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Tips and Tricks for New Zealand (As of 2011)
North Island:
Getting There – Well, unless you’re taking the ferry from the South Island you’ve pretty much got one option and that’s to fly…I guess unless you can swim really, REALLY far!
Jetstar has some good deals from Asia if you book early enough.
Staying – For us renting a campervan was the only way to go instead of having to take the tourist bus and stay in hostels, […]
Tips and Tricks for Nicaragua (As Of 2012)
Ometepe:
Getting There – From SJDS, take a bus from close to the market in town to Rivas for 15C each, then a taxi to San Jorge for 25C. You can get a launcha (the smaller boat) for 30C to get to Malogapa where you can get a bus to the rest of the island. If going to Merida it will cost you 24C each. […]
Tips and Tricks for Panama (As of 2012)
Panama City:
Getting There – From David to PC is $15 USD. Once there a $4-5 cab ride should get you into town.
Staying – Hotel Rocio will run you $23 a night for a nice private room with a private bath, not to mention free porn! Ha! Mamallena is one of the greatest hostels with literally no rules. […]
Tips and Tricks for Peru (As Of 2012)
Arequipa:
Getting There – From Cusco to Arequipa we took the cheapest option available, San Martin, for S/. 25. We would advise against this company mainly due to how cold it is at night with no heat. The taxi to the terminal is between S/.3-5.
Staying – We loved Amazing Hostel Arequipa, nice breakfast, great terrace, […]
Tips and Tricks for The Philippines (As Of *)
Cagayan de Oro (2016):
Getting There- We flew from Manila, a cab into town cost 110P.
Staying- New Dawn Pension was a great place to stay. A very nice double room cost 1,080P.
Camiguin (2016):
Getting There- (from CDO) Cab to Agora was 70P, 120P per person to Balingoan. […]
Tips and Tricks for Singapore (As Of 2011)
Getting There – No matter which terminal you fly into, it’s really easy to get to the city. There’s a free shuttle bus that will take you to the beginning of the MRT, which will get you to anywhere you need to go.
Staying – Ali’s Nest wasn’t a bad option, but we weren’t the biggest fans of being screamed at by his mom. […]
Tips and Tricks for Sri Lanka (As of 2012)
**You can apply for your visa online and save time and money at the airport. The visa is processed in minutes and you get a confirmation via email. www.eta.gov.lk
** Upon arrival at the airport, make sure to change money so you can take the local buses to your destination.
Tangalle:
Getting There – (from A-bay)- We took the 6am bus back to Monaragala for 160 Rs each (approx. […]
Tips and Tricks for Thailand (As of dates listed below)
Bangkok (2016):
Getting There – From the international airport terminal you can hire a taxi to Banglampu for 350-400 Baht. The taxi stand on the lower level has a new system where you push a button, get a slip of paper for the number lane to get your taxi from. All taxis should use the meter and you will pay a 50 surcharge and also about 75 Baht for tolls. […]
Tips and Tricks for Vietnam (As Of 2011)
Sapa
Getting There – In our opinion, it might be easier to just shop travel agencies and make sure they’ll pick you up at your hotel as well. Whatever you do, do your best to NOT use So Viet bus company. This can be hard to do when the travel agency tells you are going to be on Viet Hai, […]
Nate
"Forget all the reasons why it won't work, and believe in the one reason why it will." - quoted by someone chasing their dreams
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