I have too many hospital stories from abroad. Each and every time I was sick, I stayed at a horrible hostel. I just want to sleep, rest, no one to bother me, and to be comfortable. I don’t want to pay for an expensive hotel either though. Is it really too much to ask for just comfort while I’m sick?
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Michael Tieso travels around the world writing, photographing, and filming his adventures. He left the cubicle life to travel the world in May 2009 and he still continues the journey to this day with no end to it. He loves adventure, food, and music. He is the Editor-in-chief of Art of Backpacking. Follow him on Twitter and Google+.
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Starting today till May 24th, we’ll be in Fiji sponsored by Tourism Fiji and Air Pacific! Follow our journey here.
Three years ago today I left for Beijing, China to start my trip. Since then, I’ve been to 18 countries and lived at least a month in 5 of them. I saved roughly $15,000 before the start of the trip and have not worked in the US since then.
Nearly every other block in Buenos Aires has a panaderia (bakery). The most popular pastries are the Facturas and have an interesting meaning
I created a short video of our trip through Uruguay. Nothing special, just spent a few hours on it but I think it came out pretty well.
Here’s a quick summary of everything that we’ve done in South America.
Updates and links for April 2012 on Art of Backpacking.
My brother and I will be taking our first ever road trip together to Quebec, Canada this summer. I have zero experience traveling with kids and could use as much advice from you as possible.
We did a poll on Art of Backpacking on how much people have spent one year around the world backpacking solo. We received the most votes on below $10,000. It’s possible but I’m not entirely convinced people voted accurately but it’s an interesting number to go by.
Unfortunately, renting an apartment is not easy. Many of the landlords like to take advantage of the foreigners and change them more. With some preparation, it’s easy to avoid getting ripped off and have an enjoyable experience in what I call my second home.
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