Where Do We Begin?
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"Saving" has become our middle names over the past couple years.
When we reconnected over cheap beers one 2013 October night in Warren, Rhode Island, we were drawn to each other by our mutual, burning desire to set out in any direction we could- to move out west, backpack Europe, play on the playas of South America, surf in Costa Rica... anywhere and everywhere we wanted to explore!
Now that we're one month away from our first of many adventures, we're faced with the daunting task of figuring out how exactly to do all of this. Where do we even begin?
Here's where we're at:
- Using SkyScanner, we found and bought cheap one-way tickets to Iceland, departing October 1, 2015 ($315 for both of us!).
- We've budgeted $7,000 per person, which should last us just under 3 months abroad.
- We have our gear/backpacks/clothes to bring
We've been trying to dedicate at least one night per week to researching places in Europe that we want to visit, average costs of hostels, AirBnB, modes of transportation, etc. Based on our budget, we have allotted ourselves $130/day (combined), which, based on our frugal way of living, is generous.
Our greatest challenge, thus far, is deciding which Eurail pass we should purchase, or if we should merely buy transportation tickets along the way (planes, trains, buses, etc). We plan on visiting lots of outdoorsy locations, while also seeing the meccas that have become tourist destinations for historic and beautiful reasons. We don't want to break our budget by purchasing more than we'll need, but at the same time, we don't want to over-pay once we are over there.
We welcome and encourage any tips you guys might have!
Cheers!
Mike and Em
