Why plan anything? As you may expect, there are quite a few things to do before you leave for such a long trip as ours. And especially if you travel on a budget and money is your main priority, you have to prepare yourselves additionally for any unforeseen situations which could cost you unnecessarily when [...]
Read more...Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Before you start any backpacking trip, there are always a few important questions you ask yourself. One of them being – what all do you possibly pack for this? Packing has never been my strength. I somehow always manage to successfully over-pack oscillating in a confused state of mind between ‘you never knows’ and ‘what [...]
Read more...Sunday, June 12, 2011
I earlier wrote a post about how Dubai isn’t designed for budget travelers, however on the odd transit flight via here you might find yourself thinking: Heck why not see what the hype is all about! and staying for a day or two. And if you do choose to do so, don’t let my cynicism [...]
Read more...Sunday, February 27, 2011
For travellers (notice I used the word travelers not tourists and with good reason too) who come to Dubai looking to immerse themselves in a cultural experience, visit the old souks and spice bazaars and travel back in time to a quintessential middle eastern era, to them I’d say – just forget about it. Even [...]
Read more...Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Agenda: Save Money and play out worst parental nightmare. As I write this, we’re nearing the end of February and are planning our first trip to Syria for 2 weeks next month. It’s also an important element of our Bi annual meeting that Pawel and I plan and stick to- to keep ourselves from going [...]
Read more...Monday, February 14, 2011
Finally! Today marks the day we finally took the much awaited step and bought the domain name for our planned travel blog. And it wasn’t an easy first step at all mind you. Pawel and I had started discussing the idea of a travel blog quite seriously around September of 2010. And as most things [...]
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
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