Aventuras De Viaje's Blog, page 48

Vietnam 10. 9 Days In Ho Chi Minh (Saigon).

Saturday 18 January

Arrived in Ho Chi Minh (HCMC) early this morning. About 0530 I think. Somehow they took my bag off without me getting off, so I had to get a moto to a different bus station than I was dropped off at. As it turns out, I had to go there anyway since that was where all the hotels where.

Despite it being 0530 it was fairly busy. People ...

Frequent Flyer Points For Budget Travelers.

When choosing a flight I generally just pick the cheapest one. Doing this can make it tricky to take advantage of frequent flyer points, but here are some tips.

1. Don’t choose a flight based on the frequent flyer points. Get the best deal first, i.e. the cheapest flight, then if you happen to get frequent flyer points it’s a nice bonus.

2. Sign up to the 3 major alliance programs. Doing this gives you access to a wide ...

The Best Offline Travel Apps For Surviving Travel

It’s rare that I have constant internet access on my phone, i.e. I need wifi, so all these apps are not reliant on the internet (after you’ve downloaded them).

I have an Android. I’m sure i-phones will have equivalents if not the same ones available. All of these are free. First is apps, then are a few things which aren’t apps, but are still smart phone related.

10 Must Have Offline Travel Apps

1. Compass

Just a simple compass ...

Frequent Flyer Points For Budget Travelers.

When choosing a flight I generally just pick the cheapest one. Doing this can make it tricky to take advantage of frequent flyer points, but here are some tips.

1. Don’t choose a flight based on the frequent flyer points. Get the best deal first, i.e. the cheapest flight, then if you happen to get frequent flyer points it’s a nice bonus.

2. Sign up to the 3 major alliance programs. ...

The Best Offline Travel Apps For Surviving Travel

It’s rare that I have constant internet access on my phone, i.e. I need wifi, so all these apps are not reliant on the internet (after you’ve downloaded them).

I have an Android. I’m sure i-phones will have equivalents if not the same ones available. All of these are free. First is apps, then are a few things which aren’t apps, but are still smart phone related.

10 Must Have Offline ...

Ways To Transfer Money Overseas Using The Internet

There are a few ways to do this, the ease of which depends on what country you are in and what country you are sending to. Some countries make it hard to send money out of the country, especially you do not speak their language, e.g. China.

Here are a few ways, at least one of them will work no matter where you are sending the money from/to. All of them ...