European journey doesn’t must be costly. Actually, it may be downright low-cost if you understand how to finances, barter, and keep away from extraneous bills.
For the final 9 months I’ve been touring with my bicycle all throughout Europe. Touring alone and underneath my proprietor energy, I visited 16 completely different international locations and had one of the vital memorable experiences of my total life.
However this prolonged journey by means of Europe didn’t value practically as a lot as you would possibly suppose. Actually, it value me much less to journey in Europe than it does for me to easily sit at dwelling again in the USA and pay my payments.
For an in depth breakdown of every month’s journey bills see the record beneath:
January – $1,708.62
Switzerland
There’s plenty of info on the market about what sort of touring bikes to journey and which panniers to make use of, however it appears to be fairly tough to learn the way a lot a protracted distance self-supported bicycle tour really prices. You hear folks discuss how they’ve spent lower than $20, $10, $5 and even $3.00 USD a day, however it’s onerous to inform what they’re really spending that cash on as a result of these accounts are… (Click on To Learn Extra)
February – $1,684.59
Switzerland, Germany, France, Liechtenstein
How a lot does one month of journey in Switzerland value? Properly, in case you haven’t but learn my final publish on this matter, test it out right here. In that publish I confirmed how my first month in Switzerland value me simply over $,1700 USD. And whereas my first month in Switzerland was comparatively uneventful and I didn’t enterprise very removed from my dwelling base in Luzern, February took me by bike and by practice to a few of Switzerland’s… (Click on To Learn Extra)
March – $1,314.77
Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia
At present’s article is the third a part of my on-going sequence about the price of lengthy distance bicycle journey. The earlier two months have been spent in Switzerland, the place I spent roughly $1,708 the primary month and $1685 the second month. This month, nevertheless, I moved from Switzerland and traveled to Northern Germany, the place I then returned to Switzerland for simply in the future earlier than making my approach… (Click on To Learn Extra)
April – $556.73
Austria, Slovenia, Croatia
I started the month in Vienna, the place I spent the primary 5 days earlier than leaving my rented house within the Prater district and touring by practice to Salzburg. I spent two nights in Salzburg, renting a lodge room whereas I used to be there. After leaving Salzburg, I traveled by practice as soon as once more to town of Innsbruck, the place I “sofa surfed” for an evening earlier than leaping on yet one more practice and going to Ljubljana, Slovenia… (Click on To Learn Extra)
Could – $1,002.60
Croatia, Montenegro
Could was my fifth month in Europe. I’ve been touring round on my bicycle, renting flats in numerous cities alongside the way in which, and having the time of my life! On the finish of every month I complete up my journey bills and share them with you. The objective right here is to indicate simply how cheap world journey could be.. I didn’t journey far this month, nevertheless I did cross from Croatia into Montenegro and had… (Click on To Learn Extra)
June – $1,073.01
Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo
For the previous six months I’ve been sharing my bills with you as I slowly make my approach by bike from Switzerland to Greece. This month isn’t any completely different. Nonetheless, the panorama and places visited on my travels over the previous 4 weeks have been in contrast to something I’ve ever skilled earlier than. After having spent the primary 24 days of June residing in a small one-bedroom house in Tivat, Montenegro, I cycled… (Click on To Learn Extra)
July – $1,270.76
Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece
Final month (July) I traveled from Kosovo to Skopje, Macedonia, the place I stayed for 2 weeks earlier than biking east to town of Strumica. I stayed in Strumica, Macedonia for 5 days after which pedaled my approach into Bulgaria, and from there, south into Greece. I did a little stealth tenting in northern Greece after which cycled down into Thessaloniki the place I spent just a few days exploring town earlier than… (Click on To Learn Extra)
August – $1,175.48
Greece, Turkey
I spent your complete month of August primarily based within the as soon as historical (now fashionable) metropolis of Athens, Greece. Most of my days have been spent within the metropolis – each working and exploring. Nonetheless, I did handle to go on a cruise to Turkey and 4 Greek islands and had a pal from California come out and go to me. I’ll be sharing photos and video from Athens in a sequence of future posts, however within the meantime, listed here are my residing… (Click on To Learn Extra)
September – $1,438.20
Greece
I spent the primary fourteen days of September, 2009 within the metropolis of Athens, Greece. I rented an house, noticed the websites, went out with buddies I met within the metropolis and at last, after practically 9 months in Europe, I caught a flight again to the USA and returned dwelling. These are my remaining journey bills from the month of September 2009… (Click on To Learn Extra)
GRAND TOTAL FOR 9 MONTHS OF TRAVEL: $11,224.76 USD
AVERAGE COST PER MONTH: $1,247.19
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