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budget_travel – Just Wandering

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  • Cheap and free in Melbourne

    Coming from Manila, where almost everything is cheap, prices of goods, services and admission tickets can be terribly shocking once you convert it to peso. Of course, they always say don’t convert else you won’t buy anything. Then again, there are plenty of inexpensive options around, specially here in [tag]Melbourne[/tag]. There are plenty of free…

  • Kuala Lumpur via Cebu Pacific

    We interrupt our regular programming for this awesome announcement I received in the mail today: Introducing [tag]Cebu Pacific[/tag]’s newest regional destination. . . KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA! Fly from MANILA TO KUALA LUMPUR (vice versa) for only 1,499 pesos one-way! Visit the truly Asian capital and experience the unique fusion of cultural heritage, colorful festivals and…

  • Jetstar: Connecting Asia and Australia

    So I was skulking around Jetstar’s website again and discovered two things: The introduction of the StarClass for International flights on the A330; and Starting November 23, 2006, they will start flying from Melbourne and Sydney to Bangkok, Phuket (November 24), Vietnam (November 30), Denpasar (December 8) and Osaka (March 25, 2007) This is probably…

  • Budget Travel Magazine

    I’ve seen this magazine at Borders in Singapore, but I was unable to go back to buy it (because I’ve used up all my money shopping). I scoured the magazine shops in Manila, but I don’t think I ever saw this locally (or if I had, I must have been broke when I came across…

  • 51 Ways to Cut Vacation Costs

    Here’s a great article for all of us budget travelers (or independent travelers; whatever floats your boat): 51 Ways to Cut Vacation Costs from National Geographic Traveler. I find myself agreeing with most of the list, but this one comes as a surprise: 2. Trash your “cookies,” small files (stored in your Internet browser) that…

  • Singapore via Cebu Pacific! – Updated!

    Cebu Pacific’s website and booking facilities now includes Singapore! I tried booking to see how much the fare would cost. The promo fare (buy from July 20 – 26, travel from Aug 31 – Oct 19) amounts to PHP 6,327.00. The non-promo fare amounts to Php 8,327.00 roundtrip. Not bad, eh? It comes out higher…

  • When Tigers fly

    I never really considered Tiger Airways, even when I’m trying to be cheap with my budget. That is primarily because flying via Tiger in the Philippines meant having to go to Clark. Even with the shuttle service from Megamall, I still see it as a hassle, particularly since I live in the northern part of…

  • 21st century travel

    Back in the 80’s, when you want to travel, you go to your travel agent to book a flight or avail of a tour package. When you want to learn more about places you want to go to, you go to the library or the embassy, or talk to people you know who’s already been…