Comments on: How to Travel the World (Without Spending a Lot of Money) http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/ Relishing the richness of life Sun, 19 May 2013 15:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: philip ross http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-8105 philip ross Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:12:13 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-8105 my son wants to go to spain next year for the world cup how can i give that to him for a graduation gift from college. tks in advanced my son wants to go to spain next year for the world cup how can i give that to him for a graduation gift from college. tks in advanced

]]> By: EW http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-7891 EW Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:30:22 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-7891 "When you're young you have time and energy but no money. When you get older you have money and energy but no time. And later when you finally have time and money, you no longer have energy." --Annette Gulick I'm sure there are exceptions to the above quote, but I find it remarkably accurate. My wife and I are in our early 30's and love to travel, but our biggest impediment is definitely time! “When you’re young you have time and energy but no money. When you get older you have money and energy but no time. And later when you finally have time and money, you no longer have energy.”
–Annette Gulick

I’m sure there are exceptions to the above quote, but I find it remarkably accurate. My wife and I are in our early 30′s and love to travel, but our biggest impediment is definitely time!

]]> By: chubblywubbly http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-6596 chubblywubbly Sun, 17 Feb 2013 03:20:21 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-6596 Up until the age of 22, I did mostly budget travel. I had no choice, it was all I could afford. But travel was never something I really enjoyed when I went the budget route. Nowadays, I go on less trips and in shorter duration but I make sure that I splurge during my vacation. That to me is ideal. I went to Hawaii recently, I am sure that I would not nearly have enjoyed it as much if I went the budget route. See my post:http://www.chubblywubbly.com/hawaii-a-must-visit/ Up until the age of 22, I did mostly budget travel. I had no choice, it was all I could afford.

But travel was never something I really enjoyed when I went the budget route. Nowadays, I go on less trips and in shorter duration but I make sure that I splurge during my vacation. That to me is ideal.

I went to Hawaii recently, I am sure that I would not nearly have enjoyed it as much if I went the budget route. See my post:http://www.chubblywubbly.com/hawaii-a-must-visit/

]]> By: Valerie Malla http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-6227 Valerie Malla Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:49:55 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-6227 Hi J.D. Roth, do you have an email? My computer is not set up for automatic emails, i.e. Outlook. You wrote a blog on "The Texas Ranch House" and I wanted to comment on it, but couldn't because it belonged to your old site. I found it by googling, and think others who are new to the old reality show may find it nice to access and partake in the discussion/leave comments. Any way to access that entry? Thanks :) Hi J.D. Roth, do you have an email? My computer is not set up for automatic emails, i.e. Outlook.

You wrote a blog on “The Texas Ranch House” and I wanted to comment on it, but couldn’t because it belonged to your old site. I found it by googling, and think others who are new to the old reality show may find it nice to access and partake in the discussion/leave comments. Any way to access that entry?

Thanks :)

]]> By: stellamarina http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-6191 stellamarina Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:21:50 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-6191 Ha....I have the opposite problem to Darcy. ( With vacation time like that you must be American) Now that I am retired I have Time....but Money is an issue. That being said....my priority is travel and I go to at least one new country a year for an extended, budget travel, exploring trip. US $3000 covers total expenses for two months in Egypt or SE Asia, and one month in expensive Western countries or Tahiti.....including plane. I also have a goal of exploring one new US state a year. Bus travel is the way to do it cheaply....just like you would in the UK or Australia. Ha….I have the opposite problem to Darcy. ( With vacation time like that you must be American) Now that I am retired I have Time….but Money is an issue. That being said….my priority is travel and I go to at least one new country a year for an extended, budget travel, exploring trip. US $3000 covers total expenses for two months in Egypt or SE Asia, and one month in expensive Western countries or Tahiti…..including plane. I also have a goal of exploring one new US state a year. Bus travel is the way to do it cheaply….just like you would in the UK or Australia.

]]> By: Darcy http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-6103 Darcy Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:49:09 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-6103 My travel issue isn't money -- I "game the system" pretty well as it is plus I'm disciplined enough to save up cash for things I really want. My issue now is TIME. I started a new job last year and we're given 10 days (80 hours) of time off per year -- this is time off for EVERYTHING -- vacation days, sick days, doctor appointments, attending funerals, letting the plumber in the house, inclement weather, etc etc. I basically get to take one continuous week of vacation per year. Occasionally, I can tack an extra day onto a holiday weekend (which, of course, is when airfare prices are highest!) I love my job and my chances of finding another like it in this economy is very low, so I'm not going to quit any time soon. It just means that my dreams of travel aren't going to happen for the time being. My travel issue isn’t money — I “game the system” pretty well as it is plus I’m disciplined enough to save up cash for things I really want. My issue now is TIME. I started a new job last year and we’re given 10 days (80 hours) of time off per year — this is time off for EVERYTHING — vacation days, sick days, doctor appointments, attending funerals, letting the plumber in the house, inclement weather, etc etc. I basically get to take one continuous week of vacation per year. Occasionally, I can tack an extra day onto a holiday weekend (which, of course, is when airfare prices are highest!) I love my job and my chances of finding another like it in this economy is very low, so I’m not going to quit any time soon. It just means that my dreams of travel aren’t going to happen for the time being.

]]> By: Somsiah http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-6072 Somsiah Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:39:40 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-6072 You are so right Beth, having adequate profile will give our potential host to make better judgment if we could be a guest he/she could host with ease. As couchsurfing is a two way exchanges, for a host, having a profile with all the necessary information will also tell our would be visitors who we look forward to meet. But again as with life, we only plan, there is a higher power that put all the final touches ;) Like my son I, when we are traveling and looking for host, we prefer a family or female host, yet we have had wonderful experience hosted by the young men of the couchsurfers geng. As for developing real friendship, not just through couchsurfing, but other online interaction, my son and I have made detours to see our new friends, and that make a place extra special too. So all the best, Somsiah You are so right Beth, having adequate profile will give our potential host to make better judgment if we could be a guest he/she could host with ease. As couchsurfing is a two way exchanges, for a host, having a profile with all the necessary information will also tell our would be visitors who we look forward to meet. But again as with life, we only plan, there is a higher power that put all the final touches ;) Like my son I, when we are traveling and looking for host, we prefer a family or female host, yet we have had wonderful experience hosted by the young men of the couchsurfers geng. As for developing real friendship, not just through couchsurfing, but other online interaction, my son and I have made detours to see our new friends, and that make a place extra special too.

So all the best,
Somsiah

]]> By: Somsiah http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-6071 Somsiah Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:14:58 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-6071 Oppsie, that was supposed to be "Depend on the kindness of strangers" startegy, and not to "Think Local", not to say we don't "think locally". In fact the more visitors we have the more we become a tourist in our own city, town and country. Again, all the best Matt. Love the topic, JD. Somsiah Oppsie, that was supposed to be “Depend on the kindness of strangers” startegy, and not to “Think Local”, not to say we don’t “think locally”. In fact the more visitors we have the more we become a tourist in our own city, town and country.
Again, all the best Matt.
Love the topic, JD.

Somsiah

]]> By: debthaven http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-5956 debthaven Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:11:36 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-5956 With all respect, I disagree with this comment. My son is a humanitarian aid worker and whenever he went to a new country, he'd always start with getting there a few days to a week early and Couchsurfing. He's been to three "Stans" in the past few years. He was always very warmly welcomed, and always returned the favor, through meals and long lasting friendships. In reality, depending on where you go, it is not always realistic that your "host" will make it to your country, let alone first. And lest anybody think CS is only for young people, the two biggest adepts I know are my son (26) and my former boss and good friend (about 58). With all respect, I disagree with this comment. My son is a humanitarian aid worker and whenever he went to a new country, he’d always start with getting there a few days to a week early and Couchsurfing. He’s been to three “Stans” in the past few years. He was always very warmly welcomed, and always returned the favor, through meals and long lasting friendships.

In reality, depending on where you go, it is not always realistic that your “host” will make it to your country, let alone first.

And lest anybody think CS is only for young people, the two biggest adepts I know are my son (26) and my former boss and good friend (about 58).

]]> By: chacha1 http://www.jdroth.com/how-to-travel-the-world-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comment-5818 chacha1 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:46:15 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/?p=448#comment-5818 As a middle-aged, high-income, married couple, the husband and I don't have much interest in "budget" travel. There are a lot of places in the world we'd like to go, but so far it hasn't been a huge priority. We are waiting on trans-oceanic trips; saving for retirement is more important. We've spent about half of our travel since our marriage on trips to see far-flung family members. The other half has been on real vacations. We've kept the cost down by staying in North America: Hawaii, the Olympic Peninsula, northern Mexico, and a lot of places in California where we live. Drive-to vacations mean an automatic discount! We haven't even begun to exhaust the places on the West Coast that we want to spend a week in. What has made our vacations most luxurious: buying a timeshare that's in a giant network. For the cost of the annual maintenance and exchange fee, we get a week in a two-bedroom condo with full kitchen, laundry, etc. ... it is not "cheap" but definitely cheaper than 3-star hotels plus dining out. As a middle-aged, high-income, married couple, the husband and I don’t have much interest in “budget” travel. There are a lot of places in the world we’d like to go, but so far it hasn’t been a huge priority. We are waiting on trans-oceanic trips; saving for retirement is more important.

We’ve spent about half of our travel since our marriage on trips to see far-flung family members. The other half has been on real vacations. We’ve kept the cost down by staying in North America: Hawaii, the Olympic Peninsula, northern Mexico, and a lot of places in California where we live. Drive-to vacations mean an automatic discount!

We haven’t even begun to exhaust the places on the West Coast that we want to spend a week in. What has made our vacations most luxurious: buying a timeshare that’s in a giant network. For the cost of the annual maintenance and exchange fee, we get a week in a two-bedroom condo with full kitchen, laundry, etc. … it is not “cheap” but definitely cheaper than 3-star hotels plus dining out.

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