hello friends I'm Kristin and this is so
you want to travel the world I need to
be rich to travel this is completely
incorrect I want to sleep for a long
long long time if I want to travel
somewhere this is also completely
incorrect I'm kind of on a budget so how
much money do I need to travel the world
ah there it is
the most popular question of them all
and a very good one
indeed so last year I took the longest
trip I have yet to take I travelled for
10 months on $9,500 Canadian and that
includes accommodations food fun and
flight 12 to be exact
well you may be thinking Kristin you
must have been sleeping on the streets
or it's really grungy places no well
maybe sometimes I eat three meals a day
okay forward alright five most of the
time full of food
and I did a lot of really fun things
scuba diving sitar lessons
boat cruises hot-air balloon rides
Bollywood dancing I also went to places
where the living expenses are pretty
high like England Iceland Singapore so
but how exactly did I do this I could
tell you but then I'd have to kill you
oh don't you just love the overuse of
popular movie quotes anyway
let's do this whatever your budget is
you can travel the world but it's
important to ask yourself a few
questions first how long do you want to
go for where do you want to go what do
you want to do are you flexible with
your time and dates what type of
traveler are you are you traveling alone
or will you be traveling with a partner
defining what type of traveler you are
or have open minded you are please a
huge factor in determining how much
money you will need for your travels are
you the type of traveler that doesn't
mind sleeping on other people's couches
or camping are you the backpacker type
who prefers stay in hostels or would you
prefer to stay in a hotel
if you think that hostels and camping or
fit dirty hippies think again some of
the nicest most beautiful places that
have not just stayed at but I've ever
seen in my entire life have been hostels
and campsites some of the dirtiest
scungy is and I'm talking cockroaches
and we only cleaner sheets every 10
years type of places have been hotels if
you're happy with a simple bed a shower
a bathroom then the world of
possibilities accommodation
possibilities are huge
other options for cheap or free
accommodations are couchsurfing hosted a
hit work exchange I personally love
traveling so but it is much cheaper to
travel with the part if you still want
to travel solo you can meet travelers
along the way that you can bunk with
darlin and travel with it's so much
cheaper to travel this way because
literally the cost of everything is
split in half now when it comes to
travel there are high seasons and low
seasons the high season is the time of
year when the travelers come into play
during high season the prices for
everything tend to be double or more
than it would be sharing low season this
is because taxi drivers restaurant
owners hotels guest houses whatever
during high season they know that they
are going to get business regardless
that you stay at their place or eat at
their restaurant so they're not going to
give you a deal Jerry the most seasoned
things can get a little rough so you're
more likely to be able to negotiate
prices during high season is also more
risky to be spontaneous and kind of
booked as you go because places do fill
up fast I've been places during high
season and it wasn't the greatest time
it was raining all the time they were
tourists everywhere and I really didn't
get the cultural experience I was hoping
for and then I've been to places during
low season and it was amazing the
weather was fantastic if I got a real
cultural experience because I was only
myself and a couple other foreigners in
my area also choosing where you want to
go affects your bank account I can
easily travel all around India nor it's
up back and forth for four hundred five
hundred dollars a month but can I do
that in Switzerland it's possible but my
travel options become very very very
limited
another tip eat where the locals eat
it's a cultural experience and it's
cheaper buy food at a grocery store or
local market instead of dining out every
meal instead of taking
these everywhere walk or bike or take
local transportation after all the whole
point of traveling or at least I think
so is to learn about the people and the
places you're visiting what better way
to do that than by doing as the locals
do it's a lot easier to travel on a
budget when you have the time if you're
flexible with your date in your time so
many more budget doors of opportunities
will open now this may be product
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actually how I booked all 12 of my
flights last year kayak.com it's a
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with just one click another tip for
flights is check your options for
departures for example for me I live in
Toronto and sometimes it's significantly
cheaper to fly at Buffalo New York so I
Drive a couple of hours and I save a few
hundred dollars I've also found a
cheaper to fly out of London England to
places like in in Southeast Asia or
Oceania and the bonus is you get to
travel in England it's a pretty awesome
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