Our Travel Tips
Our Tips for Traveling Well
Planning a backpacking trip means asking yourself a thousand questions before you leave. Which travel insurance should you pick? How do you manage your budget on the road? Do you need a special bank card for travelling abroad? How do you pack without forgetting anything? These are exactly the questions we answer here, with advice tested in the field over years of travelling the world.
Our tips aren't lists copied from the internet. Every piece of advice comes from direct experience: we've tested the bank cards, compared the insurance policies, fine-tuned our packing list, found the right apps, and above all made the mistakes so you won't have to. We also share our everyday methods for travelling more responsibly: how to reduce your environmental impact on the road, favour overland transport, buy local, and support the economies of the communities you visit. And how to avoid feeding overtourism.
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We've put together a short guide to help you get ready for a long trip!
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How to prepare administratively before a trip?
Administrative tasks... it's not the most exciting part when preparing for a trip, but it is a necessary step to travel with peace of mind. If poorly anticipated, it can turn your adventure into a headache.
What are the health essentials to prepare before a trip?
Health is an essential pillar of any journey. When we travel far from home, sometimes for several months, anticipating our medical needs becomes essential. From health assessments, mandatory vaccinations, and more, here is a complete guide to travel with peace of mind.
About Our Advice
Here you'll find our complete pre-departure checklist: the paperwork not to forget, recommended vaccines by destination, managing your budget and banking abroad, choosing travel insurance, and all the essential gear for travelling light. We've also written detailed comparisons to help you make the right calls: Peru vs Chile, which country to choose in South America? How to use Google My Maps so you never lose your travel routes again?
Our advice also covers everyday backpacker life: how to manage your budget on the road, how to find cheap places to stay, how to get around by local transport in each country. We share our tips for travelling with peace of mind without blowing your budget, with a particular focus on eco-conscious solutions: choosing buses over domestic flights, buying local, and cutting down on waste while travelling.
Whether you're setting off for the first time or planning your tenth adventure, these articles are designed to save you time and help you avoid the classic mistakes.
