Dreams of a Long Road Trip and How to Make it Happen on a Budget
If dreams of the open road and new adventures in the US or Canada are all you can think of lately, maybe cheap van or inexpensive motorhome boondocking is for you...
Why not make a plan on how to travel for cheap.
Can't afford it you say? Well there are many ways to travel, some of them expensive and some very inexpensive, it just depends on what kind of traveling you are willing to experience.
If you need many luxuries, a five star motel and first class airplane travel, this article is not for you.
If on the other hand, you are willing to camp along the way in your tent out of your car, in a motor home or in a trailer, you can save a fortune, travel comfortably in your own things and save lots of money.
A few summers ago, my father in law went to Halifax, Nova Scotia for 3 days and it cost him a total of $2350.
My husband and I toured Quebec City, Montreal, Rimouski, Gaspesie, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island for 2 weeks and it cost us $985, and we could have done it for even cheaper.
We splurged! We hiked national parks, toured the parliament and historic buildings, attended outdoor festivals, visited museums, went swimming in countless lakes and the ocean, took a sand sculpture class, stayed in a cottage on the ocean, rented a house in PEI in the middle of a potato field facing the ocean and sampled local cuisine and specialties all across eastern Canada.
My point is, if you want to know how to travel for cheap, you can still afford a remarkable quality of life as an adventurous traveler.
The cheapest and most pleasant budget way of all to travel is to make your traveling home a van that doubles as your home with a comfortable bed, a functional kitchen and a pleasant environment to live in.
Keep in mind that when you boondock camp, nature becomes your extended living room.
With a little planning, tricks of the trade and a reliable vehicle, you can go anywhere and experience all that you long to see without breaking the bank.
The two most expensive components of travel are lodging and meals.
To get around this, camping is the perfect solution to saving lots.
Ideally, a motor home of 21-24 feet is perfect to hold all your necessities and comfort items and ideal for making your meals.
If you can make your own suppers and breakfast most of the time, lunch is the ideal meal to try new restaurants that interest you once in a while since lunch costs much less than dinner; a timeless trick on how to travel for cheap.
By cooking your own food 75% of the time, you will be saving money, eating fresh and healthy and really experiencing typical daily life in different cities as you travel by attending farmer`s markets, flea markets, pick your own farms and shopping in local grocery and specialty stores.
If you don`t have a motor home and only have a little car, you can still camp as you travel by transporting your tent, bedding, food and utensils.
That`s how we did it to travel into the Maritimes a few years ago.
We had a small cooler for fresh foods such as vegetables, cheese, pates, dips and veggie meats and added fresh ice every couple of days.
We had another small bin for dried and canned foods such as pasta, canned beans, condiments, sauces and spices.
Finally we had a third small bin for our plates, utensils and napkins.
This system along with a planned menu for meals that could easily be made with what we had resulted in a delicious trip that cost peanuts.
Of course, when we came upon a fresh corn field, or a you pick raspberry patch, these fresh foods were added to our menu.
Also, when I spotted a vegetarian restaurant that I could not resist, we went out for lunch and never felt deprived A whole country is waiting to be discovered by you, what are you waiting for? If you can visualize it and plan it, you can do it.
Why not make a plan on how to travel for cheap.
Can't afford it you say? Well there are many ways to travel, some of them expensive and some very inexpensive, it just depends on what kind of traveling you are willing to experience.
If you need many luxuries, a five star motel and first class airplane travel, this article is not for you.
If on the other hand, you are willing to camp along the way in your tent out of your car, in a motor home or in a trailer, you can save a fortune, travel comfortably in your own things and save lots of money.
A few summers ago, my father in law went to Halifax, Nova Scotia for 3 days and it cost him a total of $2350.
My husband and I toured Quebec City, Montreal, Rimouski, Gaspesie, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island for 2 weeks and it cost us $985, and we could have done it for even cheaper.
We splurged! We hiked national parks, toured the parliament and historic buildings, attended outdoor festivals, visited museums, went swimming in countless lakes and the ocean, took a sand sculpture class, stayed in a cottage on the ocean, rented a house in PEI in the middle of a potato field facing the ocean and sampled local cuisine and specialties all across eastern Canada.
My point is, if you want to know how to travel for cheap, you can still afford a remarkable quality of life as an adventurous traveler.
The cheapest and most pleasant budget way of all to travel is to make your traveling home a van that doubles as your home with a comfortable bed, a functional kitchen and a pleasant environment to live in.
Keep in mind that when you boondock camp, nature becomes your extended living room.
With a little planning, tricks of the trade and a reliable vehicle, you can go anywhere and experience all that you long to see without breaking the bank.
The two most expensive components of travel are lodging and meals.
To get around this, camping is the perfect solution to saving lots.
Ideally, a motor home of 21-24 feet is perfect to hold all your necessities and comfort items and ideal for making your meals.
If you can make your own suppers and breakfast most of the time, lunch is the ideal meal to try new restaurants that interest you once in a while since lunch costs much less than dinner; a timeless trick on how to travel for cheap.
By cooking your own food 75% of the time, you will be saving money, eating fresh and healthy and really experiencing typical daily life in different cities as you travel by attending farmer`s markets, flea markets, pick your own farms and shopping in local grocery and specialty stores.
If you don`t have a motor home and only have a little car, you can still camp as you travel by transporting your tent, bedding, food and utensils.
That`s how we did it to travel into the Maritimes a few years ago.
We had a small cooler for fresh foods such as vegetables, cheese, pates, dips and veggie meats and added fresh ice every couple of days.
We had another small bin for dried and canned foods such as pasta, canned beans, condiments, sauces and spices.
Finally we had a third small bin for our plates, utensils and napkins.
This system along with a planned menu for meals that could easily be made with what we had resulted in a delicious trip that cost peanuts.
Of course, when we came upon a fresh corn field, or a you pick raspberry patch, these fresh foods were added to our menu.
Also, when I spotted a vegetarian restaurant that I could not resist, we went out for lunch and never felt deprived A whole country is waiting to be discovered by you, what are you waiting for? If you can visualize it and plan it, you can do it.
