were rated the best in the HostelBookers Awards for Excellence 2012. Hostels so gorgeous they might make you change your travel plans...
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Top 5 festivals to visit in Europe in 2012
Everybody wants to do something different this year, visit a new land or enjoy unique experiences - picking a European festival is a great option. Whether you're into art or music, there is something for everyone to enjoy across the continent in 2012.
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Best countries to go backpacking in after graduation
You know... you don’t have to fit into a mould of graduating, going straight to work, staying at a company for 40 years, retiring, and THEN traveling if you’re still able. Go work abroad, and travel.
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10 Backpacking Tips for Beginners
It's hard not to yearn for the freedom of travelling and backpacking when the summer holidays hit and/or you're waiting for graduation. Whether you’re island hopping in Thailand or trekking the Himalayas there’s one thing that’s vitally important: your luggage.
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10 Ways to survive... Travelling alone
Travelling solo is a daunting prospect. You bought your tickets, you packed your bag, and now you’re waiting for a bus/train/plane. All. On. Your. Own. Here’s a 10 step guide to having fun, being safe and making sure you don’t end up in prison for possession of paracetamol...
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Glasgow - Rough guide to Glasgow characters
After your average Friday night in the city of Glasgow you'll see the evidence littering the streets; smashed bottles of Bucky, empty packs of Mayfare and chips and curry dinner thrown up onto the street. How can you be in love with a city like that? The people.
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How to survive youth hostels
How to find cheap youth hostels and make it a quality experience when budget travelling. If you don't need matching towels or sachets of hot choccy by your bed, these tips will ensure you travel on the cheap in the best way possible.
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How to survive being an Expat
Have you moved to live in another country? Soothe your troubled expat soul. You've gained a new country and culture, not lost your old one.
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Indie Oxford guide
Indie travel guides: Oxford is the enchanting little city of 'dreaming spires' dominated by the hugely prestigious university. Historic and literary, it can tend towards the surreal...
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Zimbabwe travel guide
Travel guides: The mass media would have us believe that the only thing of interest in Zimbabwe is dictator Bob Mugabe. What about elephant swimming and how to make a lion run away? Our Zimbabwe travel guide gives you the real skinny.
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Cheap Berlin travel guide
Travel guides: Travelling to Berlin soon? Then you'll need a list of mooky things to see and do. Absorb your good self in our list of Berlin hideouts and truly top travel tips...
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Backpacker travel tips: India
Travel guides: Our travel tips for backpacking in India vary according to if you're going for a 2 week package holiday in Goa or a 6 month 'find yourself' mission. This India travel guide tells you what to take, what to avoid, what to do about getting the poos and only having 1 pair of pants...
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China: Yunnan and the lost continent
China is a beautiful, huge, varied country that ranges from chill mountains to humid swamps and jungle, with giant prayer wheels, shiny 4x4s and lost forests of enigmatic stone in between. Danni visits Yunnan to explore the real world hiding behind the firewall.
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Mardis Gras: New Orleans
Travel guides: RIP New Orleans... for now. Magda Knight had some cash floating around after quitting a job and had a choice: buy a new computer or go travelling? She found herself booking a single return ticket to New Orleans, when it was still in its glory. It was only later that she realised she'd managed to book a flight during its most famous festival, Mardis Gras.
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Quick guide to travelling overseas
Travel guides: Travelling overseas is an awesome experience. If you decide to take a trip and then realise you're likely to end up in a world of hurt because you've left out the pre-planning, here are some handy tips for surviving your trip.
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20 Ways... to survive Australia
Travel guides: Coming to Australia? British ex-pats Laura Jackel and Deb Caine give you the lowdown on what to expect, avoid and embrace in the 'lucky country'...
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Tribewanted
Travel guides: The Mookychicks have got wind of something special happening near Fiji... a team of experienced adventurers want you to join a 5,000 strong tribe that will make tribal decisions online - and stay on a paradise island in real life.
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The lazy ecobreak
Eco holidays: Going out in your wellies in the rain to dig someone else's hedges is so last year - especially if you've been doing environmentalist stuff for a while and are a bit wary of paying for the privilege of working all weekend. So about an environmental weekend where you hang out with big happy pigs and work without PAYING for it?
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Backpacker Tips: India & Beyond
There is so much to be said about backpacking in India.And the sort of stuff you might want to know will vary according to if you're going for a two-week package holiday knees-up in Goa or a four-month 'find yourself' mission.
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Mardis Gras: New Orleans
RIP New Orleans... for now. Magda Knight had some cash floating around after quitting a job and had a choice: buy a new computer or go travelling? She found herself booking a single return ticket to New Orleans, when it was still in its glory. It was only later that she realised she'd managed to book a flight during its most famous festival, Mardis Gras.
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