One of the most important aspects of taking a gap year is your budget, but saving up and planning your travel budget well is only part of it, you have to know how to manage your money on the road as well, and that means knowing how to stretch your budget out so that it lasts.
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Why Budget Airline Flights Aren’t Always The Bargain They Seem.
The budget airline model on the whole has been great for travel and has opened up the world to millions of backpackers and gap year travellers, but it isn’t always a good thing. There is a dark side to those low, low prices, and those flights for £10 across Europe are not always the bargain they may seem to be on the surface. So should travellers still fly budget airlines? Or is there a better option?
The 10 Best Ways To Travel Further For Less.
Saving and budgeting for your gap year takes a lot of time and planning, so every single penny counts when you are getting your round the world adventure together. Fortunately there are a ton of tricks and hacks to help you travel further for less, and here are 10 of the best.
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Posted in Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Lists
How Can I Afford To Travel The World?
I get asked all the time how I can afford to travel the world so much a lot. There is often an assumption that you need to be rich to take a gap year or travel long term, or that you need to be of a certain background to be able to throw some things in a pack and travel somewhere new. The fact is none of this is true at all. Anyone can travel the world if they want to and they certainly don’t need to be rich to do it. I’m living proof Here is how I can afford to travel as much as I do.
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Posted in Travel Talk
Excuse Buster Series Part 2: It’s Too Expensive To Travel!
Is it really too expensive to travel the world or is that just an excuse made up by people too afraid to take a gap year?
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Posted in Travel Advice
Posted in Travel Advice
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