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Articles from the Cheapest Destinations Blog on traveling in Asia on a budget and getting the best experiences for your dollars or euros.
Backpacking around Southeast Asia was one of the most cost-effective ways to extend your travel time back when I first hit the road in the 1990s. Here we are a quarter way through a new century and it still is. It helps that so many great value destinations are clustered together. Getting from A…
As a destination for expatriates looking to live abroad for less, Thailand has a lot going for it. There’s just been one major obstacle: it has traditionally been tough to legally live in Thailand on a long-term basis. This post originally went up in 2017 and the rules have changed at least 20 times…
Getting ready to travel somewhere for a few weeks or months of independent travel? If you want a great value, take a look at places where the exchange rate has tilted to your favor. In countries with weak currencies, you can really feel rich if you are earning in U.S. dollars, euros, or pounds. …
How do you know if your backpacker travel budget is too low when you’re traveling around the world? In short, it’s if instead of just making some comfort sacrifices, you’re losing your money perspective, being extra risky with your health, and skipping great experiences. I get asked a lot of the same questions from…
If you want or need to travel in the summer months, are there any places you can go that are a bargain? Well it’s certainly the toughest season for traveling for cheap, no doubt, but if you open up your horizons you can find plenty of places to enjoy summer vacation spots on a…
What does a trip to Thailand cost these days? I’m happy to say that prices haven’t changed all that much in the past decade and it’s still one of the best values on the planet. Some people are country counters, I’m a country returner instead. I’d rather explore a destination in depth over several…
