The Great Ocean Road Cost/day The Great Ocean Road and it's scenic tourist hotspots come without cost. What we found was fuel was expensive and will eat in to much of your daily allowance. We estimated at least $150 was spent in 2 days. The particular campground we stayed on was around $35 bucks for...

Cost/day: $40 per person if visiting Angkor Wat. $20 if not. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? The various temples of the massive Angkor Complex, the hordes of tourists that descend upon them, and the mass of children selling trinkets at each entrance and exit. Describe a typical day: About half of our days...

Cost/day: $50/day What’s the strangest thing that's happened lately? We left the beach life in Nicaragua and are housesitting in the mountains of Costa Rica, above San Jose. I'm 8 1/2 months pregnant, but that doesn't stop us from taking a trip to the beach after we've been here a couple of weeks. You can...

Cost/day: $30/day per person What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? A stroll through the Luang Prabang morning market brought something different to my senses every time. One morning, I saw a woman with a pile of chickens on the ground for sale. I thought the chickens were dead, but one of them started to...

Cost/day Green Patch camp in Jervis bays Booderee National Park is cheap as Chips, there is nothing here that asks you to spend money, only the camping pitch which is around $30 to $40 a night. This is money well spent for a beautiful haven of wildlife, woodland and beaches. If you have yourself a...

Cost/day: $30/day What’s the strangest thing that's happened lately? After crossing two borders in one day , and hanging out in León and Las Peñitas, we've finally found a place to stay for a little while. My oldest son discovered a bat on the floor in the room where's he's staying in our rented beach...

Cost/day: $20 per person. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Both strange and incredibly, incredibly sad was seeing the many uses of empty US cluster-bomb shells. Laos was shelled continually by US planes during the Vietnam War. Injuries and deaths are still occurring to this day due to unexploded ordinances from these bombs, mostly...

Cost/day: $100/day What’s the strangest thing that's happened lately? We left El Salvador and crossed the Honduras AND Nicaragua border in one day with our five kids (and ran out of money at the Nicaragua border.) Oh, and I'm six months pregnant. Describe a typical day: This was an untypical day... after being unable to...

Cost/day: $20-25 per person What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? There is a type of vehicle in Luang Namtha that I have not seen anywhere else in Laos or Southeast Asia. The locals call it a tec-tec , which I’m assuming is onomatopoeic because that is the sound the extremely loud, water-cooled engine makes....

Cost/day: $55/day What’s the strangest thing that's happened lately? Between my husband and my son, they were stung three times during the one week we were in El Salvador! Describe a typical day: We're driving most days, exploring the coast and searching for a place where we could possibly rent a house. Stopping at towns...

Cost/day: $50-55/day What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Without question it is Wat Rong Kuhn, otherwise known as the White Wat . I read plenty about this wat, designed by Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat, and even saw dozens of pictures. Words and pictures alone did not prepare me for the grandeur, beauty and strangeness...

A big red rock, Kangaroo Dancing, Thorny Lizards and beautiful sunsets Cost/day: In our fist 3 day stay at Ayres Rock Resort we must have spent about $30 a day, give or take, on food and drink. This however doesn't include the $25 for a 3 day pass to the Uluru National Park or the...

Welcome to Guelmim, Morocco, the gateway to the Sahara! Cost/day: ~ $24 What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Camel meat is a common ingredient in the southern area of Morocco. There are 3 types of camel, and each color has its own function. White camels are special as they can smell water from 30...

Cost: $22/adults $12.50/kids What’s the coolest thing you’ve done lately? Extreme Bungee!! Get strapped into a harness and shot into the air with up to 4G forces pressing against your body… basically you’re a human catapult. That’s extreme bungee. Describe the experience: We are picked up by Lionel who owns and runs Xtreme Bungee ....

Cost/day: $50 What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? A duck-billed platypus. Though sadly, it was only in the zoo. My friend and I were constantly on the lookout for one in the wild and we were let down big time to never come across one. Describe a typical day: Every day that we were...

Cost/day: $40/day What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Sidewalks! Living in Latin America for the past year and a half, sidewalks are unseen and non-existent... but not in Antigua, they have sidewalks to walk on, even if they are skinny and crowded. Describe a typical day: In the morning we head out to walk...

Cost/day: $32/day What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? It's 'strange' to observe the traditional celebrations of another culture as an outsider. Our family of seven is currently observing the holiday traditions of León, Nicaragua (and Las Peñitas, the nearby beach town.) Describe a typical day: The atmosphere in the city of León is becoming...

Cost/day: $40/day What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? GIGANTIC kites made from tissue paper, tape and bamboo. Incredible and beautiful! Describe a typical day: Awoke this morning at The Homestead , ready for our trip to explore Guatemala before heading south to El Salvador. First stop? The Giant Kite Festival in Sumpango, in celebration...

Cost/day: $40/day What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? Ancient Mayan religious rites being performed in a Catholic cathedral... a unique blend of religions that tells stories about a part of the world with a conflicting history. Describe a typical day: Awoke at Mayan Eco Homestead , loaded up our five children into our truck...

Cost/day: $50 What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? All of Cappadocia! The Fairy Chimneys, the cave hotels, and underground cities made it seem like I was on another planet. It was weirdly beautiful and peaceful. Describe a typical day: We spent a lot of time wondering around, trying local food, browsing the open air...