Category: Useful Tips
How Do We Get Cheap Flights?
There is no one answer or simple set of steps to get good flights. It takes a lot of research and luck to get the best deal available.
If you have a problem with words, skip to the bottom for the dirty details and links. […]
Advanced Flight Search – Crazy ITA Matrix Searching
In a previous article, I gave an overview of what we use to find cheap flights. A lot of our searching centers around Google’s ITA Matrix. It’s an incredibly powerful tool that I have been slowly learning how to take more advantage of it’s features, every time I flight search. […]
Easy Travel Expense Tracker Spreadsheet » View by Month and Country
Here’s a free tool that you can use to track your expenses. This travel expense spreadsheet will automatically populate two pivot tables to see your spending by month and country broken down into predetermined categories. It’s really simple to use and is an easy way to track your budget with a light spreadsheet. […]
The Lombok Taxi Mafia
Touts and overzealous taxi drivers are a common staple in many travel destinations worldwide. Some are worse than others and Indonesia is no exception. It’s worse in the more touristy areas for obvious reasons. Throngs of tourists, fat with cash arrive at the airport or ferry port and need transportation. In Indonesia it’s best to […]
Vietnam’s New E-Visa System
Vietnam’s New E-Visa System In February Vietnam released a new e-visa system for 40 countries. This is great news for anyone trying to get a Vietnam travel visa. We used the new system to get our visas for a month we spent in Vietnam after hearing about it from the Flight Deal’s blog, and […]
Best Phone Repair in Koh Samui
Best Phone Repair in Koh Samui While traveling around for long periods of time or simply just going on vacation, your electronics suffer quite a bit. Due to a few issues we needed to find a phone repair place while we were in Koh Samui. Numerous google searches brought up nothing useful. Lauren’s charging port […]