My name is Sukumaran, and I absolutely LOVE to travel!

But i don’t like to travel with a tour group or travel agent because i is not a freedom trip or vacation. On mid-90s, and the Internet was rapidly changing the landscape of the travel industry.. Sites like Trip Advisor and Travelocity made it easy for people to book their own travel.

While I didn’t end up going into the Travel industry, I’m still considered by friends and family as the go-to person when it comes to advice on vacations. People know that I’m an uber-traveler, and they’re constantly asking for my help. And I’ll go out of my way for them, because it’s something I enjoy!

I decided to start this site so that I could help others who were looking for vacation advice. Especially Southeast Asia. If you have any questions, just let me know.

Thanks!

Maran & Prateep

How to Plan an Awesome Vacation

    On a personal note: I’m doing this right now, which was the inspiration for writing this post. One of the perks of writing for and reading is all the great stuff i were accumulated about traveling well on a budget, so making plans was easy. Actually going on the trip taught me a few things as well. So this post is about sharing both of those things—the practical and frugal way to have a great, vacation, and what personal experience has taught me about making it even better.       

Choosing Your Destination

 The important thing you need to remember is that you’re being spontaneous, which goes hand-in-hand with not being picky. There are probably a handful of places you want to go, but  pick a destination. Find fun things to do in the area or just somewhere you can relax. Sometimes driving just an hour outside of town for a change in scenery is enough to do the trick, so don’t limit yourself to grand destinations. You might find a perfect getaway somewhere quiet and small. Simply concentrating on finding new experiences, rather than the specific ones in your dreams, is a great way to still have a great time without getting caught up in too much planning.

 Family Vacations

  Do you think that affordable family vacations don’t exist? Do you think that visiting sites like this is as close to a trip that you are going to get this year? Think again! In today’s economy, most families are trying to find any way they can to save money.