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Our Complete Guide to Airbnb
Tips and Hacks, Travel Guides, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 8/23/18 Tips and Hacks, Travel Guides, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 8/23/18

Our Complete Guide to Airbnb

Using Airbnb for the first time and not sure where to get started? We’ve got you covered. Here’s a complete guide to Airbnb, include a free airbnb coupon for your first stay.

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How we saved to travel the world - and you can too!
Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 9/11/17 Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 9/11/17

How we saved to travel the world - and you can too!

"How did you save to travel the world?" It's a question we're asked all the time! Here's how we did it - and tips on how you can too!

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Our Ultimate Guide to Long Term Travel Planning
Featured, Inspiration, Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 8/19/17 Featured, Inspiration, Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 8/19/17

Our Ultimate Guide to Long Term Travel Planning

Long term travel is one of the greatest adventures you can have. But before you take off, this guide to long term travel planning has you covered, from budgets and your travel style, to your health and overall safety on the road.

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Ditch the guidebook: Here are 5 ways to travel like a local
Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 8/2/17 Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 8/2/17

Ditch the guidebook: Here are 5 ways to travel like a local

ive handy tips to help you ditch the guidebook and travel like a local.

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11 incredibly useful things to know before visiting Bucharest, Romania
Europe, Romania, Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 6/7/17 Europe, Romania, Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 6/7/17

11 incredibly useful things to know before visiting Bucharest, Romania

Our 11 essential things you need to know before visiting Romania, Europe's new capital of cool. Includes travel tips, costs, transport guide and more.

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32 essential things to know before you visit Namibia
Africa, Namibia, Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 5/29/17 Africa, Namibia, Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 5/29/17

32 essential things to know before you visit Namibia

Looking for Namibia travel tips before you begin your epic Southern African adventure? Our guide to the essential things to know before you travel to Namibia has you covered, including everything from what to see and do, where to stay, how to get around safely, and how to prepare for your trip. 

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10 ways to be an animal friendly traveller
Featured, Responsible Travel, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 5/12/17 Featured, Responsible Travel, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 5/12/17

10 ways to be an animal friendly traveller

In this day and age, being naive to animal cruelty is no excuse. Here's our easy to follow guide on how to be an animal friendly traveller.

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Travel with care - How to make every day Earth Day
Inspiration, Travel Resources, Responsible Travel, Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 4/22/17 Inspiration, Travel Resources, Responsible Travel, Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 4/22/17

Travel with care - How to make every day Earth Day

We all have a responsibility to make the earth a better place to live. Here's our tips on how to make everyday Earth Day.

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Yes, you need travel insurance. Here's what you need to know
Tips and Hacks, Travel Insurance, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 3/30/17 Tips and Hacks, Travel Insurance, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 3/30/17

Yes, you need travel insurance. Here's what you need to know

If you travel, you absolutely need travel insurance. Here's our easy to understand travel insurance guide to help you find the right policy easily.

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How to travel as a couple and still love each other afterwards
Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 2/1/17 Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 2/1/17

How to travel as a couple and still love each other afterwards

Because travelling with bae isn't always roses and long walks on the beach. Our tips on how to travel as a couple and still love each other afterwards!

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The best tips and tricks to travel safely in Southern Africa
Africa, South Africa, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources, Zambia The Common Wanderer 1/20/17 Africa, South Africa, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources, Zambia The Common Wanderer 1/20/17

The best tips and tricks to travel safely in Southern Africa

Here are the safety tips we discovered on our African travels, to help you avoid becoming criminal fodder, or the latest victim of Africa-belly.

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Our Top Annapurna Circuit Trekking Tips
Asia, Nepal, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 12/19/16 Asia, Nepal, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 12/19/16

Our Top Annapurna Circuit Trekking Tips

Hiking Nepal's Annapurna Circuit can be long, hard and tough. If you're planning on doing it, you'll need our tips and hacks. Ain't no mountain high enough!

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Appy Days: The Travel Apps Every Traveller Needs
Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 8/4/16 Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 8/4/16

Appy Days: The Travel Apps Every Traveller Needs

Every traveller needs these apps in their life. Which ones are our fave? Find out with our list of the best apps for travel.

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How to travel like a pro: Our ultimate pre-departure tips
Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 5/3/16 Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 5/3/16

How to travel like a pro: Our ultimate pre-departure tips

Travel like a pro with our ultimate list of pre-departure tips, including insurance, packing, checking in and other tips!

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How To Travel Like A Pro: Our Ultimate Packing Tips
Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 4/7/16 Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 4/7/16

How To Travel Like A Pro: Our Ultimate Packing Tips

Whether you're travelling for a long time, or short, our ultimate packing tips to help you travel like a pro, every time.

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How we totally blew our Laos budget
Laos, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 2/11/16 Laos, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 2/11/16

How we totally blew our Laos budget

The unexpected cost of travelling Laos led us to spend way more Kip than we thought we would. Be prepared before you travel to this beautiful, yet slightly more expensive South East Asian nation. 

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Morning alms in Luang Prabang: the respectful traveller's guide
Featured, Laos, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 1/15/16 Featured, Laos, Tips and Hacks, Travel Resources The Common Wanderer 1/15/16

Morning alms in Luang Prabang: the respectful traveller's guide

Thinking of heading to the morning alms in Luang Prabang? Check out our tips on how to participate in this beautiful ceremony respectfully

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How to survive getting sick on the road
Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 12/22/15 Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 12/22/15

How to survive getting sick on the road

No one wants to get sick on their travels? So how do you survive getting sick on the road? By reading this, that's how!

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Eight Things To Consider Before You Travel
Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 12/6/15 Tips and Hacks The Common Wanderer 12/6/15

Eight Things To Consider Before You Travel

Before you take off for that big adventures, there are a few not-so-fun, yet vitally important things you need to organise. Here's exactly what you need to do before you travel.

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Is the Saigon Skydeck worth it?

TL:DR... yes. But there's a bit more to it, so read below.

Is it a tourist trap? Yes. Is it expensive? Yes. Should you still visit? YES.

We always appreciate seeing a city from above, hovering above the chaos at str
This is the end. 

We've never been overly comfortable with sharing our children online, but when Finn was born, we decided that was it, we'd no longer show their faces. 

The reason? We feel really uncomfortable with our children's faces being plast
An afternoon at the pastel-hued City Palace, Jaipur 🌈

Many of you probably have no idea, as we never shared it (classic us), but we have a heap of Jaipur travel guides on the blog, including a thoroughly detailed guide to the City Palace. 

So if y
Sharing a little Dandenong Ranges day-trip guide for your weekend planning 🌳

We're massive fans of the Dandenongs, and they're the perfect short-day trip from Melbourne, especially for families. There's heaps to do, a great foodie scene, and a lot
Europe's most underrated city? We think so. Welcome to Ljubljana (travel guide below!).

We've been visiting here for nigh on 20 years (well, Mark has - he's old), and it never fails to impress. It's compact, gorgeous, has a great food and wine scene

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