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anyone else currently saving to go travelling?

im trying to save £6-7,000...should take me until april/may

anyone know how to make the days go faster? a strict routine, perhaps?
>> Anonymous
Always saving for travels.
>> Anonymous
have fun, do shit, the only way to make the day go fast
>> Anonymous
This is how i plan to spend my life, until i get tired of it. i will pay all the bullshit bills food rent etc. but i'll save my money to go to the places i want to see. Save save save.
>> Anonymous
op here

fortunately im living with my parents so i dont have to spend much if anything week to week (just graduated, 21)

>>74345yeah i wish it was that easy, but im starting a new job on monday so we'll see how the people there are. hopefully theire personalities havent been killed by their desk jobs.
>> Anonymous
I'm saving too, the time goes much quicker if you have a set routine, work long hours(thus earning more) and just keep busy. Consider learning the language of your target country; practice everyday.
>> Anonymous
>>74351
thanks for responding...how much are you saving for and how long will it take?

im trying to stick to a routine to keep myself disciplined. good idea on the language thing
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I'm way too cool to use money on travelling.
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saving right now for France. want to get 6000$ more by june. getting a second job hopefully. just save 100% of it that you can. i dont do anything anymore. if i go out its just to a friends house to hang out. i live with my parents so its easy to save. just always eat at home and dont buy anything.
>> Anonymous
That is quite a bit of money, it is depending on where you go and how long you will be there that sets how much you will need.
>> Anonymous
wut?

$6,000 for a trip?
>> Anonymous
op — you might want to stay there, lol
>> Anonymous
Once saved my salary for two and a half years. Decided I didn't want to go to uni straight away so I worked at a bookstore for that time then spent six months driving around Europe and Asia (luckily I had a rich uncle living off slaves in Thailand to put me up for a while). It's all about commitment and freethinking, brudda.
>> Anonymous
>>74378
its a study abroad trip in france. it cost 4300 for like 4 weeks and all the tours and housing.

i just want to be able to buy anything i want while im there, i could probabbly be safe with less now that i think about it. but, oh well. i take what i can make by then.
>> Anonymous
Im going to go on a india--nepal--thailand travel once im finished army. By then im supposed to have around 7-8000 euros, which would get me to asia for...i dont know...+6 months?
>> Anonymous
>>74366

im planning on travelling for a year plus...with two periods of volunteering (where accommodation and food are provided) for around 2-3 months each

i think i can make it with £6-7000. flights, gear, insurance etc. would all come out of that
>> Anonymous
saving right now to go to France in march. I dont really need much though because I only need a one way ticket and only need a hotel for like a week because Im joining the Legion (serious)
>> Anonymous
>>74451
what/who are you volunteering for/with?
>> Anonymous
>>74484
hopefully in two parts:
one with people, disadvantaged kids, orphans, maybe in a school for a term (3 months)

the other with the environment, maybe in a national park or on a conservation site, could be monitoring animals or educating people about the environment

call me an idealist but i really want to help people and improve the lives of others

there are loads of sites to check, but make sure you go to the right places (ie. not for profits, charities), and if youre paying make sure its going to the right places. unfortunately theres been a boom in the volunteering/tourism industry led by companies like i-to-i, which are of course profit seeking.

volunteerlatinamerica.com is a good site, but i havent made anything concrete because i still dont know when ill be leaving - right now im just saving
>> Anonymous
>>74486
sounds good to me. i never though about doing that, but ya, i feel the same way.
and if they're going to take care of me while im there then why not.
>> Anonymous
>>74487
check out http://www.volunteersouthamerica.net/

heres what they say about volunteering:
The volunteer programs on this site fall into 3 generic categories;
First there is the USD$~300 per month programs that provide full board and accommodation, these are 'flexible' programs that allow you to volunteer for long or short periods, at a time convenient to you. Whilst I'm confident that all the programs listed here do good work, personally, I would only sign-up to this type of program if I was confident that the money was being used properly, i.e. to cover genuine volunteer 'costs' and perhaps pay for other legitimate program expenses.

The second category of program is a day-centre type program, usually involving street-kids. In this type of program volunteers organise their own food & accommodation independently and volunteer during the day. Generally these programs charge little or no fees and are very pleased to see you. Good examples are LIFEargentina and the Cusco based street-kids programs.

The third category of program is the no-fees, longterm commitment operations e.g. voluntariosesperanza or fundacionsantamartha, which ask for 3-12 months of your time but charge no fees and offer free food & board to participants, you've got to love this type of operation and if you are looking to make a real difference and have a life changing volunteer experience, look no further.
>> Anonymous
I was going to volunteer abroad, but the fact that I have to spend to much just to *volunteer* is ridiculous.
>> Anonymous
Just find work on the road. Gardening, hosteling, yacht crew, English teaching etc.
>> Anonymous
>>74490
You have to remember, most of those programs are directed at rich fucks that can't be bothered to find a job, get a work visa, or do really anything for themselves. If you don't fall into this category, you may check out>>74493
>> Anonymous
>>74498
Visa-shimsa. You're a traveler. Though I agree with everything else you said.

Which is also why I consider voluntourism to be such a meaningless institition. I mean, honestly, offer your inexperienced hand at building shit these people NEED when they've already got UNEMPLOYED builders sitting around, who they just don't want to pay? Bullshit.
>> Anonymous
>>74500
>Visa-shimsa. You're a traveler.
Maybe you're right. I have no idea if some countries require a work visa for volunteers. I also am not in the profession of working for free either, so...

>Which is also why I consider voluntourism to be such a meaningless institition. I mean, honestly, offer your inexperienced hand at building shit these people NEED when they've already got UNEMPLOYED builders sitting around, who they just don't want to pay? Bullshit.

See, it's not that they don't want to pay them. A lot of cases, they don't want to work. Here, an unskilled laborer gets paid about $10/day. Over a month, this amount to about $100 more than the average monthly salary here. However, the vast majority of the people don't want to work these assbusting jobs. So, illegal immigrants come in and do the work, because in their country these jobs don't exist.
>> Anonymous
I wanted to do social work/volunteer overseas for a long time now, but also was discouraged due to the high prices. The South american thing looks interesting though....