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How To Piece Together The Cheapest Flight

December 15, 2015 by The Runaway Guide 7 Comments

In March I want to travel from my hideout here on Lake Atitlan, all the way back to Japan for Runaway Japan 2016. At first glance, inserting Guatemala City to Tokyo Narita on Kayak, Google Flights and Skyscanner offers dismal prospects; 18 to 40 hour flights that are all over 1000 USD. For my budget […]

Filed Under: Budget Travel, Runaway's Blog Tagged: budget, cheap flights, japan

Ultimate Guide To Flying On Budget Airlines

January 3, 2015 by The Runaway Guide 4 Comments

Budget airlines have made flying long international and short domestic flights affordable for everyone. As a broke budget backpacker, I absolutely love them. I’ve taken more Ryan, Norwegian, Spirit and Air Asia flights than I can count and have saved heaps. But the reason they’re able to offer such low fares is by cutting airport […]

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How To Find Cheap Flights To South America

March 24, 2014 by The Runaway Guide 9 Comments

South America is considered by many to be one of the best continents for budget backpacking. Although visa costs for US Citizens and other nationalities are relatively high, local prices are not. While some regions, such as western Colombia are dodgy, most areas are extremely safe. Admittedly this is a bit of a generalization, but […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: brazil, cheap flights, colombia, peru, south america

How To Make A Fake Return Plane Ticket

November 25, 2013 by The Runaway Guide 20 Comments

As a result of globalization and the rise of economic asylum seekers, more and more countries are tightening their borders. Policy has become stricter and the amount of immigration officers with large pinecones lodged in their butts has increased dramatically. In order to convince these nationalistic, power hungry, and pinecone plagued individuals that you do […]

Filed Under: Budget Travel, Preparation Tagged: cheap flights, costa rica, england, visas

Best Budget Airlines Around The World

June 2, 2013 by The Runaway Guide 8 Comments

Kayak and Sky Scanner are both excellent sites for finding cheap flights. They are so effective because they display results from all the search engines; Orbitz, Expedia, ect. They offer you the option of choosing flexible dates and airports, which helps reduce your search time.  And on Sky Scanner, you can even run away to […]

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Best Budget Airlines in South East Asia

March 28, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 4 Comments

From India to Vietnam, South East Asia is ideal for the budget backpacker. For a dollar or less you can stuff yourself with a big plate of sweet and spicy Pad Thai. And for between 5 to 10 dollars a night you can sleep it off in a comfortable, often air-conditioned, private room. Not only […]

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How To Get From Gatwick Airport to Downtown London

October 7, 2011 by The Runaway Guide 4 Comments

Low cost airlines offer deals on flights that often can’t be beat. They can afford to sell such cheap seats for a few reasons. The first is that governments often subsidize an airline’s costs in order to promote tourism. The second is that low cost carriers generally have a very low luggage weight limit, and […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: cheap flights, england, hitchhiking

The Cheapest Flights: NYC to Europe Fall 2011

September 13, 2011 by The Runaway Guide 16 Comments

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After hours of searching, I found some of the cheapest flights from NYC to Europe for fall 2011.  For all you travelers who are ready to backpack Europe this fall but don’t want to spend a fortune on airfare, this list is for you. *All flights below are one-way fares not based on a round […]

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How To Fly For Cheap

April 6, 2011 by The Runaway Guide 9 Comments

Your plane ticket is probably the largest investment you will make for your backpacking adventure. Today, after 9/11 and the financial crisis, flying is more expensive than ever. Fuel surcharge, homeland security tax, airport tax and even tax on the tax! It has become a bit ridiculous. However, it is still possible to find a […]

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When I was 16 I ran away from home and traveled the world with nothing but the clothes on my back. Over 10 years later and I'm still "on the run," surviving in style, thriving off adventure, searching for that elusive road to enlightenment, and cultivating the life of travel that I want to live. More...

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