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General Checklist (20 + 1 points)

June 8, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBert1 Comment

Here is a quick summary of the stuff you should check while preparing the trip: Create a Paypal account as an alternative payment channel. Also, if you are minded to write Continue Reading

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Key motivations

June 8, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment

It is hard to remember where this all began, but even before starting to travel outside my country, I always had this natural afflatus pushing towards the adventurous peregrination. The Continue Reading

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Set up Chronology (updated 30/11/24)

June 8, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment

I wish here to tentatively draft a rough timeline of my last 10 years to positively show how desires, backlashes and afterthoughts may impact a person’s life. In particular, the Continue Reading

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Travel Log (Southeastern Asia)

November 7, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
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This section is quite a detailed diary with all my movements across the involved countries in Southeastern Asia. Besides functioning as a sort of “position tracker”, it will hopefully provide Continue Reading

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Inspiring Miscellanea

January 8, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
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Below you have a list of inspiring sources that nourished my travel-thirsty mind. It does not claim to be a very detailed list, but simply a free recollection of relevant Continue Reading

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Best translation websites to make extra money while travelling

January 7, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment

While travelling for a long period, you might need to get an extra income to make your life a bit easier. Just to be clear, translations from and to the Continue Reading

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Backpack tips

January 7, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
Backpacks

In 2013 I was preparing my travel to South America. It was my first big solo-trip in another continent as a backpacker. I did not have so much experience of Continue Reading

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North, Central & South America trip (2021-2022) so far

LAND DISTANCE COVERED (KM): 37,633

TRAVELLING TIME (DAYS): 464

VISITED COUNTRIES: 20

MOTORBIKES: 12

BOATS: 53

CARS: 90

BUSES / MINIVANS: 187

TAPTAPS / TUKTUKS: 6

PLANES: 15

HITCHHIKING RIDES: 94

HOSTEL / HOTEL STAYS (NIGHTS): 211

COUCHSURFING / FRIENDS’ STAY (NIGHTS): 208

CAMPING NIGHTS: 8

TRAVELLING NIGHTS: 16

CAR SLEEPING (NIGHTS): 20

HAMMOCK NIGHTS: 1

TOTAL EXPENDITURE (EUROS): 15,758

DAILY EXPENDITURE (EUROS): 33.96

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