The country for travel and trips

     If you are not rich, you have an average salary, but you really want to travel, I see 3 options:     This article will talk about point 1 (in short), and the main focus will be on point 3. Remote work requires at least a separate article, although you can write a whole book. The main thing you need to understand is that you don't have to be rich to travel. There are other possibilities as well.    This is a very important point, because you will not be able to save the required amount of money if you do not make your goal a priority, giving up various pleasant little things every day in favor of a dream. All that year I did not have enough money for new clothes and gadgets, going to the cinema and cafes, taxis, etc. because at the beginning of the month I put aside most of my salary and lived on the rest of the money.If you are also going to save and need advice, let me know in the comments. Then I will write a detailed article on accumulation and share my experience more fully. In the process of accumulation, you will have to deal with your budget. If you want to travel the world on your own, the ability to keep track of income and expenses is paramount. Without it, there is simply no way, it is better to get used to it in advance.
    If you want to travel not only in Russia, it is advisable to know English at least at a basic level. There are many free lessons and courses on the Internet, so if you still don’t know English, you didn’t really need it. Even if you are going to travel by free methods, I think it is the height of stupidity not to save at least $ 1,000 just in case. If you have not known Zen, this will save you a lot of nerves. You want to travel, not survive.

    To avoid paying rent, stay with the locals. Especially for this purpose, there are many services that bring together travelers and hospitable people. Using these sites, you will never pay for housing in other countries.

    Another feature is that you will save money on the roof over your head, but in Couchsurfing it is customary to treat the host, take them to a cafe or buy food and cook some kind of Russian dish. The CS has a strong emphasis on cultural exchange. The history of your travels will be expected from you, often with beer or other strong drinks. So free accommodation for tourists turns into a small drinking bout.

    At this point, there will be no large volunteer programs to rescue sea turtles or anything else where you will have to shell out $ 200 for participation. I have a friend who volunteered in Bali, paid to work for free. I don't mind, but there are other options. Help with the work of local residents, for example. If you are ready to work 4 hours a day for food and a roof over your head, then this option will suit you.

    I think the housing issue is closed. Now you know how to live in another country for free. It remains to close the issues with transport, excursions and meals.

Hitch-hiking

     A free way to move around the world with the help of passing cars. This phenomenon is popular and relatively safe in civilized countries: America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and even in Russia.

    The best way to save money when traveling is to cook yourself. I was spending about $50 on food a week while in Stockholm. Compare with the average check of $15 for a dish in a cafe or restaurant. This simple rule saved me $150. Many hostels, guesthouses, campuses and couchsurfing will provide you with a kitchen. No kitchen? Prepare sandwiches. You don't have to have a stove to be full.

    In addition to good advice from experienced people, you can save a certain amount if you decide to travel in a rented car. Of course, car rental is not cheap, and you can hitchhike to travel long distances. But for those who cannot deny themselves independence, you can use the car rental aggregator. This will reduce the price by thirty forty percent, as well as purchase profitable insurance that will take care of the safety of you and your wallet in the event of an accident. By the way, earlier booking a car will allow you to choose the desired car.

Try to avoid additional paid options by downloading maps of the area in advance.

    And having planned a trip and knowing the distances covered, it will be easier for you to decide on the choice of cars. If you need to travel far, then it is better to take a car with the condition of unlimited mileage, since surcharges for kilometers in excess of the daily limit can make travel much more expensive. We also recommend that you familiarize yourself with the rental rules and traffic rules of the country you are visiting. For fines in their size can quickly nullify your savings. No matter how trite it may sound, but knowledge in this case will help you a lot.    However, food makes up a huge percentage of the cost of any trip. Where it is impossible to take enough food with you, the method chosen by the freegans has become popular. Namely, food from the garbage. Of course, it is difficult for the Russian contingent to adequately perceive this way of eating. Since our dumps are somewhat different from foreign ones. But the very possibility of not buying food on a trip will save you a lot of money.For those who dare to live in another country, you can find detailed instructions on where you can and where you do not need to take food in different countries. It should be mentioned that the delay, including for several hours or goods with a broken wrapper, are disposed of in special packaging and placed in clean plastic bags. Sometimes displayed in boxes. So, with proper preparation, you will already know where, how and when to get the food you need. You can even create a menu.

Another point of a budget trip is the use of services that provide cashback.

    It's nice when a certain percentage of the funds used will return. Let's go over other points that allow you to save money. This is using free wifi. Now almost everywhere there is this opportunity. Hotels, cafes, shopping centers and other public places provide this service. A local SIM card is often more profitable than universal roaming, and a tourist card, sometimes free, will give good discounts. For excursions, too, it is not always necessary to pay. Try looking for free options. Often there are sightseeing tours for transit passengers.Therefore, for sociable travelers, it is worth asking about this guest network. This is a real opportunity to make your dream come true for less money. And going on a trip for a long time, you can stay at the hotel for a couple of days in order to find cheaper accommodation on the spot. Find out about discounts for long stays - since you have decided to stay for more days, why not pay less for it. Many recommend in this case to take apartments.

    Showing our ordinary passports, we were told that they did not provide assistance to tourists and shrugged. But we were able to easily convince that the prices in Norway are terrible, I generally travel by motorcycle and my food supplies have already come to an end, and Igor lives here and is trying to find a job, which is actually a big problem. Then the girl agreed to just give me one-time products, specifying that she would not give perishable ones, since I was on a motorcycle. And Igor wrote in a journal and promised support in the future, not only with products. In general, according to the passport, products can be received once a month.We spent almost half an hour in communication with the girl, and during this time people came, received food and left. Among them were a young girl, and a guy of about thirty, and a granny.Igor, like everyone else, was given two bags of food, and I was given one. By that time, thermoses with tea / coffee and buns were still put up in the lobby. In Norway, one such bun as on a tray costs 15-20 kroons in a regular supermarket. That is about 150 rubles for our money. So we also had breakfast.Such an organization is not alone, and Igor was going to go intelligence then to others. You can also find clothes and household appliances. He also talked about cases when he was walking down the street, and food was handed out there just like that. Perhaps this is due to the fact that at first glance there are more refugees in the city than indigenous people, otherwise for whom are these products distributed? To some extent, this looks unusual, but there are such organizations in Russia, so it would be strange to be surprised at such a social benefit, but in any case, it is much more developed there.    However, I no longer went to the offices of this organization and did not deceive anyone. Some friends have generally condemned me, saying that I take food from the poor, although I do not think so. But in any case, this is a good example of the fact that when you find yourself in a difficult situation abroad and even in Russia, there is a place where you can turn, where people can help at the first stage and even just give food.

    The best recipe for a successful trip is car rental - Kayak. So it will be possible not to worry about the technical part, serviceability and insurance.

    What to take on a long trip by car? It is useful to figure out what to take with you on the road from food if you are planning long trips. When adults are traveling on their own, you can get by with a minimum set, but if this is a family trip with children, there are a number of good rules. You can cook the following dishes on the road:

    -Rolls. But not in the classical sense. Make good rolls with rice paper, thinly sliced ​​vegetables, other foods, but no fish or cheese. 

    -Muffins and toast. Suitable even with fillings, but not perishable, for example, with good jam or jam.

    Have no idea what food to take on the bus? It is advisable to choose light foods, as they do not cause digestive problems. In such situations, fruits and vegetables are perfect. It is worth choosing options where the peel is dense, for example, bananas, pears, apples, cucumbers. In addition, you can take good dried fruits, nuts. In addition, boiled eggs are useful, but it is important to boil them hard-boiled, they were with a whole shell. As for bread, it is recommended to replace it with crackers, bread with bran. Meat and hard cheese are good to choose in a vacuum. Moreover, it is necessary to eat food after opening, first of all, without leaving it for a long time.

    During hot weather, food spoils much faster. In order not to remain hungry on the road, you should make room for the right snacks. It is important that food spoils slowly, for this it is worth providing appropriate storage. Bags can be replaced with paper or cloth, or you can use vacuum packaging on the way.

    As for gastronomy, I can honestly tell you here: we have not yet had a single country, not a single city where we have not tried something local, special, with a typical flavor. If it was, of course. So, when I was invited to take part in a full-fledged wine and gastronomic tour around the Krasnodar Territory, I decided that this was a sign. A sign to finally and completely reveal this topic for yourself. Of course, as usual, in my first topical note, I will show you photos of the places we visited in three full days. But in addition, I will also tell you about what they are and how such tours proceed.