Read the text and find out what you can do to spend less money while travelling.

Agnieszka Sękiewicz‑Magoń Travel Smart, Travel Cheap

Travelling is something that most of us dream of and long forlong forlong for, but few can really afford. However, money should not get in the way of our travel plans. In fact, many travel enthusiasts these days hop from one country to another on a tight budgeton a tight budgeton a tight budget. Read on to learn some travel tipstravel tips [travel tip]travel tips that are based on my experience as a person living out of a suitcaseliving out of a suitcase [live out of a suitcase] (idiom)living out of a suitcase for over a year.

The cardinal rule of any travel escapade is to plan aheadplan aheadplan ahead and prepare a strategy that will allow you to keep within a set budgetkeep within a set budgetkeep within a set budget. Plan where you will stay and how much you can spend a day. Try to find discounts to save on your expenses and search for the lowest pricessearch for the lowest pricessearch for the lowest prices of transport options. For example, visit fare‑comparing websitesfare‑comparing websites [fare‑comparing website]fare‑comparing websites, which will help you find cheap flights.find cheap flightsfind cheap flights. Some airlines offer discounted rates on tickets when you book a flight in advancebook a flight in advancebook a flight in advance, sometimes as early as nine or six months before your target travel dates. Thanks to such discounts, you will be able to travel at a low costat a low costat a low cost and get the best deals simply by planning beforehand.

Cheap accommodationcheap accommodationCheap accommodation should be another point on your planning list. Finding an affordable room in a hotel or resort, especially during peak seasonpeak seasonpeak season, may be extremely difficult, so look for cheaper alternatives. A guesthouseguesthouseguesthouse offering bed and breakfast to backpackers is the usual first option. However, you will save a lot of money if you are willing to stay in a shared roomshared roomshared room in a hostelhostelhostel, with the added bonus of memories of an unforgettable atmosphere to last a lifetime. In recent years, couchsurfingcouchsurfingcouchsurfing has been getting more and more popular. It is an ideal choice when you are travelling on a shoestringtravelling on a shoestring [travel on a shoestring] (idiom)travelling on a shoestring, since you can stay at local people’s houses for free.

You can also cut down on spendingcut down on spendingcut down on spending if you shop at local markets and grocery shops, and cook your meals or eat street food rather than dine in fancy eateriesdine in fancy eateriesdine in fancy eateries. Be money‑smartbe money‑smartBe money‑smart in all daily aspects: use public transport, not taxis, don’t withdraw money from foreign cashpoints to avoid ATM feesavoid ATM feesavoid ATM fees, and whenever you can, enjoy free city attractionsenjoy free city attractionsenjoy free city attractions, such as free art galleries and museums, walking tours, street festivals, or other forms of local entertainment. Wherever you go and whatever you do, remember that travelling on a low budgettravelling on a low budgettravelling on a low budget does not mean having less fun.

1 Źródło: Agnieszka Sękiewicz‑Magoń, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.