Cheap Travel in Asia - For Australians
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Accommodation
Hostel Asia a nice little engine for cheap hostels in.. you guessed it.. Asia! It's a good place to start - and if you can't be bothered looking all over the internet to save $2 a night more, this is your place. Here
Bangkok Stay a very comprehensive look at Bangkok and Thailand accommodation - with some good guides too. Here
Couch Surfing, Hospitality Club and Global Freeloaders help connect you with strangers who will let you sleep over at their place - free. Check it out, see if it's worthwhile and get back to me!
Hostel World helps you search for the great deals on Hostels world-wide. Here
Trav.com It's been quite hard picking through all the crappy hotel websites but this one seems ok. Worldwide. Here
Hostel Bookers Book your room in a hostel here, for places all over the world. Here Back to the top
Airfares
Best Flights Top site. Top, top site. They post some amazing travel deals. Subscribe to their email to stay in touch, it's worth it. Here
Airfares.com.sg brings together flight deals from all around Asia into one place. I hate sites that just make you search with no listings of good deals available - well this isn't one of them. Here
Sky Scanner Search flights worldwide, it will dig prices up from anywhere! A great way to get the best deal in the shortest possible time. Better for Europe than other locations Here
Student Flights and Sta Travel Are two of the good major travel agents for flights and package deals. Student Flights is owned by Flight Centre.
Asian Budget Airlines Well, I just went to research this and let's say something: there is a LOT. Attitude Travel Has a comprehensive list of them. I'll provide a couple here. Be careful that the airline is solvent - I lost $900 this way. And no, travel insurance does not cover lost fares to due airline bankruptcy or insolvency.
Jetstar Asia
Air Asia
ValuAir
Tiger Airways
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Travel Tips and Hints
The real bargains of travel are generally found by asking other people. Use the forum resources of these three amazing sites to get the information you need.
Virtual Tourist compiles reviews of attractions, lists of things to do and more all written by previous visitors - normal people. Also make use of their wonderful forums. When I went to Bangkok this place was an out-and-out goldmine. Here
Chas Kemp - Guide to South East Asia Has completed the onerous task of compiling a huge list of links for Asia. It's tough! Scroll all the way down for links by country. Here
Backpackers Ultimate Guide to Asia provides detailed info on getting to and staying in Asia Here
Travel Spot ha a massive list of Asia links including quite a few to Central Asia and the Middle East. Here
Virtual Tourist compiles reviews of attractions, lists of things to do and more all written by previous visitors - normal people. Also make use of their wonderful forums. When I went to Bangkok this place was an out-and-out goldmine. Here
Trip Advisor is basically the same as Virtual Tourist but not very user-friendly. Here
About.com has an enormous sectioon on budget travel. Here Travel Fish presents a Cambodia, Laos, Thailand & Vietnam travel guide Here Lonely Planet has a wealth of information including country-specific guides. Also use the forum for some help. Here
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Work Abroad
Before you start, find out the visa requirements of the country you are visiting: Project Visa - fantastic website!
Working Holiday Guru Provides information to Australians on Working Holiday Visas.
TeflCourses Learn how to teach English, and you can make money overseas. A much more economical way of travelling.. Here
Dave's ESL cafe The number one site when looking for English teaching positions! Here
IAPA Au Pair List Want to be an au pair? The International Au Pair Association provides a list of Au Pair associations in each country. Here
Jobs Abroad Search by country for positions that interest you - a very broad list! Here
Volunteering
Volunteer Abroad Reasonably comprehensive volunteer programme board. Search by country. Here
Cross Cultural Solutions Find a volunteer program suiting your skills, interests. Here
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Best of the Rest
Luggage Direct In their words: "Australia's Largest Luggage Retailer of Brand Name Luggage at Warehouse Prices." In mine: if you like to get luggage that is actually good.. probably the best way to do it. HereHave a suggestion? Use the form below!
Luggage.net.au Discount branded luggage Here
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