How to afford a trip

I appreciate to the traveling tips you share with us. Actually if I don't have enough money, I am afraid to have a travel. Since I may not enjoy it very well since the budget is tight. And if there are any accidents in the travel, then it will be a big trouble for me. So usually I will bring enough cash and meanwhile I will bring my credit and debit cards in case of the emergency. I love China

I have taken many budget flights in my time, and they're not as bad as everyone likes to make out to be honest with you. If you can help it, don't take a suitcase. Often, you can fit as many clothes as you need in your hand luggage which stops you from having to pay so much extra baggage when you're on the flight. When you're on the holiday, try buying some cheap snacks when you get there so that you don't have to eat out every single day when you're over there. You might find that you can save a fair amount by doing this.

You will save a lot of money if you will do a DIY (do it yourself) trip compared to booking a trip with a travel agency. It will require more preparation time, lots of research but will definitely pay off. Yes we had a budget minded trip before. We have waited for the seat sale first (so glad that there are lots of airlines now that has airbuses and offers cheap flights). After that we have chosen a decent place to stay in a resort, it is not a hotel but a house with amenities. It is so nice since the house is just around 30 meters away from the beach and way cheaper than a hotel room. By the way we took a bus to go to that beach rather than hailing a cab.

Sometimes no matter how cheap you get things, it can still be out of peoples budget. For example, the holiday may be able to be paid for but, then they may feel they do not have enough spends and nobody wants to run out of money whilst on holiday! I once had a trip with a friend for a week relaxing beach holiday and we only had £150 each with us and we barely made that last afetr food and drink and so afetr that I vowed never to go away unless I could take extra money so that I didn't feel constantly worried about what I was spending. Every time we even bought a bottle of water we had to make sure we wasn't spending too much every day and it was horrible! Lol

I think there are several things that you can do to save money. To save money on transportation you can go by bus instead of flying. I did that once, it wasn't very comfortable to spend more than 30 hours on a bus, but I didn't have much money and I had to choose the cheapest option. If you take an overnight train or an overnight ferry you can save some money on accomodation. My husband and I did that when we travelled from Denmark to Greece. You can stay in hostel instead of a hotel. Accomodation in a dorm without private bathroom is very cheap compared to a room in a luxurous hotel. You can camp in a tent, that is also cheap compared to a hotel. Or you can use couch surfing (a site where you can find people who let you stay in their home for free) You can buy fruit and sandwiches for dinner instead of going to an expensive restaurant. You can buy your own breakfast in town if breakfast isn't included in the money that you pay for the room. It is my experience that it is often cheaper than paying for the breakfast that the hotel offers. You can buy your own drinks and snacks and avoid the minibar, that is another way to save some money. Many museums have free days. If you check that before you leave, you might be able to visit some museums for free. Walk or use public transportation instead of taking a taxi. If you decide to take a taxi find out beforehand approximately how much a taxi costs in the country that you visit. I have met taxi driver who asked me to pay much, much more than usual price and it nice to know approximately how much you are supposed to pay. Read your guidebook or read reviews online in order to avoid the tourist traps.

I have laways saved money over a period of years before I was able to do any travel abroad. I've dicovered there are several options for lodging and going from one place to another when I have searched for prices. As you say, taking a night train is a good way to travel and move on to a new destination. About food and having meals. there are choice to make. Cook your own food in a hostel or spend them in a restaurant. I think it is good to make a budget for travel, food, entrance fees and anything you have in mind to do while you are abroad. And best is to have money for unexpected expenses.

ANY travel I do has to be economical, and I normally book based on price rather than comfort. I'm not sure I have any other specific cheap travel tips really. It's just a case of doing research really.

I have been saving money for overseas trip. It costs a lot and i need to save money for it seriously. Budgetting is very important for me.. Hopefully in two years i could travel abroad. But for now, i would just be travelling around in my country. Travelling is really good because you would see and discover many things as well as learning different things from it.

I have travelled with low cost airlines in the past and it was fine, I had no troubles at all with it. And I have also stayed at cheaper hotels in the past. If you do your research properly it shouldn't be a problem. I recommend Tripadvisor for these kinds of things, you can find tons of good info on all travel related things, such as cheap hotels (which ones are okay and which ones are horrible) and so on there.

Hey,thanks for your nice advice.I have to say that i have grabed a cheap flight before in mycountry,it is so wonderful and affordable.Then i think i would do some part-time jobs before going a trip.As you mentioned,working overseas is also a great idea..anyway,just have fun.

Yes, I've had a budget minder trip. In fact, I traveled from Lima to Dusseldorf some years ago. I stayed in Hostelling International for three weeks. This is an organization around the world for budget acommodation you can trust. I paid fifteen dollars a day, including breakfast.

I would rather suggest choose a cheapest oountry where you want to go, such as plane tickets, hotels and accomodations. And also spend limited number of days in the very expensive cities. Some other countries although the hotels and accomodations are low prices but the foods are very expensive. So you think it wisely before going to travel far places to avoid an expensive travel abroad.