The Insider's Guide to Budget Travel

Top 5 Offbeat Dining and Drinking Spots in San Francisco

When you're on a city break or backpacking around the USA, it's easy to get sucked into only eating in fast food joints, or paying loads for drinking in tourist trap bars. But why pay more when a cheaper and more authentic option could be right under your nose?

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The Oktoberfest 2009 Beer Guide

Oktoberfest is almost upon us once again, and with so much to see and do at this year's festival we thought we’d give you a helping hand with your biggest decision of all, 'which beers to drink?!' We've put together a helpful guide (particularly after you've had a few) to give you the lowdown on the best beers you will find in the tents of Munich’s six biggest breweries...

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Five of the Best Tapas Bars in Granada

The first thing that every backpacker in Spain knows is that tapas (delectable little portions of Spanish food) comes free when you order a drink in Granada. This, in fact, (along with the host of other great free things to do) is practically the main reason that most go to the city! The city, it’s claimed [...]

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Top 10 London Pubs

There are around 7,000 pubs in London… so how do you make sure you end up with a good pint (and not piss) when there’s such a long, long list? Well, quite simply, there isn’t a magic formula – there are hundreds of good drinking spots in the vast area over which the city sprawls… you [...]

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How to Find a Cheap Pint in Central London

It’s the eternal question on the lips of locals and backpackers in London alike – where can we get a cheap pint in this pricey city? With most pubs in the center of town now charging around (cue collective horrified gasp) £3.50 a beer, we felt it was our duty to sniff out some affordable [...]

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Odd and Unusual Food From Around the World

Every backpacker has a tale about that local ‘delicacy’ which made them gasp/gag in horror. From monkey brains in Indiana Jones to snake blood in The Beach, gross foods are the stuff of traveling legend. And then on the other hand, budget guidebooks all scream ‘eat what the locals do, it’s cheaper!’ and so once again [...]

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