January 2011 Archives - Twenty-Something Travel

Archive for January, 2011

Running the Backpacker Marathon

Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

Travel, particularly budget travel, is all about jet-setting from one glamorous destination to the next. When you have to watch your wallet getting from one point to the next can be a tedious and time consuming process. I’ll go out on a limb here and say that transportation is many people’s least favorite aspect of [...]

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Friday Postcard: Arlington, Virginia

Posted on 28. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

Let me tell you, one of the most fun things about long term travel is that you get to skip winter temperatures, and then rub it in your friend’s faces: “Oh really? negative 5? I’m sitting on the beach right now…” Okay maybe I’m a jerk, but after the Snowpocalypse that socked DC last winter, [...]

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How to Live at Home and Not Go Insane

Posted on 27. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

One of the main reasons I was able to save up so much money in such a short length of time , was my Mother, who was generous enough to let me live at home, rent free for the past two years. It was a pretty sweet deal that not everyone can swing, but if [...]

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Right Turn, Right Time- Or, Nothing Ever Works out How I Think it Will

Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

This is the last time I visit Thailand during high season. The weather is great sure, but there are just so many PEOPLE everywhere. This makes for a great city atmosphere but it is really not a plus when considering a tropical island vacation. Because of this I was kind of leery about visiting Ko [...]

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How to Survive the Full Moon Party

Posted on 23. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

If Ko Phi Phi is Disneyland than Ko Phangan is like some sort of psychedelic war zone. Actually that’s not quite right. Only Haad Rin, the southernmost tip of the island is a wild circus party of buckets, bars, flashing lights and fire shows. The pinnacle of the partying is the monthly Full Moon Party, [...]

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Friday Postcard: Beijing, China

Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

China may be a communist country but Beijing has some of the coolest shopping I’ve ever seen. (Do you have a photo you’d like to see featured here? Email me at Steph@twenty-somethingtravel.com)

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What Not To Do While In Greece

Posted on 18. Jan, 2011 by Guest Poster.

I giggled out loud when I read this post in my inbox. Even if you don’t have first hand experience with booze cruises, or Australian boys, hopefully you can appreciate it as well. Many years ago, when I was but a young lad I was prone to doing very stupid things. One of the stupidest [...]

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Time for a Time Out!

Posted on 16. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

The past couple months have been kind of rough. From the rain in Australia to traffic tickets in Phuket, to yet MORE rain in Ko Phi Phi, I have been nurturing the suspicion that maybe I’ve picked up some kind of rare gypsy travelling curse. After all, the only common denominator in all my bad [...]

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Friday Postcard: Sarajevo, Bosnia

Posted on 14. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

In honor of my very fun interview for Amateur Travel Podcast I thought I would post one of my favorite shots of Sarajevo. Above is the Latin Bridge, the very spot where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, effectively starting World War 1. I like it because although it represents history it shows that there is so [...]

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