Life is like a camel. You can make it do anything – except back up. I remember how excited I was. It was March (2015) and we had just confirmed our 2 day camel trek to the Sahara desert. What a massive bucket list item to check off your list – right? Lets just say yes and no…. Was it an amazing, incredible, life changing experience – Yes. A thousand …
Food Fun & Adventure in Innsbruck, Austria
There are so many destinations around Europe that already have world fame. That are “known” to us all, even if we have never been. Paris, Rome, Berlin. Innsbruck, you may know for hosting the winter olympics in both 1964 & 1972. That was about all I knew about the town. After arriving I learned that it has also been known as the “Capital of the Alps”, with an imperial palace …
Food Fun Adventure in Barcelona Spain
“Visiting Barcelona is not just going to touristic places but discovering the hidden corners not listed in the travel guides” – SecretsOfBarcelona.com Things to do in Barcelona Spain I haven’t met a single person who has visited Barcelona, and not fallen in love with it. There is a vibrancy, a life in the air. In the warmer months, people are out in the streets eating and drinking, laughing with friends and family. …
039 Prague: Czech Beer Festival & Inner City Mountain Biking
Prague Podcast Episode 039: Prague: Czech Beer Festival & Inner City Mountain Biking Listen NOW! Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Radio RSS URL: http://5dollarplanet.libsyn.com/rss WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK We love to hear from listeners about how we can improve the show or what you love about it already. You can email us using the contact form in the footer of this page or tweet @mytravelfreedom [tweetthis]My comment is…[/tweetthis] What do …
037 Mongolia Part 2 – Secret Naadam festivals and Mongolia on $33 a day
Mongolia Podcast (Part 2) Episode 037: Mongolia on $33 a day & The secret, local Naadam festivals Listen NOW! Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Radio WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK We love to hear from listeners about how we can improve the show or what you love about it already. You can email us using the contact form in the footer of this page or tweet @mytravelfreedom [tweetthis]My comment is…[/tweetthis] What …
035 Mongolia overland: Nomad homestay & Gobi Desert catastrophe!
035 Mongolia East to West: Real Nomad homestay & Breaking down in the Gobi Desert: Listen NOW! Subscribe on iTunes WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK We love to hear from listeners about how we can improve the show or what you love about it already. You can email us using the contact form in the footer of this page or tweet @mytravelfreedom [tweetthis]My comment is…[/tweetthis] What do you want in the …
033 Holy Shit! We Jumped out a plane (Costa Brava Podcast)
Costa Brava Podcast Episode 033: We Jumped out of a plane… Listen NOW! Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Radio In this Costa Brava Podcast episode: We experience gravity on a whole new level with a 50 second free fall in EmpuriaBrava. Costa Brava expert Jaume Marin, shares some of the reasons the catalonian region of spain should be on your travel bucket list. Plus, we go to prison in Castello d’Empuries. …
Visiting Marrakech: Food Fun Adventure in Marrakech Morocco
Prepare your eyes for a visual feast. It’s hard to take it all in as you are bombarded by colors, fabrics and locally crafted metal and wood. Marrakech is one of the busiest cities in Morocco, Africa. It’s world famous for it’s maze like souks, fascinating handicrafts and due to many of the buildings being built in red sandstone, has the nickname “Red City”. Due to it’s popularity with tourists, many …
Essaouira Morocco – Food, Fun & Adventure (Our Essaouira Guide)
Essaouira Morocco. The unsung hero of the country. It’s not the first place you hear about when people talk about Morocco, it’s far more laid back and it does not have the typical chaos you’d associate with places like Marrakech. If you want a completely different Morocco experience and to feel a lot more like a local, this is currently the place to do it. But get here soon, the …
How to explore the real Tuscany: by bike
There is a reason about 14 million people visit Tuscany, Italy every year. Unique countryside and a culinary tradition that lives up to it’s thousands of years of history… Not to mention, Tuscany is the home of Chianti wine. We believe, if you visit somewhere by car, bus or train, you often miss something. That sense of really being in a place. Inside a glass and metal bubble, you just don’t connect with …
DON’T get a Houseboat at Kerala Backwaters (Do THIS Instead)
Were you thinking of hiring a houseboat in Kerala? The quintessential way to see the backwaters, or so the Kerala tourist authority will tell you, is by houseboat – not surprising, as this is also by far the most expensive way to see them. Although there are some positive reasons to splash out (hilarious pun) on an overpriced houseboat, there are a host of other cheaper, better value options. Alleppey …
How To Get Padi Open Water Scuba Diver Certified on a Budget
Diving is not a budget activity. However, it is a lot of fun, so as a budget traveller, is there a way to get certified safely and cheaply? The answer, of course, is that it all depends on your definition of cheap! We like to find a balance between the best quality experience and the cheapest price. Diving, done incorrectly, can be somewhat dangerous. When you are getting certified you …