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As we haul ourselves through to the year’s halfway point, vacation season seems dauntingly far away. Thank goodness for these great travel blogs and online articles that encourage us to take little getaways in our minds even when we can’t take time off! The Jetpacker – We love the quirky travel stories featured on this [...]

With the weather warming up, we’re all spending less time online and more time enjoying the sunshine. But that’s no excuse for failing to check in with some of the best travel blogs and articles online. So you don’t need to spend hours wading through them, we’ve rounded up some of the best. Hostelling with [...]

May is almost upon us, but we’ve still got time for one more Web Wrap! Read on to discover the great travel blogs and frugal vacation articles that revved us in the last two weeks. FoXnoMad – The diversity of this travel site is what makes it extra special. Anil Polat’s striving to visit every [...]

As we haul ourselves to the end of the working week, we can’t help daydreaming about a getaway. We’d much rather be sunning ourselves on a tranquil beach or hiking a majestic mountain range than facing another nine to five. If you have itchy feet too, look to these great travel blogs and articles for [...]

As we race towards Easter, it’s the perfect time to stop and reflect on the world around us. And for us here at Frugal Monkey, that means taking a look at some fabulous travel blogs! Read on to discover what’s made our latest Web Wrap! Available Light @ Canada’s Adventure Couple – Deb and Dave [...]

With the working week winding down, it’s the perfect time to look back at the travel articles and budget blogs that have caught our eyes over the last two weeks. Read on to see Frugal Monkey’s latest online highlights. Go, See, Write – Michael Hodson set off in 2008 with aims of circling the world [...]

It’s that time again Frugal Monkey readers, time to shine a spotlight on the best frugal travel articles and blogs we’ve found online. Here are the cyber tidbits that got us talking over the last two weeks. Nomadic Chick – When her desk job and the American Dream started to make her miserable, Jeannie Mark [...]

You read Frugal Monkey because you know it’s a great source of information about traveling on a budget. So we thought you may be interested in some of the other websites who provide valuable information about frugal tourism. Feast your eyes on the following online gems we’ve recently found. The Goldilocks Number: Why $50 a [...]

The number one rule of backpacking is to travel light. However it’s important to grab the essentials before you set off on your frugal vacation. In this article we look at the items that should be in every backpacker’s knapsack. The first item on any backpacker’s luggage list must be the backpack itself. Ensure that [...]

Forget cruise ships, sailing tours, and jet boat rides. These popular tourist options offer beautiful views of a city’s waterways and coastlines, but they’re generally overpriced. You needn’t miss out on these shoreline vistas while traveling though; simply hop on a ferry! In this article we profile some of the world’s best. They’ve got ferries [...]