How much does backpacking in Asia cost and what kind of daily budget should you prepare for the trip? Many people who plan a trip to Asia look for answers to these questions. The daily budget depends a lot on your travel preferences but at the cheapest, you can easily travel Asia for less than 20 euros per day. In this article, you will find out how much we spent on our backpacking trip to Asia and what our average daily budget was. We have shared budget summaries from each country already during our trip but we summarized here all the travel costs from every country and calculated the fi ..read more

While looking back on our awesome backpacking trip in Asia, we browsed our Instagram pictures that we have taken on the way. There are lots of nice memories and cool places connected with these pictures so we decided to share some of our favorite shots also here on the blog. Here is some eye candy for those who don’t follow Insta. If you want to see more of our pictures, you can find us on Instagram with the name @fin_nomads. We split the post into two parts so that there wouldn’t be a picture overload. In the first part, we share pics from Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia. Tokyo ci ..read more

By now, we have hitchhiked in almost every country where we have been traveling and Thailand was also not an exception to that. We had heard lots of good experiences about hitchhiking in Thailand. We were keen to give it a try but after we discovered how cheap the Thai trains are, we went for the easier option. Anyhow, later we got a chance to try hitchhiking in Thailand. Our one-day hitchhiking from Surat Thani to Prachuap Khiri Khan turned out to be a very nice experience! The distance was about 350 kilometers and it took us four car rides and six hours to reach the destination. Check also t ..read more

We spent the last two months backpacking around Thailand and Cambodia so it’s time to sum up and share our travel budget again. The previous budget post where we summarized our four months travel costs quickly became the most read article on our blog. As this topic seems to interest many people, we decided to continue sharing our travel budget. In this article we sum up our daily budget in Thailand and Cambodia and the overall costs for six months in Asia. Like in the previous post, all costs in the tables are for one person. After the internet cafe adventures in Japan and volunteeri ..read more

One of the best things in Thailand was not only staying in beautiful places but also moving around. After we discovered the beauty of train travel in Thailand, we traveled over 1.000 kilometers for 200 baht (5,8 USD). Using trains in Thailand is super simple but seems like not that many people know about it. This post will explain why trains in Thailand are so great and how to buy cheap train tickets. Don’t forget to watch the video at the end of the post! When we came to Thailand, we also didn’t have any clue what is the best and cheapest way to travel in Thailand. Normally buses are the chea ..read more

After one relaxing week on Koh Tao we continued our island hopping in Thailand. The ferry brought us to Koh Phangan – the island that most people associate with full moon parties. But Koh Phangan is much more than just a party place. Being much bigger than Koh Tao, Phangan has many areas that have totally different atmospheres, from peaceful hippie bungalow resorts to party hostels. Most travelers explore the island by motorbikes but there is also another, albeit not that popular alternative to explore Koh Phangan: by bike! Renting a bicycle is a cheap and safe way to move around on Phangan co ..read more

Aranyaprathet-Poipet border crossing a.k.a. “the scam border” is sometimes referred as the most corrupted border in South East Asia. There are many horror stories and rumors going around on internet about crossing the border from Thailand to Cambodia. On the other hand, this way is the most convenient way to get to Cambodia by land. If you prepare well and act wisely, it is also the cheapest way. We will walk you through all the steps that help you to choose the cheapest options and avoid scams. We read a lot about Aranyaprathet-Poipet border crossing beforehand and got the impressio ..read more

Koh Tao is a dream island with gorgeous beaches, scenic bays and crystal-clear waters. Even though most of the travelers go to the island purely for diving, Koh Tao is also a destination for backpackers who want to relax, party, chill on the beach or go snorkeling. We collected our Koh Tao budget tips for those who want to travel the island on a low budget. Koh Tao was the first Thai island we visited because it’s relatively easily accessible from Bangkok and we happened to have some friends there at the same time. Koh Tao is smaller than its neighbor islands Koh Phangan and Koh Samui. We ..read more

Hello and welcome to our new blog! After blogging for a few months, we decided to invest in totally own, independent websites with more customization options. Building the new site and moving everything was neither simple or quick because our nerd skills are very very basic but after a few mental breakdowns and lots of coffee, we are proud to say that we managed to do everything on our own. We hope you like the new look! Besides sitting at the laptop quite a while, we have been exploring Thailand for the last 26 days. How quickly can a month pass, just asking?! We feel like we just saw a small ..read more