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Travel items you never knew you needed – until you got there!

Passport, laptop, luggage, medication! When you travel, there are a lot of items you need to remember. It’s possible that a lot may have changed since the last time you had a chance to travel, so here’s our guide to all the latest must-have travel gadgets and accessories.

Holiday packing: The ultimate guide

Packing setbacks can range from the inconvenient (going on a beach holiday without sunblock) to the disastrous (realising you left your wallet at home). To make packing painless, bidorbuy has put together a travel packing guide just for you.

South African cultural villages

cultural village South Africa

South Africa is dotted with cultural villages that focus on presenting to visitors the traditional lifestyle of various ethnic groups, such as Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and so on.

Summer holiday with kids

Booking your accommodation is a must. Be sure to do it well in advance if you have school-age children and are therefore forced to go on vacation during the school holidays!

Tips for touring Europe

If you plan on travelling soon and need some helpful tips before making your way overseas, then this is especially for you. Travelling in a foreign country can be overwhelming, even scary.Especially if you have never been to a specific country or have never crossed a border before. This blog post will give you some useful tips […]

How to properly pack a suitcase

Isn’t it always a pain to pack your suitcase? Dreading this is a very normal feeling to experience. But since it cannot be completely avoided, here are some tips to make packing more bearable and fun!   To start off with, grab a friend or a sibling or even a parent to keep you company […]

Road trip essentials

This guide will help you get organised and prepared for your next road trip. Whether you have a final destination in mind or if you decide to let the wind take you to new places, you will definitely have a road trip of a lifetime… You just need to be organised. As always, preparation is everything. […]

Top three bags for long distance travel

Different trips call for different bags, even if the trips are of the same duration. A family vacation suitcase is going to be all about volume and will almost certainly need rolling wheels to manage the weight, while a business trip suitcase should ideally be sturdy and broad enough to take a suit coat without […]

Travelling essentials for vacations

It’s that time of the year when school closes and companies slow down until next year. We all deserve some rest and perhaps a little getaway to let off some steam. Going on vacation is fun, but not having the right essentials can quickly turn the vacation sour. We can suggest a couple of items […]

Types of holiday accommodation

holiday resort

So, you’ve decided that, this year, you deserve to go on a holiday. Good decision! There’s nothing like a change of scenery to recharge your batteries.   If you have left booking the accommodation for too late – never fear! The offers on bidorbuy are still going strong. Here are the different types of accommodation […]