10 years of the BudgetTraveller: Rethinking the meaning of influence and wanderlust in a digital age
The BudgetTraveller celebrated 10 years in April. Crazy how time flies. I wasn’t in a very good place when I started this blog 10 years…
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Where the Wild Horses roam in Latvia
The older I grow, the more I find pleasure in seeking out the unknown, the insignificant and the less celebrated. Maybe its part of…
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24 hours in Daugavpils, Latvia’s second largest city
It’s Friday evening in the second city of Latvia, Daugavpils. Our legs are numb and throats parched. We’ve been on a train for…
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The day we went MAD foraging for mushrooms in Latvia
‘What are you doing today?’ Nothing. Let’s go mushroom picking.’ Our guide for the day, Latvian blogger Zane Enina of Mugursoma.lv fame tells me…
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That time I ate my way through Rotterdam
“Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” ― Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Greetings…
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Skiing on a budget? Is it possible?
I’ll be straight with you. Skiing as a sport has never appealed to me. I spent my childhood years playing cricket on the dusty…
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The highs and lows of skiing for the first time
Everyone has a ski story. Even if they haven’t gone skiing in their lifetime. Almost most of these stories inevitably involve someone breaking something….
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Instagram Stories: Western Australia
Nature. Most beautiful beaches I have seen anywhere in the world. Plus amazing gastronomy. These were some of the highlights of my trip to…
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Lapland: Myth or reality?
Greetings from Lapland & the crystal clear Akaslompolo Lake A photo posted by Kash Bhattacharya (@budgettraveller) on Jul 23, 2016 at 6:23am PDT 67.9222°…
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Why 2016 was my toughest year in travel
Greetings from Kolkata. The city experiences a mild winter compared to the north of India. Day time temperatures are mild. 20 deg. C at…
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