Down to Earth Travel

Tag: budget-travel

  • How to budget whilst travelling

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    Travelling (or backpacking) for a long period of time usually means that you need to budget your money. Unless you’re very well off then you only have a limited amount of funds so it’s important to spend them well! An essential tool that we have used for budgeting is the app, Lambus. This app is…

  • A guide to Ao Nang, Thailand

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    Ao Nang is on the mainland and is in the Krabi province. We visited Ao Nang after island hopping around Koh Yao Noi, Koh Yao Yai, Koh Phi Phi, and Koh Lanta. Ao Nang is known for its long beaches and there are lots of hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops. Ao Nang is busier than…

  • A guide to Koh Lanta, Thailand

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    Koh Lanta has been my favourite island in South East Asia (so far). There is so much to explore but it’s also an amazing place to just chill out. It really is a beautiful island. Koh Lanta is located on the west coast of Thailand between the Phi Phi islands and the mainland. It’s part…

  • A guide to Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

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    When you think of Phi Phi island you might think of partying and people getting drunk. This kind of thing hasn’t been our vibe whilst we’ve been travelling. We much prefer chilled out places that aren’t full of tourists being drunk idiots. We were initially going to skip out on Phi Phi for this reason…

  • A guide to Luang Prabang, Laos

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    Luang Prabang was my favourite of the three places we visited in Laos. I fell in love with it and was pretty sad when we had to move on to Vang Vieng. Luang Prabang is in northern Laos and is where you will arrive when you step off the slow boat from Thailand. It is…

  • A guide to Koh Yao Yai, Thailand

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    Koh Yao Yai is only about a 10 minute boat ride from Koh Yao Noi. A good swimmer could probably swim between the two islands, but I wouldn’t recommend this! Koh Yao Yai is a slightly bigger island than Koh Yao Noi but not by much. It is still very quiet and peaceful with only…

  • A guide to Koh Yao Noi, Thailand

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    We returned to Thailand in March 2024 to go island hopping in the south. We had already travelled across the north of Thailand in November 2023. Our first stop had been Phuket but sadly I didn’t get to see very much as I was poorly. Our next stop was the island of Koh Yao Noi.…

  • A guide to Pai, Thailand

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    We spent a week in Pai in November 2023, and we well and truly fell in love with Pai. It was the third destination of our South East Asia trip so very early days but to this day it is one of our favourite places we have been. If you’re looking for a small, chilled…

  • Preparing for travelling

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    Where do I start? That’s what was going round in my head in the months leading up to our big backpacking trip around South East Asia. For some context, hi I’m Katie. I’m 24 years old and I packed my life into a backpack (that I have since spent hours wishing was a suitcase) to…