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Budget

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The Power of Good Friends and Facebook

Wow, I am stunned at the response to my entry for Nomadic Matt and GAP Travel’s Costa Rica contest. After languishing in 7th and 8th place for a day, my friends on Facebook got busy and started spreading the word high and low. I think I’ve kind of gone micro-viral, (I just made that term [...]

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I want to win a trip to Costa Rica

On Winning a Free Trip to Costa Rica: Making My Case for Inadequacy

 
Nomadic Matt and Gap Adventures have announced a contest, in which they are giving away a two week Costa Rica trip to the person who can best answer this question: “Why do you want this trip, and what do you hope to get out of it? … Just tell us why you deserve this lovely [...]

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Budget travelers can save big by getting their travel immunizations overseas.

How To Save Hundreds of Dollars on Travel Shots

With my leave date fast approaching and my savings growing so slowly, I’ve been looking hard at my budget and trying to find any savings I can. I had $300 budgeted for vaccinations, but a little research suggested that it might be even more expensive that that. Recent posts on the Lonely Planet Forums lamented [...]

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My RTW Gear Update

Continuing my spending spree (which is thankfully almost over), I’ve added a Marmot PreCip Traveler rain jacket that I picked up on sale at the REI Outlet for $65.00. It’s windproof, reasonably waterproof, and only weighs 1 pound. I also picked up a cheap silk sleep sheet at the same time, saving $15 off the [...]

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Reclaim Your Gear — Cheap

Found this link from the NY Times. I’ll be watching it — Papa needs a brand new Leatherman.

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Lightroom 3 Beta — try it for free

The Lightroom 3 beta program is available to the public, so that means anyone with an Internet connection can download it and start putting it to the test. You do not need to own (or have tried) a previous version of Lightroom. The version of Lightroom 3 beta software available for download is offered in [...]

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My Low-Budget Underwater Digital Camera

I can’t wait to try this out. A waterproof housing for my DSLR was waaaay out of my price range, so I looked around and found this cheap underwater case on Amazon for $25 or so. After spending a couple of months lurking on eBay, I managed to snag a used Canon Powershot SD870 for [...]

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