http://budgetmonkeytravel.com Notes from the world of shoestring adventures. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:51:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tim Patterson over at The Travelers Notebook has written a post on how to travel the world for next to nothing. His advice mostly falls into philosophy-of-travel type advice, but includes a few concrete tips too. Here's a summary of his points, paraphrased by yours truly: 1. Enjoy the simple things. ... http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/budget-travel/how-to-travel-the-world-for-free-or-at-least-for-cheap/ The days of backpacking all over Western Europe at bargain rates are over. In fact, Western Europe is arguably the most expensive region on the world travel circuit. But some of the 22 countries in this survey are much cheaper than others. It turns out there are bargains to ... http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/budget-travel/cheapest-countries-in-western-europe-for-travel/ What's the cheapest country in Asia? This post compares the bare minimum travel costs of 17 Asian nations. Daily travel costs range from under $4 to over $30. Here's a hint: the two cheapest countries both start with the letter "I". http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/budget-travel/cheapest-countries-in-asia/ Some travel destinations offer much better bang-for-the buck than others. Have you ever wondered which countries offer the best travel bargains? Here is a wrap up of baseline daily travel budgets for 16 Latin American nations. http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/budget-travel/latin-america-travel-cheap/ The waterfall Iguassu forms a natural border for Argentina and Brazil and consists of about 275 waterfalls, sure beats the heck out of a fence.... Very nice pics and a couple of videos. read more | digg story http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/argentina/igauzu-the-most-amazing-waterfall-in-the-world/ Argentina's economy minister has resigned after being asked to testify about storing $64,000 (47,000 euros; £32,000) in her office toilet. Felisa Miceli said the cash was lent to her by her brother to buy a house. read more | digg story http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/argentina/argentinas-economy-minister-resigns-after-64000-found-in-office-toilet/ The next day we were a little more adventurous and decided to try a hike through the jungle. The hike up the Volcán Concepción is currently closed due to activity; either way the trail up Volcán Madéras is said to have considerably more wildlife, making it a much more attractive ... http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/nicaragua/isla-de-ometepe-volcan-maderas/ So what have we been doing for the past few days you might ask, and you probably are asking otherwise why would you be checking the website. : ) I'm so cheeky. Well what we've been doing is spending yet more time in paradise. The whole country is paradise as ... http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/nicaragua/isla-de-ometepe-swimming/ A sweltering half-hour bus ride from Granada, Nicaragua and a pleasant 1.5 km walk up from the carreterra (highway) brought us to the Volcán Mombacho Reserve park entrance. There, a guy from the Canopy Tour company brought us further up the road to their hut, where we promply purchased/consumed cold ... http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/nicaragua/volcan-mombacho-canopy-tour/ Our first day in paradise, well not quite, but close to it. We´re staying in a wonderful hostel called, Hotel Oasis. It´s quiet and charming. There are two indoor patios, one of which is filled with hammocks, wicker couches, and a beautiful garden, the other of which is the main ... http://budgetmonkeytravel.com/nicaragua/granada-primer-dia/