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Mozambique – Budget 2012

 

Tofo beach, fishermen's boat- Picture by Jason Risley

Tofo beach, fishermen's boat- Picture by Jason Risley

Arriving from high-priced Zimbabwe, Mozambique was no relief. Locals claimed it is even more expensive. Those fine nuances remained invisible to me: it simply became another costly country after three weeks in Zimbabwe.

A dorm bed is usually 350 Meticais (13 USD) and a very simply room with shared bathroom starts at 800 Meticais (25 USD), but actually often goes for no less than 1.500 (50 USD).

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Rajasthan – Budget

Witnessing one of the many processions (this time for peace in the world...) in Jaipur, the Pink City, Rajasthan, India

Witnessing one of the many processions (this time for peace in the world…) in Jaipur, the Pink City, Rajasthan, India

With only 12 days at hand, temperatures around 40 degrees and India being a rather cheap country, we opted against travelling low budget. Instead we frequented “mid-range” hotels and restaurants. This trip could definitely be done a lot cheaper than spending 44 Euros per person per day. This amount does not include the international flight or the visa fees. Continue Reading →

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Budget Guide To Uganda

Grand Escapades’ Budget Guide To Uganda – Killing Your Budget?

Gilles, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, North Uganda, Africa

Gilles, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, North Uganda, Africa

Type Of Travel

We decided to use the services of a local Tour Operator to visit a string of National Parks in the West of the country during two weeks. The third week, we splurged at the cozy 2Friends Guesthouse in Jinja. So this ended up as one of the most high-end and most expensive trips we have ever done! Continue Reading →

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Ethiopia – Budget Guide

Fasilida's Casstle, Fasil Ghebbi, the Royal Enclosure, Gonder, Ethiopia

Fasilida’s Casstle, Fasil Ghebbi, the Royal Enclosure, Gonder, Ethiopia

We visited Ethiopia twice in 2010-2011. Both times we travelled during the busy season (Christmas and Easter) and spent about two weeks in the country each time. This is not our preferred time and tempo. Nevertheless we felt a lot less rushed than most other tourists. Especially large groups on buses go at a merciless pace! Continue Reading →

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Bulgaria – Budget Guide

Old Lada, on the way to Melnik, Bulgaria, Europe

Old Lada, on the way to Melnik, Bulgaria, Europe

For this trip we chose a far more comfortable way of travelling than usual – first of all we stayed only 17 days, secondly the temperatures were oppressing and above all, the prices incredible cheap. So we rented a car, stayed in mid-range and sometimes even at Boutique Hotels. And of course, we tested the Bulgarian food to the limits, usually accompanied by local wine. Continue Reading →

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Colombia – Budget Guide

This is the perfect place to relax and & chill out: quiet, very few travellers, at least during the week when Colombian visitors are not around and no party hostels. The whole purpose of coming here is to stroll through the cobbled streets, marvel at the unique colonial architecture and drop in a few churches

Barichara

Colombia was actually not as cheap as we hoped it would be. Travelling there is more expensive than in many other countries on the continent. We spent on average 37 Euros per person per day, not much less than we had spent in Brazil (41 Euros) & much more than in Peru (33 Euros), Venezuela (30 Euros) and of course Bolivia (29 Euros). Continue Reading →

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China – Budget

Leshan, the Biggest Bhudda, near Chengdu, China

Leshan, the Biggest Bhudda, near Chengdu, China

China’s Southwest is unbelievably cheap to travel for western tourists: even though we significantly upgraded our standard of living and traveling, no longer really taking care of what we spent, we spent about 35 Euros a person per day. This could have been cut by at least one third, of course if we wanted to! Continue Reading →

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New Zealand – Budget

Queenstown is only about "Adrenalone", South Island, New Zealand

Queenstown is only about “Adrenalone”, South Island, New Zealand

We spent almost 6 weeks in New Zealand, four on the South Island and a little less than two on the North Island. New Zealand is not a budget destination, nevertheless, we managed to spend 59 Euros per person per day, less than what we had budgeted. This is rather unexpected! How comes we did not spend much more? Continue Reading →

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