We had great fun sampling the taste of snake and the cheapest draught beer in the world, the famous Bia Hoi. We also enjoyed wandering the Old Quarter and seeing all the sights, but after nearly two weeks off the bicycles we were eager to get back onto the roads!
Hanoi’s traffic is famous for [...]
A trip traveling any Asian countries would not be complete without paying a visit to one or more of the fantastic temples, pagodas and other religious monuments that they contain. I have recently traveled Southeast Asia and marveled at The Batu Caves in Malaysia and some of the countries Buddhist monasteries. I have also wandered [...]
Many travellers doing Southeast asia tours are travelling through Laos and then heading to Vientam from there. The most popular method being via bus to Hanoi. This requires being issued with a Vietnam visa from the Vientam Embassy in Vientiane. The following points are useful information regarding the visas:
Tourist Visas are valid for 30 days, [...]
Over the next few weeks globaltravelpack.com will be reviewing some of the popular Travel Bags out there, giving you an honest opinion on what we think is the best. Follow the links, to buy these packs online now, through our online amazon store.
1) Eagle Creek Centerline Maiden Voyage 70L
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Couch Surfing is a great way to make new friends around the world. It basically involves a global network of travellers providing free accommodation at their homes for other travellers. The accommodation is free and it really is a fantastic way to save money while travelling, have a great time and meet some really great [...]
The story goes that the Full Moon Party started as a celebration amongst a large group of travellers of a friends birthday on the beach at Haad Rin on Koh Phangan. It was a great party and so travellers decided to return to relive the festivities and then spawned a party to celebrate every full [...]
I am not a visa officer, nor am I migration agent. I am in no way affiliated with the Australian Embassy Manila nor with the Australian government. This post comes from my experience with preparing and submitting visa applications for family members and for myself. This is also written mainly for Filipinos applying for an [...]
Auckland i the biggest city in New Zealand, containing nearly a third of the population of the entire country. If you are visiting Auckland then make sure that you take advantage of the free city orientation (valued at $35) on offer from Stray Backpacker Travel Networks. The orientation is available from Monday to Friday and [...]
I really, really, really want to improve my Spanish speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. I’m visiting Barcelona in January and Ibiza in February but before that, I intend to:
- write daily in a blog, in Spanish/English/Spanglish?
- listen to Podcasts, from Coffee Break Spanish and the like. I’ve downloaded 254 episodes so now I must [...]
The most important travel gear is a good camcorder. Eg – a JVC branded one with 32x optical zoom or better, 30gb hard drive is substantial, HD though new is expensive and you don’t need the extra quality really. Do get spare batteries in case you can’t charge your used ones… Copies are much cheaper [...]
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