The cheapest places to live in the world. $500 a month

There are two simple rules to follow while searching for low cost destinations. Firstly: if you find a place cheap enough to travel to, then most probably you will also find it cheap to live in. Secondly: wherever you are, the further from the big cities and large agglomerations, the cheaper it gets.

Of course ‘cheap’ is a very relative concept, and what is cheap for you may not be cheap for people living some place else in the world.

But if ‘cheap’ means spending just a few dollars/euro/pounds a day, then these locations in Asia and Central America may interest you… Read more

Freedom Files Interview with Alain Denis: “Riding The Dream”

This is the first of my Freedom Files interviews.. I met Alain Denis while traveling in Florianopolis, Brazil.

One night, Alain and I were chatting over  a few Caipirinhas (a popular Brazilian cocktail) and I became intrigued by the fact that Alain had been traveling for more than three years, consecutively, without ever going back to his homeland. (Canada)

Immediately I knew I wanted to capture this guys story and make it the intro to my new Freedom Files series.. It was very inspiring to meet him and see how excited he still was after three solid years on the road. Be sure to check out his video above and also his photography in the interview below.

Enter Alain and Nate…

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The Difference: Living Well vs. Doing Well

(Credit: h.koppdelaney)

“From all your herds, a cup or two of milk,
From all your granaries, a loaf of bread,
In all your palace, only half a bed:
Can man use more? And do you own the rest?”
– Ancient Sanskrit poem

Total post read time: 5 minutes. This is a post taken from The Blog of Tim Ferris, Author of the 4 Hour Work Week. It’s an amazing article on how to switch one’s thinking to what it really means to live well. recommended for anyone who believes you need to have a lot of money to experience a life of non-stop world exporation. I hope you enjoy…I know I did…

Article starts here:

Living well is quite different from “doing well.”

In the quest to get ahead — destination often unknown — it’s easy to have life pass you by while you’re focused on other things. This post is intended as a reminder and a manifesto: keep it simple.

This is written by Rolf Potts, author of my perennial favorite and heavily highlighted Vagabonding. In the below piece, I’ve bolded some particular parts that have had an impact on my life.

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My Experience: Biking Through Wine Country In Mendoza Argentina

“It had the taste of an apple peeled with a steel knife.”

Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), in the movie “Time Must Have a Stop” (1944)

Wine tasting in Mendoza was quite the experience. I arrived in Mendoza after a few life changing months in Santiago Chile. It was my first time setting foot in Argentina and to me the perfect place to begin ones journey through this amazing country. Especially in March during the last month of summer. It really doesn’t get better.

After a few nights of dancing Tango, I heard amongst other things, that one of the things I had to experience was a self guided bike tour through the Mendoza wine country. And being an avid drinker of wine, this quickly became top of my list. So I scheduled with my hostel to be picked up the next day. Read more

My Experience: A Walk Through The Famous “La Recoleta Cemetery” In Buenos Aires

A trip to Buenos Aires wouldn’t be complete without visit to the La Recoleta Cemetery.

La Recoleta cemetery is located in the exclusive Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The layout of the cemetery was designed by the French engineer Próspero Catelin, and was remodeled in 1881, while Torcuato de Alvear was mayor of the city, by the Italian architect Juan Antonio Buschiazzo.

Walking through row upon row of tombs, I couldn’t help but to think about my own inevitable demise someday. Despite the finely constructed graves, most built for entire families past and future, it made me think just how short life really is and how unimportant all the seemingly seriousness is in the end. Read more

My Experience In Santiago Chile: Backstage With Guns And Roses, Beautiful Women and Diving With Jelly Fish

“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing”

-Thomas Henry Huxley  (English Biologist)

My Experience In Chile And Lessons On Preconceived Notions

Chile was a very nice surprise indeed…

My initial plans for Chile were to visit an old friend for a few days and then continue into Argentina to travel around Patagonia.

After two months in Peru I had heard my fair share of horror stories regarding Chile and it’s unwelcoming culture. And honestly. I wasn’t feeling too keen on spending much time there.

I was told, amongst other things, that Chileans had a lack of patience for people who didn’t speak Spanish and more or less a collective arrogance towards foreign travelers in general… Read more

How This Cock Fighting Event Changed My View On Life…

There is nothing either good or bad, only thinking makes it so.

-Hamlet

For starters, I was extremely hesitant about posting this video (or even making it for that matter)

But in the end, I decided the main reason behind this blog and hence my travels, is to document what life is really like in different parts of the world, regardless of what my experiences might be.

Coming to this conclusion has really helped me overcome some of my own inhibitions and feeling like I am holding back on certain things in an effort not to offend some people. After all it’s not me who doing these things, I am simply an observer or a reporter showcasing my experiences to the world. Read more

Secrets To Learning Spanish In 7 Days

“A different language is a different vision of life.”

Federico Fellini, Italian movie director (1920 -1993)

My Experience In Spanish Immersion

One of my main focuses while traveling in Latin America is to become more or less conversationally fluent in Spanish before leaving.

As part of my plans, I have been enrolling myself in Spanish immersion programs in the countries I am visiting which have included Peru and Chile and will include Argentina, Uruguay, Columbia, Panama, Guatemala and finally Mexico before making my way back into the States. But here is what my experience has been so far Read more

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