Maldives is a tropical paradise smacked right in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It definitely is an ideal place for the shooting of such exotic TV shows as Lost. Because its main product is tourism, the country has a free visa policy. That means any nationality can get into the country for free within 30 days. That’s the expiry of the visa. And all you need as requirement of proof of funds for the visa is your reservation for the resort that you’ll be staying.

Even if Maldives is a relatively small country, its resorts are world-class. You’ll find dozens if not hundreds of five-star resorts in the country. There are various kinds of amenities available at par with the resorts in Ibiza, Palma del Mallorca, the Caribbean or Phuket.

Take note that Maldives is more of a family-oriented outing such as a honeymoon and not the business tourism kind. Yet this can also be an ideal place to explore for backpacking friends and if you’ve got an online chum in this country, you may surely save on expenses if you stay with the locals. In that way, you can immerse more on the customs of the community here.

Sun-kissed Mexico is probably the most inexpensive country to go to a vacation to these days whether it’s spring break or summer. For a change, spend your summer in Cancun. Cancun as we know is the most beautiful place in Mexico.

But for the adventure seekers, then go to Ciudad Juarez which is just a stone’s throw away from the city of Laredo in Texas and you can really mingle with the locals there, play the guitar like some desperado guitarist and experience Catholic rites with the locals. It’s genuinely far from Catholic rites that we experience here in mainland States, I’m tellin’ ya. The Catholic celebrations in Mexico are somewhat exuding with flair you’d just love to go back there again and again.

The least expensive form of traveling to Mexico is through backpacking. You bring your own car (if you have the right mileage gauge in your car, gas is inexpensive these days, just don’t bring an SUV with you which guzzles a lot of gas. Bring a convertible and stick to the highways – some dirt roads can be dusty).

And Mexican food brings more passion to it unlike the bland taste of mainstream junk fastfood that we experience everyday here in the US. There are only minimal preservatives in Mexican food because everything is fresh.