Thailand can be as expensive or inexpensive a country to visit as you want it to be. This is a country where you can stay in $3 USD per night rooms or $1000 USD per night resorts. Twenty cent street food or 300 dollar gourmet dinners. Thailand really runs the gamut. When my friends came [...]
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How Much Does Greece Really Cost?
March 7, 2011 – 1:41 pm
Last week, I wrote an article called “Five Destinations to Visit for Under $30 USD.” One of the places I listed was Greece, which brought a lot of pleasantly surprised comments from readers. Most people never think of Greece as a cheap destination, lumping it in with the other Eurozone countries as overpriced. However, I’ve [...]
How to Save Money for Your World Trip
April 26, 2010 – 10:53 am
Most people never make the leap into extended travel because they don’t think they can afford it. They envision needing tens of thousands of dollars- a daunting number to save towards. I remember when I began saving for my first trip around the world. I got a rough estimate of how much money I thought [...]
The Cost of Traveling Oz
April 8, 2010 – 7:51 am
Everyone always has sticker shock when they get to Australia. They see how much things cost and their jaw drops. Heck, even Australians get sticker shock and they live there. Travelers go through their budget quickly because no one ever expects the country to cost as much as it does. When I first traveled to [...]
Budgeting in New Zealand
March 3, 2010 – 4:06 pm
When I went to New Zealand, my goal was to live within a budget. After paying $15 dollars for lunch I knew New Zealand was going to be more expensive than I had originally though. While I work and travel and could afford $15 dollars for lunch, I wanted to live within a budget that [...]