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BackPacking Europe

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MY STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO BACKPACKING EUROPE
Thanks to Matt at nomadicmatt.com

The Eiffel Tower in Paris

Backpacking Europe is still one of my favorite things to as a traveler. There isn’t a year I don’t criss-cross the continent.

I’ve been doing it for over close to thirteen years and it never gets old.

During the summer, hostels brim with life, the Mediterranean sparkles, streets brim with people slowly drinking wine, and the late night setting suns leads to long wonderous days. During the winter, winter brings Christmas markets, skiing, fewer crowds, and lower prices! (Note: May and October are really the best months to backpack Europe in my opinion.)

Summary of Matt’s full article

Step 1: Plan Your Backpacking Europe Trip
How Not to Feel Overwhelmed While Planning – Planning the perfect trip to Europe can be daunting and overwhelming. I’ve been there and I understand, but I can tell you from years of experience that the more you plan your trip, the more anxiety you will face.

Step 2: Get Your Gear for Backpacking Europe
How to Pick the Best Backpack – It’s important to pick a quality backpack for your trip since it’s going to get beaten up as you travel!

Step 3: How to Get Amazing Accommodation in Europe
How to Find Cheap Accommodation – If you are looking to stay somewhere besides a hotel or a hostel, this article lists all the types of places where you can rest your head in Europe — from couches to farms and even monasteries!

Step 4: Get Around Europe on the Cheap
7 Cheap Ways to Travel Across Europe – Even with the falling euro, traveling around Europe can still be fairly expensive. Here are seven ways to backpack Europe without breaking the bank.

Step 5: Save Money While Backpacking Europe
How to Save Money on Food – While traveling Europe, food often becomes a major expense. Here are some tips for saving money on food so you still can afford a nice meal out every now and then.

Step 6: Find Out What to do and See in Europe
What do you do while backpacking Europe? LOTS! Here are all my comprehensive budget travel guides for destinations around Europe with tips and advice on things to do and see, ways to save money, and typical costs for each of them. You’ll find country specific tips as well as a host of cities listed as well. I have over 100 guides to places in Europe! Everything you ever need to know about where you are going can be found in these articles!

Want All My Money-Saving Tips? Get My Guide to Europe
Nomadic Matt’s Backpacking Europe
My detailed, 200+ page guidebook is made for budget travelers like you! It cuts out the fluff found in other guidebooks and gets straight to the practical information you need to travel and save money while backpacking around Europe. You’ll find suggested itineraries, budgets, ways to save money, on and off the beaten path things to see and do, non-touristy restaurants, markets, and bars, and much more!!

Read Matt’s full review at … https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/backpacking-europe-guide/

 

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Scuba Diving in the Philippines

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Situated in beautiful Puerto Galera, one of the world’s premier scuba diving resort destinations, Action Divers offers the very best in world-class Philippines scuba diving and water sports including snorkelling, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing, plus trekking and golf nearby.

With dozens of sites suitable for all levels within a 15 minute boat trip from our dive shop on Small La Laguna Beachyou’ll find hard and soft corals and an abundance of macro marine life, a paradise for serious photographers!

And for somewhere to stay, the Punta Galera and Out of the Blue Resorts provide a wide range of accommodation for all budgets.

We are a PADI 5 Star Resort established in 1993 providing the highest standards of personalized service, uncompromising safety and exceptional value.

Action Divers PADI 5 Star Dive Resort, Puerto Galera, Philippines
https://www.actiondivers.com/

So visit our site or call us on +63.43.287.3320 and enjoy the most personalized and friendly service in Puerto Galera.

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Visit The Great Barrier Reef With Reefinity Adventures

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Reefinity Adventures Charter Boat …

How about having your own private charter boat at a very attractive price?

Reefinity Adventures is a 9m Certified PADI Dive Boat for six passengers and two crew offering snorkeling, diving & fishing trips to the Outer Great Barrier Reef direct from Cairns Northern Beaches.

Reefinity Adventures has an air-conditioned cabin, a covered sun shade for the back deck (removable as required), toilet and shower, cooking facilities and sleeping quarters for 6 people.

Being small compared with most reef boats has some pretty cool advantages.

You choose your personalised snorkelling, diving and/or fishing trip tailored to your requirements, and we can be flexible with time for your half day, full day and overnight trips.
Just bring your swimmers, your sunnies and a towel and experience the pristine coral reefs and diverse marine life at the best locations with a passionate & experienced crew and most importantly, no crowds.

If you’re staying or visiting Palm Cove, Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach, Holloways Beach or Yorkey’s Knob, avoid the hassle of travelling into Cairns town when your own boat is right on the doorstep.
And if you wish we’ll pick you up and deliver you back after your trip.

 

 

 

 

 

I’m Ali and with our skipper Andy and crew Joel we look forward to welcoming you aboard ReefinityAdventures.

Meet me and the team here then just hit the contact button or call 0448 655 867

Thank you.

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*** Travel For Health ***

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8 Reasons Why Traveling Is Good for Your Health

(Original article by Karen Reed for PositiveHealthWellness.com)

Traveling is one of the best things that you can do for your health. It helps your physical and mental health, with many travelers saying that it’s also excellent for the soul.

There are no limits when it comes to traveling, except for what you can afford. You can sight-see around some of your most dreamed about countries or choose exotic adventures. Go by rails, car, or even by boat. There are just so many options, and they will all help you in ways that you have never imagined.

You’re Able to Get Moving

The biggest benefit of traveling is the amount of movement that you will do. You will constantly be on the go, even if you are taking a trip on a cruise. There are sights to see and things to do!

Challenge Your Brain to Improve Its Health

The brain is another muscle that needs strengthening and challenging. While it doesn’t necessarily work in the same way as other muscles in the body, it can be developed and improved over time. The great news is that travel has been shown to help improve the brain health.

Get Away from the Everyday Stresses in Life

The more you get away, the more you move away from the everyday stresses of life. You get to take your mind and body out of work, family life, and other problems.

You’ll Find It Much Easier to Cope with Stress

Getting worked up about everything is causing your heart and other organs to fail. You won’t be happy, and you’ll feel exhausted every single day. You need to step away and start traveling. Getting away from the everyday stresses isn’t just a way to unwind. You’ll find that traveling helps you cope and deal with stress so much better. In fact, you can find that situations that were once a nightmare are those that you breeze through when you return.

Boost Your Creativeness to Boost Your Health

Did you know that more creative people are healthier? Okay, so this isn’t in every single case, but you will help to improve your life and health by focusing on a more creative approach. The great news is that traveling will help to improve just how creative you are in life.

Boost Mood and Thoughts Through Social Connections

Isolation is one of the worst things in life. While you think that you may like the quiet, it can be draining on you emotionally. Humans aren’t isolated creatures. We crave the social interaction of others. Maybe not every day, but we do benefit from some social interaction regularly—and definitely not just with kids!

Find It Easier to Boost Weight Loss Efforts

If you’ve ever wanted to lose weight, you want to look at traveling more.  Let’s focus on the activity element that was our first main benefit of traveling. When you do more activity, you instantly burn more calories. You make it easier to get rid of the excess calories that you eat on a daily basis.

Try Out Alternative Lifestyles and Health Remedies

When you visit new cultures, you get to experience how other people live. This isn’t just about developing new social thoughts or beliefs, but also about witnessing health remedies and different types of lifestyles. Traveling will let you try out the alternative lives safely and without too much commitment. It’s possible to get away from the touristy areas and focus on how the real people live.

Where Will You Travel First?

Traveling really is one of the best things that you can do for your health. This is something that supports both your physical and mental health. You will get to support your emotional health and life a better and more natural life, even when you’re not traveling.

The eight reasons to travel more above are a snapshot of the way you will benefit. There are just so many more reasons to travel to help protect your health.

This is an extract of the article written by Karen Reed.
You can see the full article here https://www.positivehealthwellness.com/fitness/8-reasons-traveling-good-health/

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*** Australian Escapes ***

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Australians spend more than AU$51 billion on domestic travel every year.

Australia - Straya

Figures from Tourism Australia suggest Aussies are taking short breaks instead of long holidays and focus on making the most of a destination.

So, if you’re short of time, travelling with a family, needing a beach break, looking for a different food scene or a bit of culture, where should you go this year?

Here’s a list of Australian weekend escapes to help you plan your next escape.

  • Best for families – Byron Bay, New South Wales
  • Best for food – Darwin, Northern Territory
  • Best for a weekend break – Adelaide Wine Region, South Australia
  • Best for an unusual island experience – Bruny Island, Tasmania
  • Best for an indulgent escape – Daylesford Spa Country, Victoria
  • Best for a cultural fix – Canberra, ACT
  • Best for the great outdoors – The Kimberley, Western Australia
  • Best for a beach break – Noosa & the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Read more

#Australia  #Escapes

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*** Crocs, Crocs & More Crocs ***

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After spending 12 hours in a cramped and uncomfortable British Airways 777 from Heathrow to Hong Kong and a much more pleasant Cathay Pacific flight , Maureen and I were greeted by our daughter Alison and grandson Matari at Cairns airport even though we arrived an hour late.
We hadn’t seen them for 18 months since their visit to England when we took them on a weeks’s trip to Munich in Germany to visit friends and take the cable car up the mountain for Matari to see snow for the first time in his 6 years.

Although we’re in Australia for 3 weeks time passes quickly catching up with family and friends we haven’t seen for many years and checking out the local eateries and drnking places.

However, we’ve travelled around a bit and on Sunday we went to the market at Port Douglas stopping off at the “Zen Beach” en route.

On the way back we visited Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure Park and had a great afternoon, and if you’re in the area just north of Cairns do yourself a favour and pay them a visit and help preserve these incredible creatures.

You can cruise the Lagoon in a boat to see 5 mtr saltwater crocodiles in their own wetlands environment.  Walk the Wildlife Discovery Trail and meet freshwater crocs, turtles and lizards and go through the tropical walk-through bird aviary. Visit the Macalister Education Centre for an insight into the local environment. Meet the beautiful flightless Cassowaries, and discover why they are so important to our rainforests. Enjoy entertaining and educational wildlife presentations including snakes, cassowaries, koalas, crocodiles, quolls and much more that makes up our unique and beautiful eco-system.

This is a great family attraction and you can find their full programme at www.crocodileadventures.com

Our thanks to the guys and girls who run this fantastic park and made our day really one to remember.

Cliff
Traveljunkies.com

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Family Holidays in Sydney on a Budget.

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We’ve just come across this great article about holidaying around the Sydney area.Sydney Camping

We all know how expensive it can be visiting Sydney but it doesn’t have to be and one of the many ways to spend a family holiday is camping. There are many holiday parks in Sydney and this article gives the lowdown on 21 sites in and around the city.

http://www.webuycaravans.com.au/campgrounds-caravan-parks-sydney/

Enjoy your holiday visiting this fabulous city.

Cliff

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*** MUNICH CITY GUIDE ***

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What to see, plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants

Outside Oktoberfest, the Bavarian capital is a graceful city – green in summer, atmospheric in winter, and buzzing with great museums and bars year round.

Munich

 

WHAT TO SEE

WHERE TO EAT

WHERE TO DRINK

WHERE TO STAY

Read more ..
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/nov/07/munich-city-guide-bars-restaurants-hotels-germany

And for links to great places to visit, where to stay and what to do visit us at traveljunkies.com 

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