As an international traveler, airports are incredibly hard to avoid, and even harder is avoiding spending money while in them.
It’s like a trap.… Read more Like a sports stadium trap with overpriced hot dogs and beer. Everything always looks so delicious and so tempting, until you fork out the equivalent of a week’s worth of groceries for one simple afternoon snack.
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Saving Money at the Airport
October 15, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 0 }
Day 223: Questions About Pay for Teaching English in Ukraine with AEC
Must be that time of year because I’ve been getting a few more emails and whatnot asking me if the pay at my teaching gig in Ukraine… Read more was worth it or not. Clearly AEC must be recruiting for English teachers to make it through the winter season, and since I blogged about my time with them before, interested parties seek
August 12, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 4 }
Day 174: The House Sit Hunt Begins
Many moons ago, Pat and I moved out of our Killara apartment… Read more and into his parents’ house. It seemed like a good move because our lease was up and then we had two big international trips to partake in.
We’re now back in Sydney, back in his old bedroom, and we kind of just don’t know what to do in
July 5, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 5 }
Day 165: Getting to Vegas, If You Can Get Past the Airport
Las Vegas has a reputation. As the city of sin, people from all over the world flock to this desert outpost to gamble or play out their wildest fantasies… both of which don’t really appeal to me. Heck, there was this ad over in Los Angeles that made me second guess our decision to head there saying, “What happens in… Read more
June 26, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 1 }
Day 118: Thrifty Thursday Recommends Moving Back in with the Parents
It’s a wishy-washy, love-it or hate-it tactic to saving money for travels: moving back in with the parents. It’s something that I’m in the process of doing this very second, only we’re moving in with Pat’s parents and not my own.
Since we got all the trips booked to both Malaysia and the USA… Read more to fall within May and
April 29, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 17 }
Day 111: Thrifty Thursday Recommends Having a Cheap Night Out
Alcohol and travel are like ice cream and cherries; they just seem to go together. However, alcohol is probably one of the quickest and easiest ways for travelers to break their budgets. It’s definitely not a necessary evil, but it is sometimes hard to resist… so what can you do?
Well, here on Thrifty Thursday, I like to point out… Read more
April 22, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 0 }
Frugality Helps Me Live the (travel) Life of My Dreams
A couple of months ago, I saw a rather large number of Facebook messages come through from my friends back in the States. These messages were all commenting on the fact that I had made quite the life for myself, and it looked like I was having a great time while doing it. Sure enough, I was; I am.
I’ve… Read more
December 17, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 21 }
10 Before 30 Plan: Issue Number 2
I had a crazy dream the other night that my teeth were falling out. It was so distressing to have such a vivid memory of the feelings happening as my teeth started to get looser until finally they ended up in the palm of my hand. Stress. Anxiety… Read more. You name it, I felt it. It was only a dream,
November 28, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 17 }
To My Family, With Love… But Mostly Frustration
Clearly, I do my best writing when I’m emotionally unstable. Anything that comes out of these fingers when I’m feeling completely angered, amazed, saddened, annoyed or joyous… Read more to an unbalanced level just tends to flow without thinking.
Now, I give you frustration.
Yes, family, I’m about to call you out. I apologize in advance, but it just
December 2, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 24 }
A trip not like I had planned.
Ok, so in case you didn’t know, I am about to move to the Ukraine… for a year! If you asked me a year ago where I’d see myself in 2008, I don’t think I would have for a split second considered Kiev. But, a year later, a slowly dwindling bank account, and a better understanding of former Soviet culture… Read more
October 14, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 3 }
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