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Travel Tip #3: Saving Money on Food Costs & The Tupperware Gamble
OBLIGATORY DISCLAIMER: This week I’m going to bestow you with a controversial travel tip that will allow you to eat better while spending less, however it might also potentially kill you, maybe sort of a little. Why would I enc...
China
Sichuan Lava Cuisine & The Top 4 Most Common Myths About Spicy Food
The purpose of my self-destructive side trip to Chongqing was to eat at 夜富火锅, home of the spiciest hotpot on the planet (chunks of meat doused in a scalding broth of Sichuan chili and flower peppers, so spicy it’ll have y...
Backpackology 101
Guest Blogger Emily Chappell: Woman On The Road
Today I’m going to introduce you to one of the most fearless adventurers I have ever met, but first I need to give you an exciting post-Kickstarter update! NOW THAT I’VE TAKEN EVERYONE’S MONEY, I HAVE FLOWN HOME TO AMERIC...
Backpackology 101
Club Rat: A Penny-Pincher’s Deplorable Guide to Partying Big While Spending Little
I once read in the book of life that if you sleuce enough alcohol at a problem, it will go away. I’ve recently tested this theory with trials because I am a strong advocate of the scientific method, and also an alcoholic. By mi...
Adventure
Steve McDonald’s Guide to Getting in Cars with Strangers (Vol. 1)
Here at Backpackology, it is my responsibility to promote a travel style that encourages suicidal recklessness. It is my duty to glorify irresponsibility and actively promote self-endangerment. This is my contribution to the gr...
Backpackology 101
Travel Tip #2: Thomas Cooke is a Big, Sneaky Liarpants (The Truth About Package Tours)
Hey you! Yeah, you! Sign up now for our unbeatably cheap ‘China: The Budget Experience’ Bus Tour!’ No need to worry about over-spending or dealing with scary city maps and phrasebooks—our all-inclusive package includes a friend...
Backpackology 101
Travel Tip #1: Culture Shock, Travel Challenges, and the Order of Countries
Backpackology is a bit of a misnomer—it implies that there is something scientific, perhaps educational; that there’s something to learn. While this was my original intent, I instead mostly just talk about my bowel movements, ...
Backpackology 101
The Art of Trip Planning
I’m writing this article for my younger brother, who, with all due respect, is about to make a terrible mistake. “Steve!” he exclaimed over the phone. “I’m coming to visit you in Thailand for New Years! I’m booking my flight no...
Backpackology 101
Everything You Never Knew You Didn’t Want to Know About Traveler’s Diarrhea
After three months of dread-filled anticipation, it was in Kannur, India, at the ironically named “Hotel Happiness,” that I finally got what was coming to me. The first wave of nausea ripped me awake at about 2:45AM, and within...
Inspiration
Guest Blogger Michael Spencer Bown: The Top 80 Highlights of the World
An unexpected benefit of backpacking in ‘dangerous’ places like Pakistan is that it affords you the opportunity to meet some fascinating people. They’re never tourists–they’re travelers, adventurers, lunatics, or most oft...
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