how do travel around the world without spending a fortune!?

Answer 1

It’s Not How You Go, but Where!
There are several ironies that work in your favor when you travel on the cheap. First, many of the world's most awe-inspiring sights are located in the world's cheapest countries. Think of all the great man-made monuments: The Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramids, Macchu Pichu, Petra, Borobudour, Aya Sofia, Ankor Wat, and all the Roman ruins scattered outside Rome. Or if you prefer natural wonders, you can explore the most unspoiled rain forests, go white water rafting on raging rivers, hike up volcanoes, kayak around some of the world’s prettiest beaches, or go trekking in the Himalayas (just to name a few).

Secondly, the less money you spend in any given location, the more likely you are to interact with the people who actually live there instead of just other tourists. You'll also get much better deals on everything than your "Eastern Europe in Seven Days" counterparts. These vacationers seal themselves in familiar chain hotels, travel in packs, and do everything in a hurry, including their shopping. With a little bit of effort, you can spend a tenth of what they do and have a better time as well.

If you visit the right destinations, you'll eat great meals, experience mind-blowing things, meet people you'll never forget, and come back with photos that'll amaze your friends and family—probably for less than you spend each month to put a roof over your head. If you work, volunteer, or study abroad, you’ll probably spend even less and get the education of a lifetime.

"If it sounds too good to be true, it must be" the saying goes. Another saying says, "everything in life is a trade-off," which is probably more apt for this situation. In essence, The World’s Cheapest Destinations are are a bargain because the population is not nearly as rich as first-world nations such as Japan, the US, Canada, and most of Europe.

As a result, you’ll surely encounter inept and corrupt government officials, you’ll find that departure times are rarely more than rough estimates, you often can’t drink the tap water, and you certainly won’t have the vast choices and conveniences you’re used to at home.

You’ll also find scary bathrooms and you may need shots to prevent scarier diseases. You’ll probably find the idea of renting a car and playing chicken with the local highway drivers to be a bit too adventurous.

Each negative usually has a corresponding positive, however. You won’t find miles of bland strip malls and parking lots. You’ll be forced to try new food and customs, some of which you’ll end up really liking. You’ll learn something about other religions and traditions that doesn’t come from a textbook or a news soundbite. You’ll read and hear news with a whole different perspective. And you’ll see your own country through others’ eyes—something it wouldn’t hurt our elected leaders to do once in a while.

Lastly, you’ll appreciate what you have and realize that most of the world’s people lead happy lives having just a fraction of what we spend our money on.

Answer 2

Well basically its quite simple preperation and budget are the most importaint things to consider when travelling around the would and not spending too much money the first suggestion is to invest in something ie a house abroad or a caravan something where you can stay if all dosen't go to plan secondly have a bank account with atleast enough money to secure yourself (s) in case you get in financial difficulties and thirdly plan everthing and do your research so that you finf the right prices look about it pays off and fourthly have a great time

Answer 3

statravel.co.uk do multi-stop around the world flights for as little as £600.

With good planning you can spend even less than this though - for example:

You can fly from the UK with a low fares airline to a balkan state such as Lithuania, cost approx. £12.50 if you book early. From Lithuania/Estonia you can catch an overnight bus to Russia, cost approx. £12. From Russia you can get a train to Mongolia or China. This is likely to be the most expensive part, around £100. After touring China you can then get cheap flights to Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam or Cambodia. From Hong Kong you could go on to Australia, otherwise visit Vietnam, on to Cambodia, on to Thailand. It is possible to travel between these 3 countries by road which would be even cheaper than flying.

Answer 4

Go backpacking. Get all the bookings done well in advance, and from a value oriented travel site, go for cheap hotels and follow a well planed schedule. Eat local, not from the hotel, that would keep your food costs down.

Answer 5

buy a round the world ticket from STA travel. They are about £1500 and include flights to new zealand, fiji, cape town, some places in europe, new york, los angeles...and those are the ones im just pulling off the top of my head.

Answer 6

Join the Armed Forces or do some global volunteer work. Work as an airline stewardess or on a cruise ship.

Answer 7

You can apply for volunteer jobs around the world,find info on the net.My daughter has just volunteered to work in China,she intends to work there then move on to other countries.

Answer 8

Become a freelance travel writer/journalist. Persuade some paper/magazine to sponsor you, or if you are feeling brave and fraudulent, start your own paper/magazine (front) and pass yourself off as a high profile professional freelance writer.

Then petition small resorts and hotels in far off countries, in their own language, to put you up at their hotel as you wish to write an article about them. Or feature them in your magazine.

Answer 9

If you really love travelling and can string words together... become a Travel Writer. Get paid to travel!

Answer 10

Get a round-the-world ticket - they're much cheaper than individual tickets.

Join a network which allows you to stay with volunteer hosts in the cities you visit.