Category: Travel
Frequent Flyer Miles – Miles are Good, Benefits are Great!
December 29, 2014
I have started traveling quite a lot with work, going to conferences to speak about my research, and to meet others to build new scientific collaborations. I recently decided to join a frequent fliers program, to earn the miles for a free flight and to share in the benefits of becoming a member. I thought I would share my experiences with everyone, because so far it has been really great. Continue Reading
Low Cost Travel – Travel for “Work”
October 28, 2014
One way to tackle the travel bug, if you have it, is to try and get a lot of your traveling paid for by work. My ideal travel jobs would be as a surfer or as a tropical marine biologist, enabling me to go off to exquisite tropical islands, and at someone else’s expense, while I spend my time diving and surfing! Alas, I am certainly not the greatest surfer by any means, and so I am mainly stuck in the lab or teaching. What ways can you still go on trips and adventures while being frugal? Continue Reading
Cheap Travel Accommodation – Airbnb
October 20, 2014
Wanting to travel the world while still maintaining a frugal lifestyle? Well, there are a few great options to choose from, with staying with friends or family often being a good way but what happens if you want to go to far off lands, where this is not an option? There are a few ways to get accommodation that is cheaper than the average hotel. One way that Mrs Frugal Prof and I tried more recently, for trips to Hawaii, central London and also to the Lake District in the UK was Continue Reading