Vagabonding Field Report: Autumn in El Chalten, Patagonia

Cost/day: £35 What ’ s the strangest thing you ’ ve seen lately? El Chalt e n is full of the tiniest houses we have ever seen – no bigger than a single room. We puzzled over why this might be for days – perhaps to conserve heating costs or serve as teeny holiday homes...

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Vagabonding Field Report: Beer Festivals in Munich

Cost/Day- $60 It's not everyday that I meet a group of 60+ year-old women who are measurably stronger than I am. Then I started visiting Munich's famed beer halls and this became the status quo. The veteran beer maids of Munich's Hofbrauhaus and Augustinerkeller, among several other of the city's gems, boast forearms that would...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Embraced in Italy

Cost/day: $40 Italy is not nearly as expensive as you might expect, especially if you avoid the hotels and make your own lunches. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? I visited Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco in Naples which was fascinating. It's a church built originally for the worshipping...

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Vagabonding field reports: in Miyako with Ayako

Located 300km South of Okinawa, Miyakojima and his tiny surroundings islands, are the quintessential beach destinations. This almost completely flat islands retain a very traditional living, where the day is spent working in the sugar cane fields or fishing with little boats. Miyako ancient culture has survived much better than his famous neighbor Okinawa. Cost/day:...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Road Trip through the Gobi Desert

(CP> I'm preparing for my next trip overseas, so this month I decided to share a trip I took in 2010, as part of the Mongol Rally . If you're looking for an irreverent race that is challenging, yet incredibly fun, check it out.) Cost/day: ~$40/day (food / gas) What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: roughing it in the Southwest USA

Cost: $50/day What is the strangest thing you have seen recently? The South Kaibab trail winds its way from the south rim of the Grand Canyon to the canyon floor, roughly 5000 feet (1525 metres) below. It is extraordinarily beautiful and offers spectacular vistas at various points over its seven miles. Because of the brilliant...

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Vagabonding Field Report: Dubai and the world’s most extravagant, well, everything

Cost/day: $175/day loans-cash.net . It isn’t the cheapest place to travel to and there were too many fun activities (that cost money) to not spend money, but it can be done reasonably and you only really need a few days to get a good experience. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Dubai brings a...

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Vagablogging Field Report: root canals and remains in Buenos Aires

Cost/day: £25 (this has increased since my last post because my lease ran out and I moved to an AirBnB apartment). What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Yesterday, my boyfriend Steve and I went to Recoleta cemetery, which was one of the most elaborate monuments to the dead we have ever seen. It's a...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Diving at the Great Barrier Reef

Cost/day: $50 Excludes diving trip costs which vary considerably. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? It wasn't what I was expecting when I signed up for a 2 night 3 day introductory diving trip to the Great Barrier Reef. The winds were gusting, the rains driving and half of our passengers had fled the...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Playing the Exchange Rate in Croatia

Cost/Day: $50 It's not everyday that you can visit the medieval section of Zagreb to see the cathedral, turn a corner, and find yourself at "The Museum of Broken Relationships," winner of the 2011 "Most Innovative" European Museum Award. At first I thought it was a joke, but it's an actual museum and judging by...

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Vagabonding field reports: Once Upon a Time in Okinawa

Once upon a time in Okinawa people were so healthy and happy that many of them lived more than one hundred years. The legend says it was because of their special diet, the very active lifestyle (Okinawa is the motherland of Karate) and the strong sense of community that keep everyone together. Still today Okinawa...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Moving to South Dakota. Wait.. Where?

(Border, SD) "Wait - you're moving where?" CP: "South Dakota" "Why would you ever move there?" CP: "Well..." Cost/day: ~$30/day (food / gas / fun) What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? When I turned off the Interstate and into Rapid City, I saw (and promptly ignored) a speed limit sign stating 25 mph. Seconds...

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Vagabonding Field Report: Going home- Perth, Western Australia

Cost: $37 a day This isn't a true reflection of expenses in Perth as I have been staying and eating with relatives. A large chunk of my costs are beer related and I am not a heavy drinker so expect to pay two to three times this much if you aren't couch surfing and eating...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: A Boat Hop to Bequia, St.Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean

Cost/day: $10 The Caribbean isn’t really that cheap. However, if you’re creative and have some skills, anything is possible. Most of my money went on beer and bus tickets. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Three men waving a live lobster, barracuda pizza and and an Ugly Man competition. A recent day typical of...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Extra servings of history and kielbasa in Poland

Cost/day: $35/day This includes $27/day for rusbank.net living and exploring, plus an additional $8/day to maintain full connectivity with my business remotely. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Dozens of giant statues and chapels made completely out of salt. Yes, I licked one. And yes, it was salty. The Wieliczka (pronounced Viel-eech-ka) Salt Mine,...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Living the porteña life in Buenos Aires

Cost: £20 per day. It's not cheap here and a bad case of inflation means that prices can change weekly, but it's defiitely possible to live on a budget. I'm renting a room in an apartment shared with an Argentinian girl in Palermo for £250 a month. You can find cheaper options further out of...

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Vagabonding Field Report: Mykonos, Now I Know Why They Built Windmills Here

Cost/Day- 60 euros After a few months on the road, it takes something fairly odd to catch a vagabonder off-guard, but seeing a man herding sheep from the back of a scooter certainly threw me for a loop. The sheep didn't seem flustered by the portly man zipping in and out of the herd, hurrying...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Lost in translation in Tokyo

Cost/day: 35$ per day and I have been hosted 6 nights out of 7. My last night in Tokyo I slept in a internet-cafè which cost me 1450yen for 10 hours package+ 800 to secure my bag in a locker for 2 days. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Sanitary masks. Many people in...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: A Massive Pillow Fight in New York City

Cost/day: $55/day Admittedly - I'm cheating a bit. I'm off the road for 2-3 months, so this was a day trip from Philly. If you stay longer, careful planning (couch-surfing, travel deals) will keep your lodging costs reasonable. As for fun - well, you just need to look around for it. What’s the strangest thing...

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Vagabonding Field Reports: Dadanawa Cattle Ranch, Guyana, South America

Cost/day: $0.8/day Guyana isn’t really that cheap. However, if you’re creative and have some skills, anything is possible. I worked at Dadanawa Cattle Ranch for two and a half months in exchange for food and board. Most of my money went towards toiletries, insect repellant and beer. Being frugal was easy because the nearest town...

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