Two of the Buenos Aires’ neighborhoods remain disproportionately popular among backpackers and other budget travelers: Palermo and San Telmo.
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Dining in Rio de Janeiro on the Cheap
Although your chances of finding affordable hotel accommodation in any of Rio de Janeiro’s tourist areas is slim to none, it’s still possible to dine well without spending you entire day’s cash allotment.
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Getting around in South America is relatively simple once you get a hang of it—and, in most cases, rather affordable as well.
Continue ReadingTiffany’s “Ladyboy” Show in Pattaya, Thailand
No matter your reason for visitng Pattaya, Thailand, you owe yourself an evening with the “ladies” of Tiffany’s Show.
Continue ReadingTravel to Machu Picchu Cheap, Without a Tour
It isn’t necessary to book a Machu Picchu tour if you want to see the ancient Inca city in the High Andes.
Continue ReadingMui Ne, Vietnam’s Disappearing Beach
The only thing stranger than the paved beach of Mui Ne, Vietnam? The fact that it sits just miles from some of the largest sand dunes in Asia.
Continue ReadingDoes Boracay Live Up To The Hype?
Like so many of the developing world’s previously well-kept secrets, this sandcastle island of Boracay in the Philippines calls into question the extent to which a cool place stays cool once uncool people make a habit of going there.
Continue ReadingWWII History in Corregidor Island, Philippines
About 28 miles from the Philippine capital at the mouth of Manila Bay sits Corregidor, a tadpole-shaped island that was the last Allied holdout in the Pacific during World War II–and yet strangely, has gone all-but-unmentioned in film and television productions commemorating the conflict.
Continue ReadingA Lake Inside a Volcano Inside a Lake
If you mention the world “Ta’al” to a Filipino, the first image to pops into his mind will likely be that of an active volcano just south of Manila. The second — if there is one — is a town with the same name and charm.
Continue ReadingManila’s Many Faces
Thanks to the many flags that have flown over it, Manila possesses a complex charm that calls to mind every period of its long history.
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