Currency

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.  Where …

Want to figure out where the international travel bargains will be this year? Want to know which popular travel destinations on sale have become more of a deal for this coming year? Well you’ve come to the right place. As the author of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, I keep an eye on the trends constantly …

Many people in supposed rich countries are struggling to pay the bills, but something budget travelers discover really quickly is that it’s financially easier to actually travel around the world. Thanks to currency arbitrage, lower healthcare costs, and other factors, you will spend less money being on the road for a year—counting airfare—than you will …

I don’t get a lot of readers asking for currency exchange tips on this blog or in my social media feeds, but I do get a lot of questions about travel money from friends and relatives. While experienced travelers mostly default to using ATMs and credit cards, less frequent vacationers have a lot of questions …

Which countries around the world have a super-stable exchange rate or even use dollars as currency? More than a few, including some of the world’s cheapest destinations. I’ve run this blog since 2003, so I’ve been through many currency fluctuations. Sometimes the U.S. dollar is worth a fortune for travelers going abroad, sometimes it’s worth …