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Category Archives: Accommodations
Win a FREE One-Year Home Exchange Membership!
If you have read our book or are a follower of this blog or Facebook page, you likely know that one of our favorite ways to travel for free is by doing home exchanges. Really, it’s the best of all … Continue reading
Travel Free by Camping the World
Today we share a guest post from husband and wife duo Tiffany Soukup and Chris Brader, of Vagabond Way. Tiffany and Chris camp a lot on their travels around the world, and because this can be a great way to … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodations, Budget Travel Tips, Camping, Guest Posts, Slow Travel
Tagged backpacking, camp, camping, camping gear, free travel, tents, trail safety, travel cheaply, travel gear, vagabond
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Traveling for Free: Home Exchanging in Panama!
There are many, many methods and resources to travel for free — methods, tips and tricks that we share in detail, with links and examples and thorough explanations, in our book. Of course, we have our favorites and most-used. These … Continue reading
Two Weeks Vacation Makes you Boring, says Airbnb
Awesome post that I’m stealing from an Airbnb newsletter. I LOVE Airbnb. This can be a great way to travel for free. Many times, we stay places totally for free using home exchanges. But if you can’t find a home … Continue reading
A Close to Free Family Vacation in Southern California
I just returned, this past weekend, from enjoying another wonderful travel experience for about as close to free as possible — courtesy of the methods and resources that we detail in our book. On this trip, I spent ten beautiful … Continue reading
Top 5 Places You Can Work for a Free Night’s Stay
Hostels, camping grounds, budget motels. If you’ve ever traveled on a shoestring (or on no string at all), you’re probably well aware of the many places where you can stay on the cheap. But there are also many places where … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodations, budget travel, free hotel, free travel, travel for free
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Mexico and El Salvador for Pretty Damn Near Free
Today I leave beautiful San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where I have been spending the past week as a pretty-close-to-free vacation. I have been staying in a gorgeous little casita, behind the main house of an American expat with whom … Continue reading
FREE Nights At Hotels All Over The World With These Great Credit Card Offers!
Because Shelley and I often stay for free at someone’s house, condo or apartment via a home exchange or at an inexpensive guesthouse when we travel, I usually don’t pay that much attention to credit card offers that offer bonus … Continue reading
Home Exchanging Around the World
We have written a lot about home exchange, as one of our top methods of traveling for free — and one of our favorite ways to travel, period. Exchanging homes not only lets you stay somewhere completely free (and save … Continue reading
Tripping.com – A great new travel resource from Wandering Educators
Recently I learned about Tripping.com from Wandering Educators, the global community of educators sharing travel experiences. Tripping is a global travel hosting community, where people can connect in over 175 countries for travel tips, shared cups of coffee, rideshares and homestays. … Continue reading
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