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13 Online Travel Resources for 2013

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The next generation of travel sites are all about the sexy social aspects of the web.

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Posted in Backpacking, couchsurfing, Hotels, Offbeat Travel, Reviews and Tips, Tours and Trips, Travel Writing Life, World Travel

Vagobond Travel Musuem – Couchsurfing Around the World

This is what couchsurfers look like - and travel bloggers too

What happens when you stay with strangers in a strange land? Read on to find out more…

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Posted in Around the World Travel, couchsurfing, Reviews and Tips, Vagobond Travel Museum

Travel Tips – The Master List on Vagobond Travel Museum

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The Master List of General World Travel Tips from Vagobond.com

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Posted in cheap airlines, couchsurfing, home stays, Hostel Reviews, Hotels, Reviews and Tips, Travel Clothing, Travel Gear, Travel Money, Travel Tech, Travel tips, Vagobond Travel Museum

Vagobond Travel Museum – Hitching Across Canada

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One of the more fun and adventurous things I’ve ever done was hitching my way across Canada with just a couple of bucks.

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Posted in Adventure Travel, Backpacking, Canada, couchsurfing, North America, Vagobond Travel Museum

Vagobond Travel Museum – More European Wanderings

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I left Morocco again, flew intoMadrid before heading to Frankfurt, Germany then to Dublin. From Dublin, I flew to Canada where I hitched across the country with about $2, found work in the USA, flew back to Dublin, then went to Belgium and from there back to Morocco.

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Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Around the World Travel, Backpacking, Belgium, Budget Travel, couchsurfing, Europe, Germany, Hostel Reviews, Hotels, Ireland, Irresponsible Travel, Luxembourg, Morocco, Spain, Spiritual Travel, Tours and Trips, Vagobond Travel Museum, World Travel

Vagobond Travel Museum: The Amtrak Amtrek Across the USA

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In 2008, I left Hawaii and took a train across the USA from Portland to New York City. Along the way, I stopped and explored.

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Posted in Adventure Travel, Budget Travel, California, couchsurfing, Hawaii, Massachussets, New York, North America, solo travel, Tours and Trips, USA, Utah, Vagobond Travel Museum

Beyond the Hotels – Big City Homestays in South America

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Unlike hostals, hotels, and hospedajes, a homestay is often a rented room in a private home.

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Posted in Adventure Travel, Around the World Travel, Budget Travel, Costa Rica, couchsurfing, Cultural Travel, Ecuador, Holiday Travel, home stays, Hostel Reviews, Hotels, Offbeat Travel, Peru, South America, Travel tips

Hotels vs. Hostels vs. Couchsurfing

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Two things make travel a bit hard 1) figuring out how to get where you want to go and 2) figuring out where to stay when you get there.  

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Posted in couchsurfing, Holiday Travel, Hostel Reviews, Hotels, Reviews and Tips, World Travel

Roomorama – A Different Way to Find Your Space in Africa or the World

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We needed to go to Casablanca, Morocco and it occurred to me that this was a great time to give Roomorama a family field test.

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Posted in Africa, Around the World Travel, couchsurfing, Family Travel, Hotels, Morocco, Reviews and Tips, Travel tips, Vago Recommends
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