How To Save Money For Travel

Want to travel the world for a while? Or just take an epic vacation? You don’t need to be rich, but you’ll need to get creative about saving money for travel.

Become Financially Responsible

Saving up enough money for travel, or anything for that matter is tough on the soul and demands sacrifice, which is why so few people succeed. The right mindset is everything!

Track Your Spending

Tracking expenses is an important part of learning where you can cut back, or even eliminate your spending.

Budget Ruthlessly

There are two types of budgeting: The first is budgeting your trip. The second is budgeting your life.

Reduce Unnecessary Spending

Life is messy and the best-laid plans have a habit of fraying at the edges or falling apart completely.

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”

 

Budget your travel

Plan and budget your travel itinerary to perfection!

It’s not everyone’s ability to just pack up and go on holiday. Some people have to start saving long before they can go on their big adventure.

Many people just choose a place and go on holiday, others work according to plan and follow it step by step.The question is, do you work with a budget or is it easy enough not to worry about it?

What is a budget?  Events with financial implications must be planned and continuous control must be exercised to ensure that actual activities match the planned activities.

Stay cost effective, budget.  A well-planned adventure with the right budget might be your answer to all your questions.

For those who can afford to travel life is easy, most people have a budget set out for their travel plans.

The best thing about a trip is when you get back home, relax and think of all the marvelous travel memories and how everything was planned to perfection. The importance of a perfectly planned trip is that you should enjoy every moment.

Make all the things you do, memorable moments, make your journey a reality. Be adventurous, try everything and remember the extraordinary memories. Eat everything, taste everything, but make sure of everything you drink!

“Once you tackle [fear of failure] and block that idea, and you know it’s okay to actually make a mistake or to fail at something, you get back up and try it again. “Kendrick Lamar, Hip-Hop Artist”

Bon, voyage!

RESPONSIBLE SAFARI HOLIDAYS

TRAVEL RIGHT WHILE ON SAFARI

Safaris are some of the world’s most exclusive holidays. Traveling to some of the least-explored wildernesses, staying in camps sleeping just a dozen people and enjoying the expertise of highly trained guides is an absolute privilege – as is seeing some of the continent’s most threatened wildlife, in the company of some of its most ancient tribes. But these indulgent holiday settings something belie the fact that most safaris take place in some of the poorest and least developed nations on earth – in regions where electricity and running water remain a privilege, not a right, and where, until recently, conflict or drought may have ravaged the landscape and its people. There is, of course, great potential for this wealth to cut through the poverty – to empower native communities who have long been without a voice, and to tackle conservation issues such as the extraction of natural resources and that ever-present voice: poaching. But doing so requires the participation of governments and tour operators, local communities and travellers, to ensure that safari is not something we will one day look upon as a quaint holiday of the past – while the animals still roamed the continent.

TRAVEL BETTER WHEN ON SAFARI

  • Remember that you are likely to be traveling in some of the world’s poorest nations. Do your bit by tipping your guides, drivers, cooks and hotel staff – discuss an appropriate amount with your tour operator before you depart, and come prepared with cash.
  • Never purchase items made from endangered species – including coral, turtle shells or eggs, ivory, fur or bone.
  • Learn the three-way African handshake – sure to be an icebreaker with the unsuspecting locals!
  • Water is extremely scarce in much of Africa’s safari destinations. Take short showers rather than baths and reuse towels. Some lodges provide buckets in the shower to catch water while it is heating and while you are showering. This is then used by staff for cleaning – you can also use it to do laundry. Clothes dry fast in the desert!
  • Limited water is also easily contaminated. Some lodges provide biodegradable toiletries and laundry detergents, but if bringing your own or camping, please use environmentally-friendly products.
  • It’s natural to want to get closer to the animals – but this will distress them. Never ask your guide to leave the trails or drive after wildlife, and be sure to obey all rules in the reserves.
  • Fires start fast and burn hard here; never drop cigarette butts or matches on the ground, be extremely careful when building fires, and keep water to hand to extinguish sparks and embers.

 

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