Useful articles on budget travel.

Hostels - With a lot of Low Cost Limited Service hotel concepts biting the bullet a true winner is emerging in the form of designer hostels. I want to pursue this chain of thought and actually go on a super budget holiday to explore some of the best hostels in the world. Could be quite an adventure - meeting a different generation and understanding what they look for in travel and the world. 

World's Fastest Growing Hostel Brand Acquires New Properties in Paris and Rome and Secures €150M Additional Investment | Business Wire


Changing the way one deals with daily life - I tried this out and it's working for me. The process will make you think and trust me populating the sheets is not as easy as one would imagine. The exercise is worth it. In fact the thought of an adventure around the world is directly attributable to this exercise. 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2013/12/31/the-first-7-weeks-of-2014-could-change-your-life-the-choice-is-yours-3/

Blogger block - Blogging is never easy and the ideas always seem to disappear the minute one gets down to keying the thoughts. This may help. Blogging is what I will do a lot when I do go on this trip. 

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2014/03/07/8-step-process-writing-blog-posts-dont-suck/


VolunTOURING - If I am willing to go super budget and stay at hostels then I should explore this option too. travel with a purpose and fulfill two objectives at one go. Unfortunately most links in the article below are suited to western travellers but I am sure I will find a couple of good one geared to an Asian traveler as well. 

Traveling With Purpose: How To Take A Volunteer Vacation