Quick question do you like saving money? Are you a fan of traveling?
If you answered “Yes sir” to either of these you are in luck, I am here to help make your life easier.
A Backpackers Tale had a massive year. Thanks all your support the size of this humble travel blog has tripled in the last year.
You have made this website what it is today, so I want to say thank you!
I am overwhelmed and grateful to each one of you, both new readers and old. You guys followed me as I drove 7,000 miles without a clutch, as i nearly got horned as I ran with the bulls, and as I conquered one of my biggest fears.
One of the main reasons I run a travel blog is because I want to inspire people to travel that is why I case adventures. To show you that if you believe in yourself, you can do anything you set your mind to.
In this belief, I want to help you get your 2014 travels right by saving you some money and getting you started on your next whether yo uare heading to the islands of the Caribbean or on another adventure. ( If you brush up on your adventure quotes)
I am running a contest as a small token of appreciation for following, liking and, commenting, whether it is your first time or you have been an avid follower.
From Jan 8 – 15th, I am running a competition to win $250 gift voucher to go towards you next flight or hotel via Webjet.
Yes, you read that right $250 to help you travel to the most beautiful places in the world. I get cold chills just thinking about the backpacking adventures the winner has in store. Webjet is a great company and who I am planning to use when I go explore Seattle soon.
I will email the winner who will then have one week to confirm there win, or a new winner will be chosen at random.
Just think of all the places you could go! If could help you have 3 days in Rome. Or travel to Asia.
Contest
Alright now for the fun!
How do you enter to win? Well, by doing any or all the options below. The Winner will be chosen at random so the more you do, the better your odds of winning will be. (Contest is closed)
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Cheers for 2014 with more travel! So, on top of my bucket list is New Zealand! Which means, I might see you in Melbourne later this year! 😀
I will disappointed if I don’t see you this year my friend.
To be reunited with my friend Gus
Best Answer ever lol
Enjoy picturesque NZ in 2014. 🙂
Same man! When are you going? I am thinking about heading there in May
Though it might seem not exotic enough, my goal for 2014 is…London! 😛
Any place you have never been is more than Exotic. London is a vibrant, alive city. Let me know if you make it.
Oh boy oh boy! Surely all this good travel karma of mine will win me a ticket! 😉
Haha true true 🙂 Good luck my friend.
What about a lovely Valentine’s Day in Rome, this year ?! Happy travel 2014 !
Ha Melusci, I love it! Rome is already a magical city.
Bucket list? I have 30000000 things on there, but my number one is Iceland!
Diving between the Tectonic Plates in Iceland is very high on my bucket list! I can’t wait to check the country out.
Everest Base Camp. Weeeeeeeee!
Oh yea! That is high on my list as well.
It looks like Holly, Aiden, and I will be heading to Europe this year. Aiden’s first international travel at age 6. Very excited to show him the world!
Awesome!! Get then hooked on traveling while they are young lol
I’d have to say backpacking through Europe has always been on my bucket list. That, Or going to Australia and just traveling with no time table. Just being free to explore until you’ve seen enough and you can move on to a new adventure. I hope to be able to do this one day, We all have a different journey through life. I have a few things to take care of first. 😉
Yea man! I hope you make your dream a reality. Good luck with everything.
#1 Item on my bucket list is: Santorini and Mykonos, Greece
Cacinda I have been to the Greek islands! Lovely, one of my favorite places.
So many things, right now I just want to visit the West Coast of the United States, but in a broader sense, traveling to Scotland would be a dream!
You can do it!! Sounds like a great adventure.
Everywhere. Iceland, all of South America, Japan for starters would be nice. I’m going to Thailand next month though and would like to see some unspoilt by tourist parts of the country and do it all cruelty free.
All great chocies
South America – Peru and New York
South America is a huge one for me as well.
Flying over the Antartic, that way I can live my dream without freezing !
Haha I want to do a weeks cruise there in a couple years.
To save for a trip to London to catch up with my brother who I rarely see and meet his new family.
Wonderful answer Tracy! Good luck.
My top wish on my bucket list is to visit New York (& no! Not just in my dreams!)! I want to live, feel, breath, see and taste NYC!
Wonderful. New York has an amazing vibe to it. Can’t wait until you make it there 🙂
My first visit here, I look forward to reading about more of your adventures
Thanks Bec! Glad you you’re here!
Nice work on the website dude.
Thanks man! Glad you like it!
Gold coast for mine!!!
Sweet!
Just spent a wonderful 4 weeks at Murwillumbah YHA on the river great spot clean and tidy facilities. It’s off the beaten track but well worth the visit now that Mount Warning is now reopened had the best time. Tassy is the Manager who runs this hostel.
Sounds awesome Debbie. Have you done an writing about it?
Visiting my American friend for her 40th!
To go on my very first trip and to have the time of my life! So many places i’d love to go and see. 🙂
I know you can do it Nick!
A trip to Darwin would be great.
Great giveaway! Fingers crossed.
A nice little win to start the year off well.
Thanks Sue. Best of luck.
Very inspiring!
hi your site and stories have inspired me and given me the courage to know i can do it too, thanks
Thanks for the kind word Sharron. Keep in touch about your adventures 🙂
New Zealand with the family is top of my list
NZ is on my list for the year as well.
My travel bucket list for this year includes visiting the Northern Territory. So much to see and do there and if you stay long enough, it can truly be an amazing adventure.
sounds awesome!
I’d love to visit China this year. Here’s hoping!
I was in Beijing this year, and it was amazing
Nothing exciting on my bucket list but I would love to go visit my sister who now lives in Perth!!
Everything is a little adventure. 🙂
Next on my bucket list is a white Christmas, I haven’t decided where yet!
Snow at Christmas is magical
My first thing on my bucket list is to travel outside of Australia for the very first time!
Congrats Stacey that is a great goal.
a trip to cairns!
Oh me too 🙂
Visiting Fort Smith Arkansas. YES Really. My sister now lives there. However I’d like to visit on the tail end of a trip to Europe. See the canals in Amsterdam ( amongst other things), have coffee in Paris, Pasta in Italy, Beer in Belgium. The list is endless.
Ha all those things are well worth it 🙂
Travel somewhere NEW and UNIQUE!
Ha I am sure that can be accomplished 🙂
To save enough money to go on a trip with my family to NZ
To save enough money to go on a trip with my family to NZ 🙂
Amazing! Planning on going in May
A trip to England & Ireland to trace my roots 🙂
Wonderful. Always love hearing people going to explore there heritage
to go anywhere in Australia other than Adelaide.
Ha come visit in Melbourne
Go to Brazil!
South America is extremely high on my list.
Would love to visit Broome this year.
Same!!
My bucket list for 2014 is to get my behind back to LA to explore all the stuff I missed on my short trip last year.
Wonderful 🙂
I’d love to see the Northern Light (as long as I can stand the cold!)
Haha same! I tried a few years ago, but just missed them by a few weeks.
#1 on my list is Upstate NY 🙂
Nice! Let me know how you like it 🙂
This year’s bucket list is small. I’m going to some how get to Europe this year.
Congrats. Europe is a massive diverse place full of a variety of sites and history. Just going there makes you bucket list long.
Visit at least one country I’ve never been to before & to dance on the edge of the world’s most accessible, active volcano, Mount Yasur in Vanuatu
Buy a house
Las Vegas 🙂
to explore Korea!
Great!
To be honest to leave my suburb, less hermit more happening
🙂
A train trip of some sorts… Orient Express, Indian Pacific, Pride of Africa or the Trans-Siberian. Hmm…. I think the holiday budget will be making the decision! At this rate, I may just end up an hour away in Mandurah!
Going on a family camping trip with our 2 children and showing them that its not all about the comforts that they have at home that there is more to life than what meets the eye
Going on a family camping trip with our 2 children and showing them that its not all about the comforts that they have at home that there is more to life than what meets the eye!
SKYDIVING – its already paid for, now just to book a day………………….!
That’s going to be awesome Amanda!
Learn to swim and get over my phobia of the water!, I will do it! 🙂
Monique that is one I got over this year! You can do it 🙂
Sooo many comments! Congrats on your blog, that’s some massive growth. It’s an inspiration for beginners like me. And thanks for the opportunity to win this contest 🙂
Thanks Lloyd! Keep it up!
I would love this spring to find me in the Tuscany region of Italy, in the beautiful CinqueTerre small villages, animated by the sea waves. I almost can smell already that “dolce far niente” experience.
Got a free month in October, flight money would be useful! 😀
haha good luck
Would love to go to Thailand in 2014!
Thailand is one of my favorites.
The Outback Marathon at Uluru,
That’s on the top of my TO DO!
Have more fun by getting out and travelling more – exploring what this great planet has to offer!
Love it 🙂
I don’t think it’s gonna happen, but I’d love to go back to Europe, especially Luxembourg City. Just need to win a whole heap of money, and I’m there!
Don’t give up faith! You can make it happen.
What’s on my bucket list for 2014? Not much. Just finding my soulmate, falling in love, and living happily ever after.
A carriage ride in Central Park
#1 is to take my family to Sydney for the Royal Easter Show, we can’t wait!
To jump out of a perfectly good plane and live to tell the tale.. Can’t wait to do this before I hit the big 40
Doing the same!
I would really love to save enough to take the kids back to Ireland for Christmas, would be so different to spending it in Australia.
I’d love to make it to Keukenhof while it’s in full bloom!
Great adventure!
I’d love to travel somewhere outside of the country. Or SkyDive.
Do it! I am going to skydive this year as well.
Definitely a night away from the kids, a spa, some bubbles in my hometown Sydney! xxx
Helicopter, this year I am going up in one 😀
All booked, and the waiting is killing me.
Fiji for me, can’t wait. Starting to plan trip with friends
Awesome when are you going. Fiji is on my list for the year!
a cruise!
Nice and relaxing!
Darwin and Kakadu – it’s a disgrace I haven’t made it there yet!
I also want to make it is Darwin.
1 thing on my bucket list this year is to book a holiday overseas with my husband. he has never been out of the country.
That will be a great experience for him
Venice, you can’t beat sitting at an Italian Trattoria on the edge of the Grand Canal!
I love Venice!
vietnam and italy, number one equally, ultimate travel fantasy
Explore Tasmania
Same Crystal
Los Angeles/New York, the decision has been made, now the planning & saving is beginning!
Not exactly in line with the blog 😉 but I have to say Disneyland!
Love it!
New Zealand as we have always wanted to go and see this magical land!
This year, I resolve to do something really bold: tandem skydiving!
To take my 4 year old on a plane, she’s never been on one but she keeps asking.
Love to swim with the sharks
Hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim.
l love to visit Nadi Fiji with my best friend and meet the people and cocktails on the beach or by the beach.
I wanna go visit my sister!
Fly to see my bestie from high school unfortunately I missed her 40th last year.
My taste buds are dreaming of the EuroChocolate festival in Perugia 🙂
Just to escape for a few days, to stay in a hotel for a few nights would be ideal.
Go to paris
To trek and go see Machu Picchu one day.
A weekend away with my husband!
Uganda. My grad school program (social work) is doing a study abroad 3 week trip there this summer, and I am hoping to go.
Turneffe Islands, Belize – such a pretty looking unspoiled spot, great for scuba diving.
To go overseas for the first time.
I’m all things England this year! Thanks so much for this awesome giveaway! 🙂
Thanks for reading!
To kiss Stephen Schreck
hahah this made me chuckle.
Join Songkran 2014!