by Sharyn Nilsen | Oct 25, 2017 | Travel Tips and Advice
A Paypal alternative is saving us thousands. Up front, I hate bank fees and gouging by financial institutions. More specifically, I hate paying more than I should for a substandard service. Freelancers, bloggers, and Digital Nomads (like us) have the luxury of...
by Sharyn Nilsen | Jul 4, 2016 | Travel Tips and Advice
Visa Planning for Long-Term Travel is [Insert colorful adjective here!] Suggestions include – frustrating, exhausting, confusing, and a pain in the ass. If you’re a bit of a nutter like me, you might consider – challenging and fun. One of the biggest...
by Sharyn Nilsen | Dec 5, 2015 | Travel Tips and Advice
How we saved $1000 just by dissing our bank! Just a quick digression from the big bike ride to let you all in on something cool we just discovered. It’s saved us hundreds of $$$$’s and it can save you too. As per usual, we’ve been busily planning our next adventure...
by Sharyn Nilsen | Sep 3, 2015 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe, Travel Tips and Advice
I wrote this post because it took me ages to hunt down specific information on how to obtain a Belarus Visa in Vilnius without booking a tour with an official TouristAgency. Naturally, there is a lot of information on the Belarus Embassy site, but even this was a...
by Sharyn Nilsen | Sep 29, 2014 | Gear specifications, Travel Tips and Advice
I bought a new bottle of Tiger Balm the other day. My first was purchased in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1997 for the grand price of $1 USD. My new tub was purchased here in Saigon, last month for around $1.50. It is one of my top ten travel items on any trip....
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by Sharyn Nilsen | Sep 17, 2014 | Travel Tips and Advice
As you should all know by now, we both love beer. Unfortunately we haven’t managed to get to any of the BIG beer festivals around the world. That might have something to do with the fact we like to avoid big crowds but I think we would make the effort for a...
