Best Air Search Sites for Wandering Freelancers and Impulsive Travelers:
Kayak Buzz (know your airport but not your destination)
Fare Compare Deal Finder
Best airfare search engine:
Kayak.com (daily low prices & month-to-month views)
ITASoftware (month-to-month views)
Kayak.com- Explore (*Awesome NEW find* plug in your departure city, your budget range & season… Kayak’s Explore will find you nearby prices & optional places)
Best site for flights in Asia:
Attitude Travel.com
Air Asia
Best Yoga Class Podcast for the Traveler:
JivaDiva – Jivamukti yogi Alanna Kaivalya heads refreshing 90min podcast yoga classes packed with inspiration and yoga philosophy to expand your practice with. She also has alternate podcasts spanning sanskrit philosophy and asana stories for the Jivamukti enthusiast or yogi curious. Love her podcasts! I highly recommend you download her now.
Fave “One Stop Shop” websites for research:
SOUTH KOREA: Korea4expats
JAPAN: Info Map Japan
INDIA: India Mike
NEPAL: Nepal Vista
Cool Travel Blogs & More Resources:
The Art of Backpacking
The Art of Non Conformity
Almost Fearless
Briefcase to Backpack
Dave’s Travel Corner
Drifting Focus
Go Budget Travel
Gringation Cancun
Kanitha Heng
Longest Way Home
The Independent Traveler
Nomadic Matt
Nomadic Chick
Regina Travels the World
Runaway Jane
Solo Friendly
A Travel Around the World
Fun Korea Blogs I’m following:
My EPIK Generation:
Amanda: Korea, Kimchi & K-Pop
Brittany: B is for Cookie 1.0
Chance Alberg
Christo: Kimchi with Eish!
Joel & Gina: One Year in Daegu
Malou: From San Diego to Daegu
Veronica: Stage Theatre Magazine
The Sage Generation:
Ask a Korean
Brian in Jeollanam-do
Expacked
The Grand Narrative
Korea4expats
Korea Diva
Chris in South Korea
On Our Own Path
The Real South Korean
Roboseyo
GRRReat Online Articles:
GRRRL Budget:
1.2010- 10 Ways to cut your travel costs this year. (NY Times)
1.2010- Top 10 Airlines: Baggage Fees (About.com)
GRRRL Communication:
1.2010- What to Do if Skype is Blocked Where You Travel (and Why We Should Care) (AlmostFearless.com)
GRRRL Solo :
8.2010- iReporters share their real life “Eat Pray Love” Stories
8.2010- Women find world, selves with solo travel (CNN)
9.2009- 30 Days to Redesign Your Life and Travel the World (AlmostFearless.com)
9.2009- HostelBookers.com Travel for Women (articles and tips for female solo travels & hostels)
9.2009- Top Tips For Solo Women Travellers
7.2009- Travel Alone & Love it: 50 tips (solo travel blog)
GRRRL Vegetarian :
9.2009- Ten Tips for Being a Vegetarian Traveler – Wanderlust and Lipstick
7.2009 – Vegetarian Travel Tips for South America by Lauren Quinn (bootsnall.com)
7.2009- Vegetarian and Vegan Travel by Circle our Earth. * Guide for on-the-road veggie travelers
GRRRL Volunteering :
1.2010- Low Cost Volunteer Opportunities (Budget Trouble) *list of volunteering opportunities if you’re on a small budget
Cool articles to read:
8.2010- 10 Most Popular Study Abroad Destinations
8.2010- 14 of Seoul’s Quirkiest Bars
5.2010- Handling the Naughty Youngster (on Camels)
1.2010- Top 10 Countries for 2010 (L.P.)
1.2010- Why Iceland is becoming a top destination for 2010 (kayak)
1.2010- “Flashpacking”- the new way to Backpack (kayak)
10.2009- Top 10 Ways to Get More From a Cameraphone (Life Hacker)
9.2009- Ideas for Interesting and unique lodgings (GoNomads)
Safety, Packing, Tips, Etc…
1.2010- Onebag.com
9.2009- Travel Safe tips from the U.S. Travel-State-Gov Dept
9.2009- The Not-So-Secret Trick to Finding Cheap Airfare: Day 15 of 30w30d
9.2009- Top 30 Travel Tips For Safety’s Sake
9.2009- 10 Great Travel Tips
9.2009- Top 10 Tactics : Productive Travel (Lifehacker)
9.2009- Top 10 Tactics : Protecting Your Stuff (Lifehacker) * Great article: how to make expensive equipment unappealing to thiefs!
Travel Tips for India
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