Will built his reputation on a decade and a half of low-budget, long-haul travel, much of it across Southeast Asia and other backpacking heartlands, learning the hard way how to stretch a small budget across a long trip. That experience shapes what he writes for RealRoute: which destinations give travelers the most for their money, how to travel cheaply without cutting the trip short, and the off-the-beaten-path places worth the extra effort to reach. You can read more about our writers on the team page and how we research these guides in our editorial guidelines.