A lot of travelers are put off by Scandinavia and its obscenely high prices (including yours truly, who has yet to feel financially secure enough to return!). Sweden is notoriously expensive: everything from accommodation to food to beer all seems to be shockingly costly. As a traveler who prides herself on the ability to travel… Read More Can You Really Visit Stockholm On A Budget?
What should you do with your money when you travel abroad? This is probably one of the most complicated questions for any trip. Through trial and error (and many mistakes), I’ve managed to figure out some tips and tricks for how to deal with your finances when you travel internationally. Of course, different destinations will… Read More 20 Tips For Handling Money Abroad
A trip to Africa can be one of the most amazing experiences. For a (white, privileged) Westerner like myself, it was eye-opening and definitely a big culture shock. If you find yourself planning a trip to southeastern Africa, a visit to Zambia is one you can’t miss! Before my trip (my first ever to the… Read More Everything You Need to Know About Visiting Zambia
Saving the money is undoubtedly one of the hardest parts of traveling. No matter how long your trip is or where you’re going, unless you’re seriously ballin’ you’ll have to spend some time working hard to save up in the first place. I’m all about budgeting, pinching pennies, and stretching my money to last the… Read More 10 Little Ways to Save Money For Travel
Flying is a great way to travel: it always saves more time than taking ground transportation. Unfortunately, one of the biggest downsides to flying is the expensive money trap that is Every Airport Ever. Spending money is almost always necessary (particularly for long layovers), but you don’t have to break the bank every flight! Here… Read More 7 Tricks to Save Money at Airports
Saving is the name of my game. After saving money for travel (also called: my life) religiously for the past 9 months, I think I’ve got the idea down. When travel is my goal, I work hard to play hard—while I try to keep expenses down on any trip, I put in major effort to… Read More 5 Ways I Save Money for Travel