How to Become a Master Traveller? A Budget-Friendly Guide!

Traveling and seeing the world is the dream of almost every person. Traveling is a lot of fun, and as you know, it is also expensive to travel. But you know, it doesn’t have to be. In my years of travel, I have found that there are many tricks and tips that can help you travel around the world on a budget as well and have a lot more fun and amazing experiences than you would have had otherwise.

If you know what you are doing, you can actually travel the world fairly cheap and have an amazing time doing it. So, follow this guide to get an inside scoop of some of the best traveling techniques that can help you save money and extend your travels.

    Learn Some Common Phrases in the Local Languages

If you want to be a master traveller, you will need to start learning the local languages of the places you are travelling to. Learning a new language will allow you to travel more easily and it will also save you money. You might be wondering how the local language will help you save, money, well it is a common practice in many countries to con foreigners. Try learn Polish in Gdansk or Warszawa’s Klub Dialogu.

If you know the local language, you can stay safe from such cons and save money. So, learn some common and useful phrases in the new language before you start your travels to have a great experience and stay safe from cons as well.

    Find Unique Methods to Finance Your Trip

If you know the ways you can actually travel for free with a little extra effort, you should try to find some unique methods to finance your trips. Firstly, you can apply for a fellowship or a scholarship to study in or visit a foreign country. This is a great way to travel for free.

Another popular and amazing option is to travel to foreign countries to teach English. You can go to many countries to teach English to the locals, your trips are usually financed, and you get free room and board in the new country. But the facilities and perks you get for travel usually depend upon your qualifications. If you have the right qualification, it is easy to get a foreign teaching job or volunteer with a teaching program.

If you want to get the best English teaching jobs in foreign countries, you will need to do a TEFL course. TEFL stands for teaching English as a foreign language. Completing the TEFL course will ensure you an amazing teaching job in foreign countries. Continue reading to know more about TEFL courses. Another way to finance your travels is by joining the Peace Corps and making a commitment. You can help people and travel to exotic locations as well.

    Put Your Home or Apartment on Air Bnb

Air Bnb is an amazing website that allows you to rent homes and put your own home on rent. It is operating in many countries all over the world and is a great, comfortable and affordable housing solution when you are traveling.

Now, whether you choose to live in an Air Bnb home or apartment on your travels is up to you, but one thing you need to do to make your travels are more budget-friendly is put your own apartment up on air Bnb. When you are traveling around the world, your home or apartment is empty and putting it up on Air Bnb will ensure that you get some extra money while you are traveling. The extra money from your Air Bnb home can really help you out while traveling and make your travels more comfortable.

    Choose the Location of Your Travels Wisely

You should also pay attention to the places you are traveling to. Some countries are way cheaper to travel as compared to others. I mean, for the price you travel to Paris or London you can travel to two or three different countries. So, keep this in mind and choose your travel locations accordingly, there are some amazing locations that you can travel at a very low price.

One of the most popular affordable travel locations is Bali, Indonesia. Bali is an amazing tropical paradise with a lot of amazing tourist locations. You can also travel to places like Thailand, China, and Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and many other locations that are very cheap as compared to some of the expensive locations like Hong Kong, Dubai, New York, and London.

    Taste the Local Cuisine

One of the best things about traveling is getting to enjoy some delicious and exotic food. Whenever you visit a new location, you should always try out the street food. The street food will give you an authentic experience of the local cuisine. And having street food is also quite budget-friendly, as the street food is considerably cheaper than the food at restaurants.

So, don’t miss out on the local street food in the new countries that you visit. It is a great way to save money and have an amazing experience at the same time.

    Make a Vlog

Go to YouTube and check out some travel vlogs. These vloggers have so much fun traveling and traveling is like their full-time job, because they make a lot of money from it. A popular vlog can earn you enough money to travel all over the world comfortably and easily without worrying about money. So, get a camera and some equipment and start recording your amazing travel adventures to make money while you are traveling.

Vlogging is also a good option because it is way easier to build up a travel vlog channel because of the local views in the country you are travelling. A travel Vlogging channel on YouTube will get monetized easier than other channels, and it will also make you a lot of money to travel even more and make more vlogs.

So, here are some basic tips on travelling which will help you a lot and allow you to have amazing adventures on a budget. Happy traveling!

 

This article was assisted by Marcel, who has been working as a freelance writer, digital marketer, and business trainer. He’s very much into foreign cultures and learning languages and enjoys leaving his office for backpacking and hiking trips in the countryside. Together with his team, as well as enjoying Poland, he blogs about teaching English as a foreign language on https://jimmyesl.com.