Hi Everyone,
After a long layoff of working back in an office I’m back writing on my travel website again despite not actually travelling as yet.
I have another 3 months to go in my job where I’ve been working as a Statistical Analyst.
Anyway I’ll be bringing back some of the same features of the old magazine …
MoreBack in the 80’s and 90’s travelling to the Soviet Union was an arduous process. Back then you needed to have an itinerary prepared in advance vetted by Intourist and each place you stayed need to be pre-booked and when you arrived you checked in to the hotel and the hotel checked you in with …
MoreTravelodium thanks the following companies that partner us.
Some of our partnerships are affiliate relationships and others are advertising and without this income Travelodium could not exist and I thank them for the opportunity.
Thanks to all readers of our magazine and I hope you support the following companies. I only partner with companies that I …
MoreIn future the only way that you will be able to get a backlink from my website is by providing a This is my City post.
If you wish to get a backlink for your blog here is how you can do this.
I won’t go into why it’s good to get backlinks for your website, chances …
MoreRendezvous Hotel is located in the centre of Singapore just off the eastern end of Orchard Rd. The hotel is only a short walk from Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station which makes it very convenient to get around the city if you don’t want to use taxis. You are able to travel to many places quicker …
MoreIndependence Square Kiev
Must Do
The list of “must do” in Kyiv includes at the least a dozen of things to do, but the first thing I would recommend is to go down the Andriivsky Spusk – the street featuring the artists’ works of all sorts from all round Ukraine. On your way talk to craftsmen (apart …
MorePicking Apples in Australia is another big crop where you can get work picking fruit.
Historically, Tasmania is the biggest apple growing state so much so its named the Apple Isle.
Despite this apples are grown in all states except Northern Territory.
In Queensland, the picking season starts in February in Stanhope one of the only areas of …
MoreGrape Picking in Australia is a big business and wine is one of the biggest agricultural products in the country.
There are many different regions that produce wine and at harvest they need a large casual workforce to pick the harvest.
When the harvest takes place is determined by the weather but I have provided an time …
MoreToday I’d like to give you a bit of information about what I think is the best railway website on the internet.
The Man in Seat 61 covers the entire world of railways. I personally found this website very useful when I travelled through Vietnam by railway a few years back. The website gives a lot …
MoreIf you’ve been in Australia for any length on time you would heard the word swag or a swagman.
Its a historical term because a swagman was an itinerant farm worker – these guys used to walk around to farms looking for work and swagmen were very common in the 1890’s recession in Australia although I …
MoreEarning Frequent Flyer Points with Agoda Max Points
When I travel in Asia I nearly always book a part, if not all of my accommodation with Agoda.
I find that you get a pretty good rate and they also have a wide range of accommodation types and budgets.
I’ve never tried to get points on Agoda because I …
MoreQantas Frequent Flyer Points Hack
If you have a Qantas Frequent Flyer account you may or may not know that you need to make at least 1 transaction that increases your point balance every 12 months.
My housemate was relating his story to me. He was given 50,000 points as a part of a sales incentive where …
MoreGood news everyone, here’s an easy way to make 1500 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points.
You may have seen this on news.com.au because they are promoting it as well.
If you read my article Travelodium Monthly Results you would see that I have over 100,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points. I’ve had one return trip to Singapore that I have …
MoreHey There Gentile Jerkwads,
Got a few excellent Facebook Groups for backpackers in Australia.
Generally on these groups there are discussions about where to find fruit picking work or work in general. Where to go partying and looking for hookups, sharing rides and selling stuff for those going home.
There is also plenty of discussion.
The groups are all …
MoreFinding work in Australia is not a particularly difficult thing to do, however finding good work in Australia can be more difficult.
Vineyard in the Barossa Valley
The types of work vary in years gone by getting short term work in call centre’s have been easy to find but not so much anymore as more …
MoreHi,
At Travelodium we like to find you good discounts so you can travel more. Also recommending these tours can bring in a source of income for this website so I can travel more and be able to get you better information.
Today I’ve got a nice discount for Australian travellers to Europe this summer that is …
MoreI’ve seen quite a few bloggers putting their financial results on their blog. I guess it is a self reporting technique to put the onus on yourself to do everything you can to improve the financial position of the blog.
I’ve had this blog for 11 years now and despite having a lot of Social Media …
MoreSince Qatar Airways has started flying to Adelaide I’ve been noticing some great deals when you fly to Europe with Qatar Airways from Adelaide.
There are a few benefits in flying Adelaide to Doha and onwards to Europe.
It is one of only 2 airlines that are flying direct from Adelaide to the Middle East so you …
MoreAfter getting some really good feedback about my recent post Rail discounts in UK I thought I’d also mention another great way to save some money while travelling through the UK.
English Heritage Membership gets you unlimited access to over 400 historical properties and places through the UK.
This includes
84 Religious Sights/Churches
66 x Castles
58 x Prehistoric Sights
53 …
MoreMany years ago when I first travelled through Europe my plan was to travel down to Greece spend a few months in the islands and then spend a couple months travelling through Central Europe checking out the sights.
I bought a Eurail card so I had unlimited rail for the 3 months travelling through Europe however …
MoreRail Discounts in the UK and Europe
Hi There Aussie Backpackers in London – I remember backpacking in London they were some of the best and worst days of my life.
As much as it’s a great thing and a great place to live London is fucking expensive.
I’ve found a couple rail discounts in the UK and …
MoreKakadu National Park lies about a 2 hour drive south east of Darwin. The park is about the size of Slovenia but during the wet season (when I was there) access to the park is restricted due to flooding.
The park contains a large amount of Aboriginal Rock Art and a habitat for a large amount …
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Lonely Planet Guides have been around for over 40 years now and are steadily decreasing in their appeal. Also for the past 10 years Lonely Planet has been owned by large publishing companies and this diminishes the ideal that Lonely Planet is a small publisher that is looking out for the independent traveller …
MoreVineyard in the Barossa Valley
On 21 November, 2017 a report Wage Theft in Australia: Findings of the National Temporary Migrant Work Survey was released. The survey is the most comprehensive study of wage theft and working conditions among international students, backpackers and other temporary migrants in Australia.
Findings include:
Almost a third (30%) of international students and …
More29 October 2017
What’s happening in my World
At the moment I’m not travelling so I’m in Adelaide working on the websites I’ve been concentrating on selling my caravan. I find a caravan just a bit too big for a single person and a bit cumbersome to move around in. I think eventually I’ll look to buy …
More8 October 2017
What’s happening in my World
At the moment I’m not travelling so I’m in Adelaide working on the websites I’ve been concentrating on Instagram this week and have over 500 new followers.
Best Flight Deals
Americas
Los Angeles to Anchorage via Minneapolis/St Paul with Delta Airlines Oct – Dec 17 US$261.
Europe
London/ Manchester to Cancun return with Thomson …
More1 October 2017
What’s happening in my World
At the moment I’m not travelling so I’m in Adelaide working on the websites most days.
Best Flight Deals
Americas
Los Angeles to Anchorage via Minneapolis/St Paul with Delta Airlines Oct – Dec 17 US$261.
Europe
London/ Manchester to Reykjavic return with Easyjet valid May 2018 GBP 42
Asia
Singapore to Chennai return with Scoot valid …
More25 September 2017
What’s happening in my World
At the moment I’m not travelling so I’m in Adelaide working on the websites most days.
Best Flight Deals
Americas
San Francisco to Washington DC with American Airlines selected days US$99.
Europe
London Heathrow to Chiang Mai return with Air China valid late Nov – Dec 2017 from GBP 328
Asia
Singapore to Chennai return with …
More18 September 2017
What’s happening in my World
At the moment I’m not travelling so I’m in Adelaide working on the websites most days.
Best Flight Deals
Americas
San Francisco to Washington DC with American Airlines selected days US$99.
Europe
London Gatwick to New York return with Norwegian Air valid Nov 2017-Mar 2018 from GBP 288
Asia
Singapore to Chennai return with Scoot valid …
More11 September 2017
What’s happening in my World
At the moment I’m not travelling so I’m in Adelaide working on the websites most days. I’m looking to start advertising the website and I’ve found a website that shows a lot of promise and I’ll be advertising on growtraffic.com for a while to build up the website.
Best Flight …
More4 September 2017
What’s happening in my World
At the moment I’m not travelling so I’m in Adelaide working on the websites most days.
Best Flight Deals
USA
Los Angeles (LAX) to Hong Kong via Seattle/Tacoma with American Airlines selected days Jan-Mar 2018 US$502 but some discount fares available for $443
UK/Europe
London Gatwick to Boston return with Norwegian Air valid Jan- …
MoreTravelling these days is a past time fraught with difficulties war, terrorist attacks and highly volatile financial situation makes you wonder, Why bother? But over the past few decades there has always been wars in Iraq, Central America, South America not to mention Russia imploding in the 90’s.
But in amongst the doom and gloom there …
More27 July 2017
What’s happening in my World
At the moment I’m not travelling so I’m in Adelaide working on the websites most days.
Best Flight Deals
USA
Miami to Belize City with United Airlines selected days Sep/Oct US$347
UK/Europe
London Heathrow to Auckland with a stop in Beijing return with Air China some dates in Oct/Nov 540 GBP
Asia
Tokyo Narita to Montreal …
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