Your point is very well put. I've experienced some of these things myself -such as losing $800 on non-refundable flights due to a earlier flight delay by a different carrier. With more complex travel itineraries the importance I place on flexibility rises such that I'll at least consider paying more for refundable or at least date-flexible tickets. This whole concept of paying slightly more to avoid getting much less for your money is becoming more important in the US as some of the legacy airlines introduce basic economy fares similar to what we already expect from the low cost airlines such as Spirit, Frontier or Ryanair.
Great to stumble across a post like this. I've been living out of backpack for over 10 years and I know exactly what you;re talking about and agree with all your advice given here. Especially in certain countries when it comes to cuisine, paying extra for quality. Flying hub air port to hub airport will save people big too.
I like how you talk about travel as a learning experience....for me 10 years later all I know is travel. I consider myself and expert in budget travel and really like how your post is about cutting unnecessary expense and learning from experience.
I'm new on here compared to you. 3 month's and I'm still technically pond scum not even a minnow compared to some statistics I've read. That's fine, cause I have a growing following and people that really value my travel advice and posts.
Recently I've had some whales take notice of my excellent quality work and it's really made a big difference for me here. I think you'd like what I do on here. I certainly like what you just posted. Right up my alley.
From Koh Pha Ngan Thailand -Dan "World Travel Pro!"
In my humble experience, the best places to save some money are accommodation and the choice of the destination.
Saving money on food, as you very well said, is not ideal as experiencing the food is part of the reason you're travelling in the first place. Of course you don't have to overspend every day here, but make sure you try the local stuff in a decent place.
The cool stuff with Airbnb or similar is that you can save money and meet local people, at the same time. In my case this was a great money saver and source of happiness during the trip.
My gf (ex) and I went to Scandinavia. We stayed at AirBnbs most the trip, a few hostels/campgrounds. It's hard to minimize costs while trying to adventure & still feel like you've experienced the city.
The most interesting local cuisine was eating Mexican food in Norway. Norwegian's opinion of burritos is awful lol.
We fell into the same thing lmao - we thought it was such a short distance on a map but was actually a few miles haha. we had to get an Uber.
Thank you so much for the tips! They are really useful. When I travel for 3-4 days, try to live in a hostel, but more than four days, it's hard to live without a private shower and toilet. Paris and Venice are on my wish list, so your advice will be especially necessary to me!
Its true, most of the time the cheapest things are not listed on the net. They are just around but the problem is we will find it out after concluded an action. Theirs a saying "better luck next time". But all in all traveling is amazing.
I think your biggest additional cost is not monetary. It's missing out on an hour here or there in a place that you may never get to enjoy again. The cheapest option is definitely not always your best one when traveling.
Some great tips there especially the food and attraction tickets section. Also depends where you are going, you can try reading up some past experience from travelers as I find sometimes tips from others help make your travels a lot smoother.
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Your point is very well put. I've experienced some of these things myself -such as losing $800 on non-refundable flights due to a earlier flight delay by a different carrier. With more complex travel itineraries the importance I place on flexibility rises such that I'll at least consider paying more for refundable or at least date-flexible tickets. This whole concept of paying slightly more to avoid getting much less for your money is becoming more important in the US as some of the legacy airlines introduce basic economy fares similar to what we already expect from the low cost airlines such as Spirit, Frontier or Ryanair.
Erghhh, yeah, I could see situations like those as quite the pain. Great point to add in!
So lucky!
Great to stumble across a post like this. I've been living out of backpack for over 10 years and I know exactly what you;re talking about and agree with all your advice given here. Especially in certain countries when it comes to cuisine, paying extra for quality. Flying hub air port to hub airport will save people big too.
I like how you talk about travel as a learning experience....for me 10 years later all I know is travel. I consider myself and expert in budget travel and really like how your post is about cutting unnecessary expense and learning from experience.
I'm new on here compared to you. 3 month's and I'm still technically pond scum not even a minnow compared to some statistics I've read. That's fine, cause I have a growing following and people that really value my travel advice and posts.
Recently I've had some whales take notice of my excellent quality work and it's really made a big difference for me here. I think you'd like what I do on here. I certainly like what you just posted. Right up my alley.
From Koh Pha Ngan Thailand -Dan "World Travel Pro!"
In my humble experience, the best places to save some money are accommodation and the choice of the destination.
Saving money on food, as you very well said, is not ideal as experiencing the food is part of the reason you're travelling in the first place. Of course you don't have to overspend every day here, but make sure you try the local stuff in a decent place.
The cool stuff with Airbnb or similar is that you can save money and meet local people, at the same time. In my case this was a great money saver and source of happiness during the trip.
My gf (ex) and I went to Scandinavia. We stayed at AirBnbs most the trip, a few hostels/campgrounds. It's hard to minimize costs while trying to adventure & still feel like you've experienced the city.
The most interesting local cuisine was eating Mexican food in Norway. Norwegian's opinion of burritos is awful lol.
We fell into the same thing lmao - we thought it was such a short distance on a map but was actually a few miles haha. we had to get an Uber.
Thank you so much for the tips! They are really useful. When I travel for 3-4 days, try to live in a hostel, but more than four days, it's hard to live without a private shower and toilet. Paris and Venice are on my wish list, so your advice will be especially necessary to me!
Its true, most of the time the cheapest things are not listed on the net. They are just around but the problem is we will find it out after concluded an action. Theirs a saying "better luck next time". But all in all traveling is amazing.
I think your biggest additional cost is not monetary. It's missing out on an hour here or there in a place that you may never get to enjoy again. The cheapest option is definitely not always your best one when traveling.
YEP.
Some great tips there especially the food and attraction tickets section. Also depends where you are going, you can try reading up some past experience from travelers as I find sometimes tips from others help make your travels a lot smoother.