Matador - Bus

Going 600 km with 150 kilos for under 150 Euros

Monikaj — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:56:14 -0500

This Sunday, in two days, I’m moving almost all of my worldly belongings from Budapest to Istanbul by bus. It's more than 600 kilometers, includes crossing through no fewer than three countries, as well as plenty of mountainous terrain.

When I’ve told people, they’ve looked at me like it is...

boston to new york for $1...

malia — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:57:50 -0500

why don't more people know about this?! apparently there are a bunch of bus companies that make the 4-5 hour drive between new york and boston many times a day, with seats as low as $1 ($1.50 total after booking fees!) i couldn't believe it so i researched online to make sure there wasn't a catch, but...

Trip Taco: Part II “Sudamerica de Bus”

Akmonki — Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:19:15 -0600

This is Trip Taco: Part II from the reproduction of Facebook notes that I've been posting since May 23, 2007. It's an impromptu but thoughtful account of what I like to call "Trip Taco." I'll post it in three parts correlating with the three general areas that the hand of Trip Taco has touched:...

Riding the Bus in Bratislava

jgbrandt — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:03:16 -0600

Cheap flights--they'll be the death of me. I suppose I have to thank Ryanair. They really know how to reel in the students. Our spring break was coming to an end, and we needed a way back to Sevilla from Vienna. Most flights were so expensive it wasn't even worth thinking about it. Taking trains would...

So far in Zadar

Gerard Ward — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:53:30 -0500

My hostel - the only hostel in Zadar - was in Puntamika. Puntamika was described as a bus ride away from Zadar. I'm ignoring the fact that you would need to carry your backpack, but I could've walked there. But it was only 8 kunas ($2 AUD), so stress levels weren't totally going crazy.

This trip to...

On the way to the 'Big Apple'

Gerard Ward — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:29:13 -0500

Waking up at 6:15am and throwing together a lunch to save money (a rarity on this New York trip), I walked to the train station. Reading the Metro newspaper, one of two free daily papers, I find the grammatical and spelling errors, laughing, but frowning as I realise thousands of commuters will read...

First Impressions at a Greyhound stop in Burlington, Vermont

Gerard Ward — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:33:39 -0500

It's America. The usual reminders are there: Flag stickers on bumpers and windows, flags modified to give ornaments new stars and stripes clothing.

30 minutes until the bus leaves. I get out to explore a little while. Inside the station, the atmosphere of a hospital waiting room and the bad...

A bumpy departure from Vancouver

Gerard Ward — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:52:17 -0500

The last day of Vancouver was a great one.

There is a store called Booklovers which I loved. Basically the owner had purchased a ton of books at a warehouse sale, and set up shop to sell them, just for a little more. What happened was because he also offered to buy books too, the shop was literally...

Northern Laos (2006)

khammons — Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:51:31 -0500

After nearly a week in Pai, I had to say goodbye to my favorite destination in Thailand and return to the city of Chiang Mai. Being back in the smog and traffic was shocking at first. Unfortunately, so many of Thailand's
cities suffer from the same problems and my impression of the country
has been...

A Day in KL

ZTP Teo — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:04:50 -0600

We woke before the alarm at 6:40. It was a warm Thursday morning and we were going to the Batu Caves.

After a shower and internet, we exited our hostel and walked around the corner to a bus terminal. We are staying in China Town on Jalan Sultan in a hostel called the Red Dragon. It is an old theatre....