Many people say Saint Petersburg is one of the most expensive cities in Europe. But this is certainly not true anymore since the economic sanction against Russia by the EU because of their attack on Ukraine. Putting recent and old politics aside, I...
Types of Costs You need to consider your flight to get there ($700 from Istanbul) , and your visa fee ($100 to more). As long as you have these two costs covered, then the travel expenses within Uzbekistan is very cheap. How Much Do...
Not many people would compare Iceland with Tasmania. Most people call Tasmania a mini-Australia while comparing Iceland with New Zealand. True, there isn’t glacier in Tasmania. However both trips to Tasmania and Iceland gave me surprises in nature...
If you are planning your holiday in Iceland, here is a reference for you to budget your trip. We went as 4 people in high season in 2015, and we were there for 14 days (13 nights). We went couchsurfing in Reykjavik and camping for the rest of...
So…. the most expensive cities might not cost you more when you couchsurf or cook your own food. And cheaper cities, because you might just be willing to pay for cheap accommodation, it might cost you more in the end. Here’s my...
We went to Siaulial, Kaunas, Trakai and Vilnius in two days. Actually we didn’t even get out of the car when we were in Kaunas. Hence our major cost was definitely transportation. (Read more about our itinerary here:Lithuania in 2 Days –...
Travelling around a country is always more expensive than only visiting its capital city. We travelled in June, 2015 in a group of 4.
Each of us spent $27.5 per day in Latvia.
We travelled as a group of 4 adults (family). Each of us only spent $17.8 per day when we were in Stockholm.
Tallinn is a beautiful town. And I won’t mind spending more than just one day here. Some people disagree that prices are significantly cheaper in Tallinn than in Helsinki. But I did feel prices were cheaper in Tallinn. We spent $7.5 per person...
Helsinki was more or less a stopover for us between Stockholm and Saint Petersburg, and between Saint Petersburg and Tallinn. I purposely planned it like this. Each of us spent $12.8 per day in Helsinki. Our daily expenditure does not include the...
Oslo is an expensive city, but it should be okay for backpacker as long as you couchsurf or go camping. You cannot avoid transportation cost to/from the airport, and I will suggest you to arrive by Oslo’s Gardermoen airport because you will be...
Copenhagen is a very tourist friendly city. The airport is very close to the center and Copenhagen card helps tourists save a lot. I visited Copenhagen for 4 days and 3 nights, and I planned it according to maximizing the value of the Copenhagen...
Best time to visit: From mid-March to end of May, the September to October. Avoid Ramadan. Budget: Travelling to Afghanistan isn’t cheap. To get there from Islamabad in Pakistan or Dubai, it costs around $200 one way. To get to other cities in...
