A budget traveler’s secret

Last week, I had lunch with one of my colleague and I just found out that he will be on leave for three weeks. He said that he really needed this break after his hectic schedule these past months and so he was really excited about this trip. And guess where he will be going? He will be visiting Greece, Turkey and Czech Republic.

My jaw dropped after hearing where his destinations would be. These countries are on top of my wish list of the places that I need to visit at least before I die. I can’t help but feel envious that he can afford to go on this kind of trip. I know he is single and he really has a high paying job and so he really can afford these trips if he really wants to. But times are though, everything is so expensive nowadays that no matter how I try to save, I’m still not sure if I can afford to visit these cities.

So I asked him what his secret was and why he can travel almost twice or thrice a year. And you now what he revealed to me? He said that he is a budget traveler. He always looks for packages for Cheap Holidays. All he needs to do and search online to get the best deals for hotel accommodation, flights, tour packages and the like.

And he does a lot of research about the places he will visit. His favorite resource is the site of WikiTravel. He gets all the information here about when is the best time to go, money tips, sights and places to visit and all other important travel information. This way, he is armed with all the information that he needs so he can maximize his travel and save money too.

I was really thankful that he shared all of this information. Hopefully, if I get to save some money my husband and I can visit all these places.