How to Budget for a Backpacking Holiday Around the World

So your thinking of doing your yearlong round the world flight and leave the 9 to 5 life behind are you? Well that is great, there are lots of people how think of going and never make it. Thinking and worrying about what could go wrong, and the what if's in life that paralyze them in to doing nothing, like a deer in the head lights. I personally thing you should be worrying my about missing out on your chance, your opportunity, your dream; a lot more than the unlikely worst case scenarios that could happen if you ever went. But that's me. Your here now reading this which I hope it will help give you that information, the help and advice that you need to move forward in to booking the fight and just saying; "What the hell this will be great!" But who am I? What do I know? I'm just some guy at the other end of the world why should you listen to me? You have a point.

I am just a guy, there is nothing special about me but the places I have been, the things I have done, and the people I have met sure are. At 24 I left my home town of Hull in the UK to go find out what there is in the world. I'm 30 now and in them years I have been to over 30 different countries worked about 2 and a half years of it to keep me funded. I've been home to the UK a few times but never for long. At 24 I thought I couldn't do it but I did it anyway. What was there to lose? There are always jobs if you really want one. But if you're going to work to live and not live to work who cares, go and find life not the job that supports your weekend but the life that's supports your happiness.. If all goes wrong you can go back to your old career, back home, and back to the 9 to 5, and be a more interesting person, with some great stories, and a renewed loved for life. So where to start?

Have you picked where you would like to go? There are many option and not just round the world flights. They're many companies out there offering around the world flights and multi stop flight but also I would look into the normal charter and schedule flights on engines like Kayak.com and SkyScanner.net where the compare the cheapest flights. If you wanted to spend a year in South America, or Asia then this is the best way, you could easy spend a year in both if you have the budget, South East Asia being a lot cheaper. So have a look and get an idea of the cost of flights and when you want to go. I personally go where I have never been before. There is a great place on TripAdvisor.com where you can get inspiration.

Next there are the things you're going to need. How much of this stuff do you need to buy? How much are you going to spend? You could spend as little as $200 on this stuff and as much as $2000 and upwards. Check out the cost for your insurance too. For backpackers insurance check out comparethemarket.com and other comparison sites as well. Now you know about how much the flight is, how long and where you want to go. You can work out how much money you going to need what you need to make your dream come true. You could be going to multiple countries in multiple months. How do you find the cost of each country? Ask Google, the lonely planet books give you a daily budget for each place too. Now add to the totals you have the insurance, flights, any big trips (e.g. Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu... ), and add the cost of any new gear you will be needed to take with you. Now you have a cost for your holiday. Too easy I'll give an example of a typical round the world trip from the UK.

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