what's up archinecters? i'm a young architecture student and i really would love to travel the world (mostly europe and japan). however, i realize that being able to travel costs money. the question i'm posing to those of you who are in the know is what is the cheapest way to travel? cheapest means of transportation? sleep? food? etc.
"and I wan't a toilet made of solid gold, but that's not in the cards right now" AP
This is too broad of a question...but here are a few tips on airline travel:
1. there are brokers that specialize in this sort of thing, but you may have to compromise flexibility at the account of price.
2. "Air Alliances" such as"OneWorld", "Skyteam" offer round the worl tix which lets you fly 10 segments in 1 year. This although pricey, is the best bet.
3. be your own travel agent and buy your tickets on-line before/while you are traveling. the best deals are found either way in advance or the day of. My advice...stick to a particular " alliance", before you know it, you have enough miles for free travel.
Well if you go to Asia, or even the Middle East (in the future?) you will see just how cheap it is. Europe and Japan are your most expensive destinations. I spent a year shuffling around the world on about $7,500 bucks, namely though SE Asia, India, and the Middle East. Of course it also depends on the type of travel you are going to do, budget vs. high-end. For a better experience I say go the bedget route, you'll meet much more interesting people, and will be forced to mingle with the locales much more. I certainly don't reccomend pre-purchased round-the-world package deals, b/c you can usually find cheaper deals purshacing point to point from wherever you are, and the RTW deals limit your flexibility. If you are going to Europe don't forget the trains.
try courier flights to save money. For accomodation: hostels and camping are the cheapest way to go in europe. I've also just slept outside, or in train stations, but it is rough on your body after a few days. In Japan you can easily get a job teaching english part time if you are going to stay a little while, and they will give you accomodation. If you are thinking short term, try capsule hotels. They aren't that uncomfortable, and many are attached to baths, all night restaurants and bars. I think that will run you about 4000Y a night.
Get the euro-rail pass. use the night train (little extra $) to travel when moving lond distance. i.e. paris to barcelona. that way, you won't waste the day sitting ina train and won't have to pay extra for a hotel.
ryan air is good too. if you buy the tix in advace, comes out to be less than $50.
as mentioned above, ryan air is probably the cheapest way to travel long distances. i flew dublin to london for 17 euro (45 minutes), where a bus/ferry ride would have taken twelve hours and 50 euro. check their website for deals.
travel in the off season. cheaper rates on everything.
also, travel to eastern europe. poland, czech republic, etc, all are ridiculously cheap right now (and often overlooked), but that will change the closer they all get to joining the eu.
Europe can be quit expensive nowadays with the dollar being so low to the euro (it used to be the other way around though). Heard a lot of traveling americans complaining about it. Britain is even worse.
Easyjet and ryanair are cheap, only if you book in advance say three months before you fly.
Cheap food can be found anywhere.
A friend of mine just got back from Tokyo and didn't book a hostel in advance which is a must! He checked a lot of hostels, all of them where full and had to be booked at least a month (maybe two) in front. He ended up sleeping in a hotel above a whorehouse for $85,- which is cheap for tokyo standards. He saw the capsule hotels and referred to them as 20 coffins in a wall. At least you have free porno.
i don't know about some others... but i dont really recommend the eurorail pass if you want to save money. it's convenient because you'll always have a ticket with you... but in terms of money... i'd skip and save the money. i found that europe train lines are much more efficient than you think before you go. you can often get group passes on the day of, or even the hour of your departure and they're usually much cheaper. europe rails are VERY accurate in terms of departure times, so there's never the worry about delays and such.
the rail lines that you use the Eurorail pass with are also limited, so there are other europe lines that are probably cheaper in which you maybe don't know about yet before you go... maybe i'm wrong. someone correct me on this. i'm talking about the lines like germany's ICE line and things like that but i could be getting my info mixed up... i got around fine though.
Ditto what SV said about courier flights -- tickets to some of the courier shipment hotspots can be insanely cheap ($300 from NYC to Hong Kong,
for instance).
Here's a link:
traveling the world...
what's up archinecters? i'm a young architecture student and i really would love to travel the world (mostly europe and japan). however, i realize that being able to travel costs money. the question i'm posing to those of you who are in the know is what is the cheapest way to travel? cheapest means of transportation? sleep? food? etc.
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"and I wan't a toilet made of solid gold, but that's not in the cards right now" AP
This is too broad of a question...but here are a few tips on airline travel:
1. there are brokers that specialize in this sort of thing, but you may have to compromise flexibility at the account of price.
2. "Air Alliances" such as"OneWorld", "Skyteam" offer round the worl tix which lets you fly 10 segments in 1 year. This although pricey, is the best bet.
3. be your own travel agent and buy your tickets on-line before/while you are traveling. the best deals are found either way in advance or the day of. My advice...stick to a particular " alliance", before you know it, you have enough miles for free travel.
Well if you go to Asia, or even the Middle East (in the future?) you will see just how cheap it is. Europe and Japan are your most expensive destinations. I spent a year shuffling around the world on about $7,500 bucks, namely though SE Asia, India, and the Middle East. Of course it also depends on the type of travel you are going to do, budget vs. high-end. For a better experience I say go the bedget route, you'll meet much more interesting people, and will be forced to mingle with the locales much more. I certainly don't reccomend pre-purchased round-the-world package deals, b/c you can usually find cheaper deals purshacing point to point from wherever you are, and the RTW deals limit your flexibility. If you are going to Europe don't forget the trains.
air travel will usually be cheaper because you can get where u are going faster - less money spent on accomodation. Sometimes true with train rides
travel to cold places during the winter, warm spots in the summer - usually much cheaper
search non-advertised airlines -
search "sugar daddy" or find a way to get your school to pay for the trip
try courier flights to save money. For accomodation: hostels and camping are the cheapest way to go in europe. I've also just slept outside, or in train stations, but it is rough on your body after a few days. In Japan you can easily get a job teaching english part time if you are going to stay a little while, and they will give you accomodation. If you are thinking short term, try capsule hotels. They aren't that uncomfortable, and many are attached to baths, all night restaurants and bars. I think that will run you about 4000Y a night.
europe
Get the euro-rail pass. use the night train (little extra $) to travel when moving lond distance. i.e. paris to barcelona. that way, you won't waste the day sitting ina train and won't have to pay extra for a hotel.
ryan air is good too. if you buy the tix in advace, comes out to be less than $50.
as mentioned above, ryan air is probably the cheapest way to travel long distances. i flew dublin to london for 17 euro (45 minutes), where a bus/ferry ride would have taken twelve hours and 50 euro. check their website for deals.
travel in the off season. cheaper rates on everything.
also, travel to eastern europe. poland, czech republic, etc, all are ridiculously cheap right now (and often overlooked), but that will change the closer they all get to joining the eu.
Europe can be quit expensive nowadays with the dollar being so low to the euro (it used to be the other way around though). Heard a lot of traveling americans complaining about it. Britain is even worse.
Easyjet and ryanair are cheap, only if you book in advance say three months before you fly.
Cheap food can be found anywhere.
A friend of mine just got back from Tokyo and didn't book a hostel in advance which is a must! He checked a lot of hostels, all of them where full and had to be booked at least a month (maybe two) in front. He ended up sleeping in a hotel above a whorehouse for $85,- which is cheap for tokyo standards. He saw the capsule hotels and referred to them as 20 coffins in a wall. At least you have free porno.
i don't know about some others... but i dont really recommend the eurorail pass if you want to save money. it's convenient because you'll always have a ticket with you... but in terms of money... i'd skip and save the money. i found that europe train lines are much more efficient than you think before you go. you can often get group passes on the day of, or even the hour of your departure and they're usually much cheaper. europe rails are VERY accurate in terms of departure times, so there's never the worry about delays and such.
the rail lines that you use the Eurorail pass with are also limited, so there are other europe lines that are probably cheaper in which you maybe don't know about yet before you go... maybe i'm wrong. someone correct me on this. i'm talking about the lines like germany's ICE line and things like that but i could be getting my info mixed up... i got around fine though.
Ditto what SV said about courier flights -- tickets to some of the courier shipment hotspots can be insanely cheap ($300 from NYC to Hong Kong,
for instance).
Here's a link:
http://www.courier.org
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