How to Travel Full-Time for $17,000 a Year (or Less!) | Wise Bread - StumbleUpon
Wise Bread Picks For the last five years, I've been traveling the world full-time, and for less money than I've ever spent (and I'd wager less money than most people would spend) to live in one place. My worldly possessions fit into one bag (just larger than carry-on size) and a backpack containing my laptop and computer gear. In 2011 alone, I traversed 13 countries and over 45,360 miles. What if I told you it wasn't? Believe it. How to Keep Your Travel Costs Low Of course, I could travel for way more than $17,000/year. Here are a few of my secrets. Don't Pay for Accommodations In the entire year of 2011, I paid $173 for accommodation. Work-Trade/Volunteer There are lots of creative opportunities to work in trade for your accommodation (and sometimes food) and enjoy a more immersive travel experience. Hospitality Exchange Got a few nights to kill at a given destination? House/Pet-Sitting Crew on Sailboats Don't Pay for Flights Travel Slowly Your Travel, Your Style
Creepy, Crusty, Crumbling: Illegal Tour of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans [75 Pics]
Hurricane Katrina killed this clown. According to the photographer, “An abandoned Six Flags amusement park, someone spray painted ‘Six Flags 2012 coming soon’ on the wall above the downed head. But they were clownin.’ Six Flags will never rebuild here.” Welcome to Zombie Land kids! Chained dreams of fun at Six Flags New Orleans, abandoned Jazzland – that’s what Six Flags opened as “Jazzland” in 2000. Some photographers can see past the lifeless amusement park’s decay and desolation, showing us that there is still a chance the place could be cheery and not cheerless. Like a Bad Dream. Just in case you don’t know the scoop on what Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans and Six Flags, this photo is of New Orleans, LA, on Sept. 14, 2005. Unlike the bleak amusement-less park above, some photographers can still see and share with us the echo of magic in the abandoned theme park Six Flags – even 6 years later in 2011. No lines for dead rides. Watch out for that tree! No one wants a ride?
Free Things to Do in New York City | New York City Features | Fodors Travel Guides
If you think everything in New York costs too much, well, you're right—almost. In fact, the city has tons of free attractions and activities; you just need to know where to look for them. Outdoor Fun Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge for spectacular views of the Financial District, Brooklyn, the seaport, and Manhattan. Ride the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the southern tip of Manhattan from the water. Catch a free movie screening in Bryant Park in summertime. Wander Battery Park City's waterfront promenade. Let botany grow on you with free visits to New York Botanical Garden (free all day Wed. and Sat. 10-11 a.m.), Brooklyn Botanic Garden (free all day Tues. and Sat. 10 am-noon), and Queens Botanical Garden (free Wed. 3-6 pm and Sun. 4-6 pm). www.nybg.org www.bbg.org www.queensbotanical.org Kayak on the Hudson. Head to Governor's Island, a 172-acre island oasis in the heart of New York Harbor, just a seven-minute ferry ride from Lower Manhattan.
10 amazing hiking trails
These ten classic trekking routes are suitable for these athletes. They all require a strong pair of lungs, legs, and a good level of preparation. However, anyone who chooses one of these routes will be richly rewarded by the experience that will stay with him for the rest of the life and become the pride to tell the children and grandchildren. GR20, France This people-oriented endurance of 15 days (168 km) hike through Corsica is legendary thanks to the variety of landscapes. Here the traveler can see woods, granite lunar landscapes, open winds craters, glacial lakes, streams, bogs, McKee, snow-covered peaks, plains and other natural beauty. Inca Trail, Peru This 33-kilometer ancient trail was built by the Incas and now is crossed by thousands of people every year. Pace Dogon (Pays Dogon), Mali Land Dogon – one of the most exciting regions in Africa. Indian Himalayas, India Not many people walk on the Indian side of the world’s greatest mountain range.
