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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2015
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How many of you guys have already started saving for your dream travel adventure?! Here comes the next step, budgeting for this trip. Time to do all the math and figure out a ballpark estimation of the amount you need to make it happen.
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I usually find your videos very spot-on, but here, I have to call you out on a few points. This budget can be divided by more than half!
Flights are not really negociable, that's one point.
But about accomodation, if you are like me, a backpacker, you stay in hostels like HI (a four-day stay in NYC cost me $250), or Couchsurfing. Bam, accomodation budget divided by 3.
Foodwise, you can simply do some grocery shopping when you arrive, store it the fridge, and pack lunches and dinners. A five-day stay in Washington DC cost me a whooping $27 worth of food.
Transportation to and from the airport? Ditch the taxi, and use shuttles or buses or subways...
And last, FIFTY dollars of entertainment per day? This one had me almost choke on my coffee...
I think this should not be taken an example of budget for young-ish travelers, but more for people with stable high-ish income. Last year, I took a four-week road-trip in North America, going as such: Toronto-Buffalo-Detroit-NYC-the Grand Canyon (flew this one in and out)-DC-Tampa-Fort Lauderdale. Grand total was barely a thousand bucks.
Maye the title should be a little bit more specific about the target audience.
I think she was just explaining the overall concept of budgeting for a trip. If you use hostels instead of hotels then you can use that for YOUR budget. She was just explaining the basis to get started with calculations. By the way I also agree with you 2185 for 5 days in Seattle ? hahaha insane but the title is how to budget a trip not a trip on a budget :)
I understand where you're coming from. But I found her numbers quite reasonable (although, probably not something I'd dish out money for!) But then again, that goes back to your point, maybe this is more for people who have a higher income and financial support.
I'm all for doing affordable things! But I also wanna have a little more comfort and fun!
That's some serious budget to burn on a 5 day tip.
WOWWW so many comments!! Glad you are liking the planning series.. now it's time to budget, save, pick and date and make it happen!
thank you thank you thank you... I'm at this phase in my 2015 big vacation planning and, as I don't travel much, I was at a loss as to where to start and HOW to start. There aren't guides or books out there that I can find, just a general passage here and there in various guidebooks - but that's not NEAR enough. This helps TREMENDOUSLY! Thank you Sonia!! You have been, by far, the most helpful travel guide person I've run on to on UA-cam. Big Love to you!!
Wow that's so expensive. I went to Paris for a week which cost me about £400 excluding the flight (since I live in UK). Stayed in a hotel, used transport (Navigo pass) and did all the cool stuff. I guess I saved a bunch of money since all museums I went to were free for me (I'm under 26) but still, way cheaper.
I love this planning stage of traveling! Makes me able to relax on the trip knowing it's all organised & makes me more excited before the trip. Thanks Sonia!
Great exercise to budget for attainable travel goals in 2015! Happy New Year, soniastravels!
I actually love this part of a trip! All the research for places and best prices and all the possibilities. It's fun for me.
Love this! I always like rounding up on estimations for emergencies. And if you come in under budget, that's great too!
Thanks so much for sharing this! I am a novice traveler and planning a trip for the end of the year but had no idea where to start. This was so helpful. I love your video's by the way!
Another nice thing about the Pacific Northwest is that if you want to make it a multi-city trip, there's a train line connecting Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver (actually, it goes all the way down to L.A., but that's a long ride.) Each leg is about $40 and 4-6 hours. Buses are also available; they're somewhat faster and cheaper (Boltbus sometimes does $1 specials), but not as scenic.
Hi Sonia! I have been watching your videos for almost a year now and i just need to thank you because all of your great advice helped when i went on my first missions trip to central america last year!Hoping to do it again this year so i will definitely be using these tips to make the trip even more fun and prepared. Thanks again!
I've travelled on ridiculously small budgets which definitely limit things a little but is often my only option as a student saving! On my last trip to europe I saved and spent a total of $14000 Aus, which is obviously not a lot. I got a around it though by having some things around pre booked (like 6 weeks of tours) which covered my transport, accommodation and some meals, then also couch surfed and used a site called Workaway where you can find places to work in exchange for food and board. Also got very good at finding cheap hostels! Although it would have been nice to stay in more explosive places, having limited funds forced me to think outside the box and gave me some memorable experiences... like working at an Italian horse riding stables for 6 weeks - one of the best times of my life! Even if it's stressful and you think you can't save enough, it's always worth it. One final tip - if you're travelling from far away make sure you pay the extra fee that many air lines offer that lets you change your flight date to an earlier one for no charge... that way, if you run out of money you can come home a little earlier :)
You need a show on PBS or travel channel or something like that! You're amazing!!!!! I'm going to Arizona next week and I've been religiously watching your videos to help me back!
Thanks for this video. AirBnB sounds like a winner in helping cutting down costs of hotel and dining out. Always good to have a plan and this makes it more likely that I'll take a trip this year.
I needed this!!!! I'm planning my budget for the year & I want to travel to Europe for 2-3 weeks by the end of the year, but I had NO way to go about it. THANK YOU!!!!!
I like your video Sonia! There is one important step missing though: matching the budget that you've calculated to the amount of money actually available for the trip. To me this is an iterative process comparing alternative options to the ones I've found and deciding on which points I am willing to make compromises. Sometimes cheaper isn't a compromise, it can be better than an expensive alternative! In Europe I prefer an apartment in or near the ancient city centre, rented out by a local family over a more expensive five start hotel far away from the city center. It helps me experience the city the way locals see it, it saves me a little on eating out and after a week of eating out I actually like to cook for myself, it saves me on transportation costs to and from the city center, it saves me on transportation time to and from the city center and I don't mind that it isn't as posh as the five star hotel. I don't have to rent a car for the entire trip. Public transport is cheaper and better for city travels. I'll only rent a car for the days I want to see nature reserves and I'll try to cluster those days together to make efficient use of the car.
If the win-win budget cuts don't bring down the budget to an affordable level. It is time to make compromises. I'll try different airports, different airlines, different arrival and departure airports (especially if don't have to do a round trip). Sometimes the surcharge for returning a rental car to another airport, or even in a different country, can be cheaper than the price difference between airplane tickets from different airports. I'll consider if I am willing to stay in cheaper hotels. In some European countries I can cut my food budget by having my main meal at lunch time at half the price of dinner time. Maybe I can spend less time at the main tourist destinations and find a cheaper hotel or apartment off the beaten track and spend some extra time and money on transport. A big one, especially if you travel without kids and are more flexible with travel dates, is to travel at another day, another week or another month. This can cut your budget in half. Finally, if none of these tricks match your trip to your wallet, I'll look for another destination. For example I find Portugal to be 30% cheaper than Spain and they both make very nice holiday destinations. I can even spend half my holiday in Portugal and the other half in Spain and save 15% on my daily expenses.
Another tip: calculate a daily budget. If I stay in an expensive hotel, but I had a very cheap lunch, I know I can buy myself a very nice dinner. If lunch was expensive, or if I cleared out the museum bookstore, I might have to go for a romantic streetlight street, food dinner at a bench on a viewpoint. Watch over the city while the sun goes down and eat some local deep fried specialty. Cheap and awesome.
yay! A guide for the overwhelmed planner :D
so glad it looks like a trip i'm planning.
I honestly had no idea how to budget for a trip & found this vid super helpful!! Thanks so much!
Your 5 days in Seattle gonna cost THRICE than a full month I'll spend in Uruguay! lol
I live near Seattle. it depends where u go. u can get world famous clamp chowder for 5$ . I forgot the name but it's in the fish market and it's over looking the water and it's 2 stories.
Eloisa Pike Place Market
Sonia this is all so helpful. I've put off travelling, it just seemed so complicated. you've broken it down in a way that makes it so achievable. Thanks a bunch. I really like your channel.
In Seattle, airport/downtown $ 2.75 each way on the light rail :)
i don't agree with your accommodation choice.
the prices were pretty high.
use booking.com instead ... you can find hotels for less than 20 dollars a day.
specially for Europe.
Such great tips. Now it's time to book a trip!
Thanks Sonia! This video was perfect!!! I'm planning (or hoping to) go to Seattle this year!
Sonia I never miss a single video of yours! You truly are amazing and on point. The list can go on! I hope to achieve my goal next year to travel to Europe :) :)
This is super helpful! Thank you for all of the tips. I also really enjoy your vlogging style... I just subscribed! I posted my KIN New Year, New You video today as well so I'm super excited to join you guys on this playlist! There are so many wonderful channels I'm finding out about because of this collab. :)
I saw your video related to learning Spanish.
It was really awesome.
Your facial communication skills are really admirable.
I live in Seattle & I want to meet you so bad! Anyways, here is some places you can go or do:
-Alki beach West Seattle (known for the Skyline view of Seattle)
-troll monster in Fremont
-Pike Place & gum wall
-Seattle Great Wheel
-Space needle and Seattle Center
-Ferries!
-Boeing tours or for free you can go to a view point and watch the planes
-hiking I recommend rattle snake ledge, lake serene, poo poo point and discovery park. My favorite is lake serene because there's a lake at the top of the mountain. What?!
-Walk around in Seward Park
-Bellevue Square for shopping
-do some Thrifting!
-Columbia City has great food! Especially for lunch or dinner.
-Portage bay for breakfast
You have the bus and light rail to take you around and another trend is to use car2go. I been those a lot lately. Only for Seattle. It's a smart car you rent and it's by minutes. They are everywhere! And brace yourself for the hills!! Lots of hills
Thank you so much for your videos. They are very very helpful. Seriously thank you what you do.
Excellent! Esp Rome to rio site...I still need to check it out
Wow, talk about expensive! My two month trip to Spain cost me about $4000 CAD including the flight. Good tips regardless of the actual budget though.
How did you do that?!?
I did the Camino de Santiago! You can google it if you want
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I'm actually thinking about taking a trip from Miami to D.C in July! Lucky for me, our nations capitol has a bunch of museums for free
Thanks for all Your tips. Your fun to watch and very helpful. !!
I love the rome2rio page, we have a similar one in denmark, but it only covers denmark and havn't been able to find an international alternative til you talked about rome2rio the first time.. brillian:)
And Sonia, thank you for showing me what Air BnB is for. I never got it until now.
Wow! Who knew Seattle is so expensive! I think I spent the same amount from LA to Italy! Love your channel, great editing! Great on-screen personality!
I love traveling 😩✈️ and you make it easier for me to pack an unpack
SO glad to stumbled upon this!Didnt know about the airbnb and rome2rio sites before the video :D
thanks sonya for such an awesome video! I have always struggled to budget for holidays, usually i would pop a figure in my head eg $5,000 and try to have that much in my bank account at the time we went. This video was extremely well thought out and will make my next trip to Mexico a lot easier to plan and less stressful!
great tips! Except for kayak and tripadvisor I didn't now the other useful websites. Grazie mille! Ciao!
I don't find this to be that expensive but obviously you can adjust to your liking. The idea of how she is budgeting is very helpful. I'm in my late 20s so this is more my style. I'm too old for noisy hostels and don't want to have to sleep with one eye open (how can you enjoy your trip this way?) but I also don't need to stay somewhere luxurious. Airbnb is great option.
Awesome! Thank you for the tips.
I love your videos :) Very helpful. I needed this for a trip I'm taking soon. Nice to see someone who's also from Miami :D
Sonia, obrigado pelas dicas. Importantes.
This is awesome Sonia. I was hoping to do a little traveling this year within the states (I'm from Cali) & this example will help me if I decide to take the plunge. Can't wait for more videos like these! :)
Represent seattle ova here!!:) I love it here
Great budget tips!
Thanks for suggesting the websites in the video; I hadn't heard of Rome2Rio!
Good choice on picking Seattle. If it were me though, I'd wait until April to travel to Seattle. Baseball season AND soccer season.
Sonia you should do a video on low budget travel to Europe? My husband an I just got back from an 9 day trip to London, Paris, and Venice. We only spent with flight, hotels, alot of gelato, food, transportation, and souvenirs about $5,500 for 2 people! Low budget travel in these amazing cites is completely doable but it took 6 months of research for food places and things to do! We are already planning a trip back but would love your pointers! BTW I watched your videos religiously to prepare for the above trip! Thanks for all the tips!
Thanks Sonia...Love your videos. Very helpful ...🖒🖒
great tips. I just subscribed to hotel tonight per Sonia's suggestions about travel apps. I live in Germany so traveling within Europe is a lot less expensive than back in the states. however it's good to know I'm on the right track budgeting my trips
I went to Europe for 2 weeks with that budget! I'm sure you could do Seattle cheaper, I would look out for airfare deals on sites like airfare watchdog and the flight deal. I'd look into getting a private room through airbnb too instead of getting a whole place to yourself! You can really connect with the owner that way! :D great tips!
Nice! Thanks Sonia
Hi Sonia, these are almost the same actions I take before travelling. But like other people I guess you need a lot more budget for five days than expected! That is also a question of the cost of living of particular country. I remember that I spent about 4000$ for three (!) weeks Colombia (backpack style) in total with my brother :)
Great tips, thanks for sharing!
I'm looking to do some solo travel this next year and this was very helpful! Wondering if you could share your tips about being safe traveling alone (especially as a female) ?
I like the way you round up! I do the same. You're video's are great!!
Great info on Taxi prices.
Thanks for the advice! Loving the travel tips - I'm travelling a lot this year as I'm on my year abroad so I'm making the most of it! Vienna in March, Morocco and Disneyland Paris in June, as well as going back to London a few times. Budgeting is my highest priority! haha
Have you been to Morocco before? I'm going there next year
Nope, my first time! I'm so excited :) I hope you enjoy it :)
Hello Jess, I read you're going to visit Paris and London. Don't worry it's not that expensive. before traveling to Europe, please check my short videos on tourist scams :-) (made by a former local police officer) enjoy your trip! Www.safetyscouts.org
thanks! will have a look
You're very welcome:) I hope you will like it. It's been very fun to prepare, now I hope it can be useful!
I planned a trip to Arizona for $500 (from Houston) plane ticket: $140/roundtrip hotel split $65/5 nights... the rest to spend on whatever I like!!
Great suggestions. It may seem high but you're better off saving for the higher number and having extra money to splurge on a night out or to put toward your next trip than to stress over not having enough. That stress can ruin a trip. Cost of travel is relative to a persons taste and expectations. I work with a bunch of 20 year olds and they all say to use hostels. Um, I'm 47. So, no. Thank you but no. I want a door. Lol.
I spent a total of $786 on my trip from NY to Switzerland/Italy including travel insurance and hotels.
I did not take into account the extra expenses included like transportation, food, or activities. But in the end for a 10 day trip, my boyfriend and I decided to bring 1 grand each.
Still, $1,900 is .a lot for a flight to Seattle from Florida!
I would love to see a video where you look for plane tickets but from small cities and how you would organize such trip.
Thanks for the vid Sonia!!!!
Thanks for the app tips cheers p.s how the language products coming along, including the Spanish products
Beautifully Insightful Sonia, thank you!!
One of the best video's i like! Can you do one which is for international viewers- what would be the similar websites we should look at?
Great advice. I do the exact same thing; I am never in need of cash and I hardly ever spend it all.
Thank you thank you so much for this video. I thought I might have to spend around $10,000 for a trip. But it's only like $2,000 for a trip. Will be planning a trip to Hawaii for next year.
Since you are traveling to Seattle soon be sure to check out The Troll in Fremont.
This video is really helpful. Can you do one for overseas. Maybe Europe or Australia? I'm trying to plan a trip for my first use of my passport. Thanks :) love your videos and advice.
Really great tips!!
That's a lot of money for a short trip. People complain that Japan is so expensive but this is also very expensive. I think I will visit Japan again next autumn.
Very helpful video! You just made my night!! xo
Sonia,i always check your channel every thursday and i love it!!
What do you think about GUIDED TOURS vs INDEPENDED TOURS? Which one is better? Any pros and cons? Do you know any travel tour companies thats good?
I hope this video does not scare people away from travel! Those numbers are wayyyyyy higher than they have to be! Who spends $10 a day on breakfast?!? I just finished a wonderful 6 day trip to Barcelona for $1400 total including airfare from NYC and there were corners I could have cut to make the trip $200-300 cheaper.
I spent that money for a month in Thailand !! I would recommend staying in hostels
Muy muy util! Gracias!
HI Sonia! Waving from Seattle! Have you come here yet? If not, SO MANY tips I can provide. Have lived north of Seattle my whole life, worked in Downtown Seattle for several years. :)
No subways in Seattle, and the light rail service is fairly limited in terms of coverage. Pretty much stuck with buses or uber/lyft
I love you so much ❤️❤️
Love you! so inspiring for us! me and husband are just begining traveling
thank you
I have a question? Sonia, have you ever stayed at a hostel?? I know their pretty cheap. Would you recommend staying at a hostels for 3 nights??
Woah, Sonia! That seems sooooo expensive! Are there any ways to save on a trip? Are there any destinations that you can get a lot out of your money?
Whoo Whoo! Come to Seattle! (:
Hi Sonia,
May we have something for family travel.
Thanks
Thank God for hostels. That's the only reason I'm able to travel on my college student budget :)
HEEY LAURA I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! I'VE WATCHED EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK :)
I'M PLANNING TO MOVE TO PARIS FOR TWO YEARS AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND AN APARTMENT AND ROOMIES, ASIDE FROM AIRBNB DO YOU KNOW WHERE ELSE I COULD LOOK? THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Today is my 12th birthday another age closer to decide were my next destination is.
Omg just subscribed but I have a budget of $600 only to AZ from NYC
Hi Sonia,
I like to hear you talk about Airbnb. Every tme I have to chose a place to stay I look this site but I never book because I feel afraid to rent a house abroad. How often do you use this site?
Kisses from Brazil, Erika
hi sonia if you have travelled to europe via emirates have you ever had problems with the "one carry on bag only" rule?
Have you ever tried booking through OneTravel?
Can you please tell me what i need for a cruise if i stay for 5-6 days?
hey sonia, do you have any advice on saving up for travelling in a gap year? or in america which is called "a sabbatical year"? (thats what I think it's called)
I live all the way in the UK and having just come out of high school (about to go to university), I find it soo hard to earn and save money! holidays cost sooo much! How much money do you reckon I'd need for travelling for a month in east asia?
South Beach to MIA airport $2!! Isn't it the 150?
Does this work for families too? Or can you make a video on how to plan a trip for a whole family please?
I also should have added this to my question sorry, but what about a road trip style tips?