Travel
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£5k Budget Breakdown – October 2022
Well, October has been a spenny month! Only two months into my year-long gap year and I have already spent over 20% of my £5k budget. Just writing that percentage down is a little panic inducing BUT surprisingly my projections have me still in budget! New here? Let me give you a little context... I have just graduated from uni and have chosen to take a gap year before deciding what to do next, career wise. I will be spending the entire year travelling and have set myself a strict £5k budget which needs to cover all costs and last the entire year! Seem a little tight? Check out this…
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Travel Hacking a £145 Flight to NYC
Yep, you read that right, £145!! For a flight from London to New York worth £1,800. Do I sound smug? I’m feeling a little smug. But getting a deal like this has been twelve months in the making. How? Two words – travel hacking. Disclaimer – This post may contain affiliate or referral links which means I might receive a commission if you follow them. This comes at no extra cost to you! What is travel hacking? Travel hacking is the art of collecting points (such as BA’s Avios) which are then redeemed for discounted travel. Travel hacking is very popular in the US but there are deals to be…
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Tips To Secure Sits on Trusted Housesitters
In the 50 days since I joined Trusted Housesitters, I have applied for 33 sits, had 4 zoom calls, been rejected 12 times, been ghosted more times than I can count, withdrew 7 applications and finally I have secured my first international housesit! I’ve actually got two 🎉 Disclaimer – This post contains some affiliate links meaning that I may receive a commission if you use them. This comes at no extra cost to you <3 Words cannot describe how excited I am that my plans are finally coming together – one piece of the puzzle at a time. Whilst, I have only just secured my first international sit, I’ve already…
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How I Plan To Only Spend £5k On My Gap Year
Yes, you did read that correctly! I am planning to spend only five thousand pounds on my gap year. Which will be a yearlong round the world trip. That works out to just over £13 per day! Want to know how? Keep reading. In this post, I am going to share five things that will help me stick to budget and still enjoy every single moment! Disclaimer – This post includes some affiliate links which means that I may receive a commission if you use them. This comes at no extra cost to you <3 Firstly, I must acknowledge that I only feel comfortable setting such a tight budget because…
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Wowcher Mystery Holiday – How Much It Actually Cost!
Back in January 2020, yes a lifetime ago, my mum and I embarked on a Wowcher Mystery Holiday. I paid for the holiday the previous August as a birthday gift for my mum. We finally got the call in September telling us where we were going and the dates. Incredibly by chance, we got assigned Venice, a place which had been at the top of my mum’s bucket list for decades and we were travelling the weekend before her birthday 😱. It couldn’t have worked out better!! I wrote a full review back in 2020, weighing up whether it is actually worth it for the £99 price point. To follow…
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9 Easy Ways To Save Money On Travel
Travelling doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg, it can be accessible for most budgets. There are some ways to travel hack, save money and stick to a budget when travelling. Using these can help get out of the common mindset of travel being too expensive. Here are 9 easy ways… #1 Housesit Housesitting is where you stay in someones house for free in exchange for looking after the place and sometimes their pets and plants as well. This is a great way to get free accommodation that is also private. The best thing about housesitting is that it makes otherwise too expensive cities, such as New York,…
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5 Tips on How to Survive Long Bus Journeys
Travelling by bus is often the cheapest way to travel but it isn’t the most comfortable, hence below are my top five tips on how to survive long bus journeys. My favourite bus companies to travel with are National Express for journeys within the UK and Flixbus for journeys on mainland Europe. For the US I have seen good things about Megabus but have never tried them myself. Wear Layers Layers are your absolute best friend on long bus journeys! Buses often go from being really stuffy and uncomfortable to arctic cold in minutes…. It’s crazy! I try to wear an outfit that allows me to decide how much I’m…
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Wowcher Mystery Holiday Review – Is it worth it?
Disclosure: Please keep in mind that some of the links in this post are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. I link to these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours. £99 for a week in Bali, New York or even Dubai!! This deal is a budget travellers dream… or is it? Here is my Wowcher mystery holiday review. When I saw this deal going around on social media, I thought it was a scam. It sounds far too good to be true……
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5 Places at the top of my Bucket List
My bucket list nowadays is vaguely reminiscent of a list of all the countries in the world 🙂 I spend way too much time on Pinterest reading travel guides from places all over the world both obscure and well known, adding to my bucket list. Yet there are still those places that are ahead of the rest, ones I long to visit and should hopefully be able to soon. Below are five places at the top of my list… BALI, INDONESIA Bali and Indonesia on the whole have been at the top of my bucket list for as long as I can remember. My sister and I have always talked…
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9 Things I Learnt from Travelling Alone for the First Time
I went on my first solo trip in December 2019, aged 18. I chose Berlin as the perfect solo weekend away. It was hands down the best trip I’ve ever been on. I absolutely loved Berlin and will definitely go back. But this trip was a major learning curve for me and below are some things I learnt from travelling alone for the first time… 1. Avoid arriving at night After 25 hours of travelling (I took a Flixbus from London – bargain!) I didn’t arrive in Berlin till 8pm, which I didn’t see as an issue when I was booking my tickets. Yet in reality, December evenings in Berlin…
