Travelling Cheap

Cheap holidays are one thing and free holidays another. The folks at Dubai Travel Market have launched a competition to win 7 nights in the luxurious Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina in Dubai plus completely free flights, all this courtesy of Virgin Holidays.

To enter the competition and win this you need to give your email and name and refer some friends. All very easy and straightforward. This might be a unique chance to enjoy Dubai as this destination does not come cheap. I personally could never afford it so really hope that I win, instead of you, but hey, together we have a lot more chances. Read more…

The Canary Islands is for many a dream destination but also a dreaded place when it comes to choosing the right accommodation for you and your family. Las Palmas is the picturesque island, a couple of miles west of the Canary Islands just opposite Morocco. Located on the outskirts of Teguise, on the northern part of Las Palmas, the Apartments Club Siroco is set next to the beach – an ideal location for the whole familiy – with excellent sea-views. It might be an economical 3* resort, however the guys there finally got it right. Read more…

Sitting comfortably close to the equator, Malaysia is expanding over its thirteen states sharing borders with Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and Philippines. The climate is almost tropical, meaning that although it is definitely warm and humid through out the calendar travelers won’t jeopardize their respiratory system.

As a British colony Malaysia enjoyed all the “trimmings” accompanying British occupation so the Western part, which became independent in 1957, spearheaded the massive economic growth the country went through in late 70’s. Tourists managed to retain Malaysia an insiders’ secret for a cheap and approachable paradise were you could easily disassociate from reality and vanish into endless beaches and dense jungles, for many years.

In later years, Malaysia’s economic explosion made the country a respectable player in the consumer electronics and microchip manufacturing markets, unfortunately sky-rocketing holiday prices. Today’s travelers hunt down good deals so when one emerges they instantly go for the kill. I am happy to announce that I have managed to allocate one. Read more…

The concept of starting up a site focusing on cheap traveling has been tangling my thoughts for quite some time now. On a recent chat I had with an old friend from Sweden he mentioned the CouchSurfing Project which I had absolutely no idea what it was. Apparently the last few years Casey Fenton operates a free international Internet-based hospitality service which became the largest hospitality exchange network globaly.

The non-profit corporation incorporated in the U.S. state of New Hampshire promotes its mission statement “Participate in Creating a Better World, One Couch at a Time” as a direct reflection of its name. CouchSurfing seeks to internationally network people and places, create educational exchanges, raise collective consciousness, spread tolerance and facilitate cultural understanding. It may sound a bit far fetched to many, maybe over-romantic to others, nevertheless for such a mad idea to work those elements are essential. Elaborating a bit further on my last point I should assume most should agree upon the mere fact that providing accommodation to complete strangers can turn out very ugly. Read more…

We welcome you to a blog that will make traveling cheaper for you, as simple as that. We will be out hunting for you the cheapest and best value deals online so you don’t have to. Ok and maybe make a little bit on the side from some advertisers.

This does not mean that we won’t name and shame over-charging, low value packages but mostly we will shout out for those brilliant, once in a lifetime, deals on offer. Read more…