Articles written by: Steve Andrews

How to Travel Without Paying For Accommodation

How to Travel Without Paying For Accommodation

While travelling on a budget, it can sometimes be hard to maximise your trip time without paying a whole heap of money for accommodation.  It can oftentimes be the big determining factor on where you go and for how long.  Going over past travel budgets, I have found that accommodation [...]

Hidden Gems: Tofino, British Columbia

Hidden Gems: Tofino, British Columbia

Millions of people visit British Columbia every year.  But a very, very small percentage of those people make the trip to the west coast of Vancouver Island.  In a way this is a good thing, as having the coast inundated with millions of tourists would ruin the splendor of the [...]

Trip Report:  Raratonga in the Cook Islands, South Pacific

Trip Report: Raratonga in the Cook Islands, South Pacific

Sometimes while travelling you serendipitously find yourself at an unplanned destination that is part of the bigger picture.  This happened to me while travelling overseas to Australia.  I managed to find a great deal on Air New Zealand from LA to Sydney, with a stopover in Rarotonga. Raro-huh?  I said to myself.  I had [...]

Tour Group Vs. Going Solo: Pros and Cons of Each

Tour Group Vs. Going Solo: Pros and Cons of Each

Planning to take a trip somewhere is the easy part. Usually you have a destination, a rough region, or maybe even just a continent in mind for where you want to head. After that, the details can be a bit overwhelming.

Trip Report: Biking the Icefields Parkway in Banff and Jasper National Parks

Trip Report: Biking the Icefields Parkway in Banff and Jasper National Parks

There are few road biking routes in the world where you are happy to be slogging hard up a steep grade. It takes a long time, is hard on the body, and tests your will to continue on.

Trip Report: Exploring Milford Sound at Sea Level

Trip Report: Exploring Milford Sound at Sea Level

It sits on the far corner of New Zealand’s south island, where the fridgid Tasman sea juts prominently into a jagged coastline for almost 9 miles.  The peaks around Milford Sound rise thousands of feet above sea level, creating an illusion of an intimate, compact area.  

Top Travel Apps For Your Smartphone

Top Travel Apps For Your Smartphone

Travelling around with a smartphone can sometimes seem a bit silly, especially when you are going to the bathroom in a hole in the ground.  But the reality is that there are many apps out there that make your travels significantly easier and worry free.

Must-Do Activities on Australia’s East Coast

Must-Do Activities on Australia’s East Coast

For many, the east coast of Australia is a travel route that is at the beginning of the travel checklist.  The first-world status, hot weather, and english-speaking locals make for a good introduction to travelling around for the young and young-at-heart.