We are Dada and Deyan. We have so far traveled together to ten countries. Deyan's travel experiences include some of the extremes, like sleeping alone in a tent in one of Mongolia's desolate grasslands. Dada is a relative newcomer to the backpacker lifestyle, still seventeen countries shy of Deyan's count.

Deyan is a Bulgarian banker on leave after a brief career with a financial institution in Hong Kong and the UK, while Dada, a Filipina, is an eternal student who makes some films. They met eight years ago in Osaka, Japan, while both under generous scholarship grants from the Japanese Government.

We, by the way, are vegetarians. Through this blog, we would like to promote environment-friendly and animal-cruelty free traveling.

We hope to share with you our budget travel experiences, and some tips, which you might find useful as you prepare for your own explorations.

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