Let's end the week with a fun contest! Hostelbookers is hosting a contest where travelers share a piece of advice related to travel in order to enter.  Enter and attempt to win your personalized action figure from firebox.com as well as a personalized geek travel map. Contest ends on June 6, 2012. You can visit the hostelbooker blog for more information. ...

Sometimes you plan traveling months and months in advance. At other times, you don’t plan at all. You just buy a ticket last minute and get yourself where you want to go. The latter is more spontaneous, more reckless and often more fun. If you’re traveling last minute, here are a few tips that can help you save some money. Get on the Mailing Lists What airlines fly to where you want to go? Get on their mail ...

Here is a really cool infographic on commuting I thought you would enjoy. It's crazy how commuting impacts our life, especially if you live in a major city around the world. I've been taking public transportation since I work downtown and just the thought of driving in traffic discourages me from taking my car. Created by: CollegeAtHome.com ...

Majority of tourist visiting Leh Ladakh in are trekkers. When planning your trip to this sensitive north western region of India, pay attention to your physical fitness. The chilling winter and the low oxygen level due to high altitude can be harsh on you. Leh is the capital city of the region and is quite developed to provide you with all the basic amenities. You can explore the rugged terrain and the barr ...

If you want to learn more about Off-Track Backpacking,  you can read our full interview with Women on the Road here. What top 3 pieces of advice would you give women 18 and under who want to travel on their own? Be aware of your surroundings at all times and always look at the positive outcome, rather than thinking the worse.   ...

Hey everyone, just a little note that we wrote a guest post for Room 77: Tips on Solo Female Travel. Book Room 77 is one stop to find and book your next hotel room. It's a pretty cool website, check it out! ...

For many avid backpackers, hiking far into the wilderness means leaving the distractions of modern life behind and focusing on experiencing the natural world in all its glory.  For such individuals, the most unforgettable kind of backpacking adventure is one that also takes them away from the distractions that friends and family can represent.  Backpacking solo is a way to truly "get away from it all" and b ...

As a senior student in university, I, like many others, was exhausted by the graduate paper and summer internship. When the precious May Day holiday approached, my friends and I decided to make full use of the last holiday of our college life. Since the holiday only lasts for three days, we narrowed our choice to cities near Beijing. With excitement and expectation, we searched online for information of can ...

 We Interviewed two lovely gals from Room 77, a great site to find amazing hotels! We believe that one of the top travel experiences of your vacation, or backpacking trip comes from your accommodation experience. So we wanted Heej Jones, the director of Content and Community and Jessica Skelton, the Marketing Communications Specialist at Room 77 share their expertise and resourceful knowledge about hotels w ...

I know this post isn't necessarily travel related but it will provide some insight on what's currently happening in Montreal. In case our local Montreal news didn't make it to your country (which I really hope it didn't), our students have been protesting against tuition hikes for over 12 weeks now. The liberal government announced earlier this year that tuition would be increasing by $325 per year for the ...