Travel Spending Diaries
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How Much is a Trip to Egypt & Jordan? Full Spending Breakdown
I have just got back from one of the BEST trips I’ve ever been on! 6 nights in Jordan & Egypt ticking off not one, not two but THREE major bucket list items! We floated in the Dead Sea, explored Petra AND saw the Great Pyramids of Egypt plus spent a night in the Wadi Rum desert. But how much did this trip of a lifetime cost? My initial budget for the trip was £1000 but how much did it actually cost? Let’s break it down… The Big Things First of all, let’s look at the costs of the big things we paid for before the trip had even began.…
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Working at Summer Camp in the USA: Spending Diary
I just spent 10 weeks working at summer camp in the USA and here’s a breakdown of every penny I spent whilst out there. Housing Housing is included in my contract so I spent a grand total of £0 on rent & bills during my 10 weeks working at summer camp. The free accommodation is one of the best parts about working seasonal gigs! Not having to pay for accommodation for a big bulk of the year is one of the reasons I’m able to travel so much and still save a healthy percent of my income. Accommodation = £0 Read next: 5 Ways to Land a Summer Camp Counselor…
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Inca Jungle Trek Costs: Full Breakdown from Start to Finish
Disclaimers – this post contains affiliate links which means I may earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. This comes at no extra cost to you and helps support the site <3 I recently went on an awesome 10-day trip to Peru with one goal in mind… finally get to see Machu Picchu! My original plan was to do the classic Inca Trail but it was sold out so I found and booked an alternate – the Inca Jungle Trek. And it was AMAZING! But how much did it cost? Let’s break it down… The upfront tour cost I booked this tour through GetYourGuide and…
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The Actual Costs Of The Viral Spa Trip To Therme Bucharest
If your socials algorithm is anything like mine, I’d bet you’ve seen the viral spa Therme, Bucharest a couple of times! For a month or so, I couldn’t watch reels without seeing a bunch of Therme content and the idea stuck. I looked for ways to experience it for myself and it wasn’t long before the perfect opportunity arose – a surprise birthday treat for my mum! So off we went! But how much did the viral spa trip actually cost? Let’s break it down… Return flights = £191.37 (£63.79pp) We flew direct to Bucharest from Birmingham for £63.79 each. This was hand luggage only as we were only travelling…
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5 Nights in Marrakech – How Much Did We Actually Spend?
What happens when your sister calls you up and says she is being forced to take a week of annual leave and wants to go away? You find the best flights and book a trip! And hence I recently went to Marrakech for 5 nights and had the best time! But how much did it cost? Our budget for this trip was £500 per person but we weren’t too strict and didn’t limit what we did as the budget did have a little wiggle room. Let’s break down where the pennies went and see if we did end up staying in budget or not… Side note – I went on…
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Is Antigua Really The Cheapest Place To Learn Spanish?
I spent two weeks attempting to learn Spanish in Antigua Guatemala on a Spanish immersion program. But how much did it actually cost and is it really the cheapest place to learn Spanish? I picked Antigua, Guatemala because it was so cheap but when all added up, the grand total was more than I thought it was going to be. Let’s break it down… The Immersion Program = $490/£374.30 I knew I wanted to do a Spanish Immersion program somewhere in the world so I googled “cheapest place to learn Spanish” and Antigua came up, so into a research hole I went! In the end I chose a school called…
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Travel Spending Diary: House Sitting in NYC for 10 Days
This summer I landed my dream housesit – 10 days house sitting in NYC! I’ve literally been looking (and hoping) for this sort of sit since I started housesitting in 2022. And in September 2024 it came true. {Disclaimer – this post includes affiliate links which means I may earn a commission if you follow a link and make a purchase. This comes at no extra cost to you} I was browsing Trusted Housesitters one afternoon at camp out of boredom more than anything else. And I saw this sit in Queens, NY. The dates worked perfectly into my 30-day visa grace period so I thought, “what do I have…
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46 Days of Full Time Travel: Post Camp Trip Spending Diary!
Michigan, Nashville, Florida, New York, Antigua, Tulum… woah best post camp trip ever!!! And last year I did a two week New England road trip followed by two weeks in Italy. I had a 30-day travel period off the back of my J1 visa for camp that I wanted to take full advantage of. Then with nothing in the calendar until the end of September, I decided to head down to Central America and finally explore a little bit. Plus it gave me chance to put my almost-2 year Duolingo streak to good use 😂 But how much did I spend on my post camp trip? Let’s break it down……
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Oslo Money Diary – 2 Nights In The Expensive City!
Oslo is somewhere that has been on my radar for the past couple of years. But there was always somewhere else I wanted to go to more! Until I was planning a meet up with some of my uni friends and it worked out cheaper to meet up abroad than in the UK. Crazy right!! Cue days of back and forth. The logistics of flying from three different places in the UK was a nightmare. Oslo came out the reigning champion and our flights were booked. Two nights in one of the most expensive countries in the world – my budget was already crying! But how much did we actually…
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Dublin Spending Report – Is It Really That Expensive?
A few weeks ago, I spontaneously decided to book a little solo city break to Dublin after finding cheap flights on Skyscanner. I’d always wanted to visit Dublin but it had never worked out. Considering how close I live and my family’s links to the country, I’m shocked it’s taken 23 years to visit Ireland. After seeing the flights and already planning on being in the city they were from it was a no brainer. Especially considering I have a travel fund, fully funded ready to go. So I went ahead and booked it! {Disclaimer – this post contains affiliate links meaning that I might earn a commission if you…
