The Poor Traveler®
Free budget travel guides, sample itineraries and visa tips from a Filipino travel duo.
About The Poor Traveler®
The Poor Traveler® is run by Yosh Dimen and Vins Carlos, a Filipino travel couple who turned a string of travel mishaps into a resource for smarter, lower-cost trips. The site began as a simple travel blog and has been publishing since about 2010, growing to more than 1,400 posts in its sitemap. It offers free, practical travel guides, DIY sample itineraries with budget breakdowns, attraction and airport guides, visa and travel-document walkthroughs, and promo alerts. Posts lean on the authors own photos and occasional video embeds, and many guides include schedules, fares and step-by-step instructions.
What makes The Poor Traveler stand out is its matter-of-fact, lesson-first voice, the kind of blog that exists to stop you repeating the same blunders the authors made. Reading a typical guide, like the Alishan to Chiayi transport piece, feels like getting travel advice from a well-traveled friend: clear comparisons, exact schedules and fares, booking tips and checklist-style sections. The writing is chatty and self-deprecating, heavy on practical detail, and the site covers everything from visa forms and sample letters to day-by-day budgets and local food spots. It is best for budget-minded travelers, especially first-timers from the Philippines or similar markets, who want hands-on, do-it-yourself planning help.
Where They Travel
asia
Pros
- Detailed step-by-step itineraries and budgets
- Practical visa and document walkthroughs
- Destination guides with schedules and fares
- Regularly updated, actionable transport info
Cons
- Visible Google AdSense on pages
- Affiliate links embedded in many guides
How Popular Is The Poor Traveler®?
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- Open PageRank4.0 / 10
- YouTube subscribers279K
- Best-of lists2