Unwrapped travel

Questions about travel money are among the most popular topics on the Travelfish message board, with people regularly asking about the how’s and where’s of travel cash. We think the best way to organise your money while travelling in Asia is to first become aware of the fees involved and then research the best card. [...]

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Being a travel writer is a dream job right? Our man on the ground in Vietnam took time out to put together this piece about what travel writing is to him. Give it a read and if you’re still thinking it sounds like a great job, then please get in touch — we’re currently on [...]

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We’ve just added a new entry into our new book reviews section, with in-depth look at Rough Guide’s latest guide for Laos (released early 2007). We didn’t think it was great, but if your still considering which guide to buy, you may find this guidebook review of interest. You can read the full review [...]

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One of the most commonly asked questions by first-time travellers to Southeast Asia is “Should I take malarials?“. It’s a simple question, with a complicated answer, best summed up as “it depends”. We’ve just added a new story outlining ten points that we hope will help you make a more informed decision regarding malarials and [...]

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We just stumbled upon a list of “Ten travel tips to ease your way through Asia” as the conclusion piece for a month-long backpacking trip through Cambodia, Laos and Thailand one of their writers, Emily Seftel, just finished.
Lo and behold, point 6 reads:
“6 Guidebooks are OK for trip planning, but travelfish.org is a great [...]

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Travelhappy has a great post on doing Thailand on $30 a day — it reminded me of a character I met in Betong, southern Thailand a few years back — a live specimen of the “I travel to save money” species.
250B a day was his average cost in Thailand - over the previous three monthes [...]

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We’re just added out latest effort to our collection of travel ebooks — an 18 page travelguide to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Weighing at over 25,000 words with over 100 detailed listings, it’s going for a bargain price of just US$3.95 — less than the cost of a cab from the airport! Read [...]

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Just found this excellent little “thingy” that you can use to store all your electronic gizmos while you’re charging them on the road — kind of like a hammock for your iPod. It’s called a LOAD DING and while the website is in German, it’s pretty self explanatory — and a bargain!
Found via Gadling

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Slate ran this Friday a piece on using the internet as one’s main source of travel information for a trip to Thailand. After finding that Wikitravel just doesn’t travel well, we’re delighted to say Travelfish helped save the author’s trip. Give the story a read here.
Update:
I’ve been following some of the online discussion that has [...]

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Well it’s been a busy weekend and we managed to wrap up two more Travelfish Guides over the weekend. They’re both going for the bargain price of US$2.95 each — cheaper than a few BeerLaos and a BBQ fish!
The first covers the remote southern Lao provinces of Salavan, Sekong and Attapeu, while the other covers [...]

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