Just launched a workshop explaining how we travel Europe for $100 per day or less (without staying in hostels): bit.ly/europe_for_less

@TravisJones812

2 ай бұрын

If you liked Krakow, you've got to visit Lviv, after the war ends.

From Canada. Spent four months in Chiang Mai, Thailand… .and the surrounding mountains. Don’t forget to go up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. If you don’t go up there….they say you’ve never really been to Chiang Mai. On a second trip, I spent two months in Siem Reap, Cambodia… and the surrounding area. You really need at least the three day pass to visit Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and the other major ancient temples. One day is simply too rushed and hurried and you won’t see much more than just Angkor Wat itself. I followed that two months with a Giant Ibis bus trip across country to Poipet, passing into Thailand again, and spending four days in wonderful Bangkok. In my late 60’s. I’m 72 now, can still carry my small backpack….carry on size, with a cross body sling. I never check any luggage. Take care. 🙏🏼 ☸️ ✈️ 🌴 🌴 🌴 😃

We are flying back to the states in two days. We just did five months in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Japan. I cannot recommended Cambodia and Vietnam enough. We loved those two countries so much.

@griffinmathers929

2 ай бұрын

What did you love most?

@rclark9395

2 ай бұрын

About the weather, many of destinations are now experiencing climate extremes. Are these purely Winter type destinations? With exploring, we walk alot. Walking in a continous polluted sauna gets old and gets you old quick! Thanks ...

@CorinneZollingerMartinez

2 ай бұрын

@@rclark9395 Definitely. I always recommended researching the seasons when heading overseas. When doing my research everyone recommended winter for most of SE Asia as summers are pretty brutal. Even Japan is stiffing.

@giannilyanicks1718

Ай бұрын

theyu only liked Cambodia and Vietnam

Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Montenegro (former Yugoslavia) are relatively affordable and absolutely stunning.

@Sylvain_Hebon

25 күн бұрын

Slovenia is not cheap, but stunning

You said exactly the same about Zagreb, what i‘ve always said about Croatia, „It‘s a real place!“ I love that. It doesn’t feel touristy. A relief for a real traveller.

Just back from Gdansk Poland after doing Krakow last year. Flights were cheap from Kona Hawaii, airbnbs were cheap, food was cheap, transport was cheap, museums were cheap! Fantastic Poland, what a place!

@griffinmathers929

2 ай бұрын

Great people, survivors who will never forget their history.

@himanshuthiaria1343

Ай бұрын

People speak English there?

@kristinaanderson1047

Ай бұрын

@@himanshuthiaria1343 Yes!

@gamemixerslol344

29 күн бұрын

Yes they speak American too, lol​@@himanshuthiaria1343

As a native Slovenian, we ofter forget how beatiful our country is and all the nature. Also croatian coast is very nice and a holiday destination for most of us. We traveled a lot in years and I cannot imagine living anywhere else. Quality of life here is really high.

I live in Phnom Penh Cambodia. Siem Reap's international airport has more flights than PP. If you have to go down from Siem Reap to the depressing but world famous tourist sights in Phnom Penh. Fly into Siem Reap and fly out of Phnom Penh. This saves you a day of traveling back to where you've already been. I've never met a tourist who did this & no one explains this to them. Also, 1,000,000 Khmer riel is worth 244USD, so an old US $1000 dollar note is what you need to get millions in change and very few people will change 100usd notes these days. You want nothing bigger than 20's & when you withdraw money out of an auto teller, change the currency in the auto teller to Khmer riel. It will give brand new 50,000 riel notes (12.50usd each) and give you good Asian currency conversion rates. I've never had one of those notes rejected by anyone here.

@HotelSnob

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 wish I saw this before coming. Cambodia is just phenomenal and safe. The people are exquisite and that’s what makes the difference. Well, and the food! And the lakes, and the ruins. All of it 🪷

What a pleasure to watch! No distracting music, well spoken, and most of all fantastic content! We've been to Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Zion. Loved them all. Moving to Europe this summer and so excited to explore. Thanks for the great suggestions!

Your videos are great. We travel a ton and are experienced with budget travel. But I really think you get “it” with travel and enjoy your videos. I took your monos bag recommendation. You have a strong focus on food which is really important to us too! Keep it up.

I gotta thank you so much for that Hotel Tonight recommendation. I'm a big world traveller like yourselves (59 countries so far but aiming for 100 within 10 years) and after looking at the great prices I can tell I will be using this a lot going forward into the future. I like to wing it on my trips and not book stuff too far ahead so this is perfect for me. Your KZread today has also encouraged me to go back to Croatia and explore even more of it (I only did the coast and islands so far) as well as see Slovenia.

I share your love of Chiang Mai and Costa Rica, and was recently blown away by Sri Lanka. The people, the landscape, the history, everything. I was on an organised tour, so I wasn’t really doing it on the cheap, but the restaurants we went to were very reasonable, and after the tour I spent a week in a luxury hotel with a rooftop infinity pool for the price of a two-star hotel in France. A buffet breakfast was included, and I ate so much that I didn’t need anything for the rest of the day, except maybe a few nuts and a beer in the evening.

@courtneystein1409

3 ай бұрын

Which tour operator did you use for Sri Lanka?

@joanmackie1735

3 ай бұрын

@@courtneystein1409 Intrepid, which I have used before. I like the small groups (4 in Cambodia, 7 in Sri Lanka), and also the fact that there are usually several nationalities among tha participants. My guide in Sri Lanka was Mathish, who was extremely good, but if you look on the website, you will see all their guides get good reviews.

Well done! And I agree with about 95% of your destinations - especially Thailand, Greece, and the U.S. Southwest. I am definitely a new subscriber. Cheers!

I am shocked Vietnam is not on your list. I hope you get to do a video on Vietnam in the future. It is VERY afforable with many wonderful sights.

@patriciavandevelde5469

3 ай бұрын

Where in Vietnam nice beach ,nice massages good food thanks

@rockinrodlittle

2 ай бұрын

Hoi An is one of our favourite trips we have ever had. We were not there on a budget but the hotel, food and beaches would be about 1/3 the cost of a Mexico tourist place,

Totally agree on Thailand, Cambodia, Greece, etc

I LOVE Poland. Great place to visit. The history is unreal.

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video.

Croatia is amazing. Love the 7 night snorkeling cruise from Dubrovnik to Split

Some wonderful details & beautiful locations with buget friendly options! A great content video! Thanks for adding to our bucket list!

Thanks for mentioning Costa Rica! Manzanillo in the Caribbean is stunning. Next time you come hit San Gerardo de Dota, to relax and bird watch. I'm preparing for my first trip to Europe and been watching your videos.

Great vid! I was an airline employee years back, so I hit Cambodia, Thailand, and Costa Rica, although I didn't spend a lot of time in these places. Hit the Philippines and GC/Bryce on separate occasions, and thoroughly enjoyed. There are sooo many hot spots to see in this great world! The more you go, the longer the bucket list gets. Never stop traveling! Thanks!

@awaytogether

3 ай бұрын

Amen to that! Happy travels!

Straight-up excellent. I can vouch for his description of the places we've also been to ... which tells me the rest are well-considered and worth the trip. Well done.

Italy has gone up so much since the pandemic. It used to be not that much more expensive than Spain, but right now it is like 3x the cost of visiting Spain.

@wucko1989

2 ай бұрын

I have been in Rome in november and in Venice in october and in Barcelona in january. Didnt see any big diference in priceing. I would even say that Barcelona was the most expencive of them all.

@b3arwithm3

2 ай бұрын

@@wucko1989 Barcelona is definitely the most expensive city in Spain. I still find it much cheaper especially the Airbnb and food. Other cities, especially further south are not even half the cost of Barcelona. Italy is expensive from north to south. Bari and Lecce the least expensive.

This is a really useful rundown and description of countries. Thanks.

Great video! Thanks for all of these wonderful suggestions!

Proud to say we have done the grand circle and it is THE best trip we have ever done! Amazing breathtaking views! Next on our list is yellowstone, grand teton, mt rushmore road trip.

Really great selections and overview. Thank you!

What a super duper video. Thanks man!!!!

Wow, your travel experiences are truly inspiring! It's fascinating how you managed to explore diverse destinations on a budget. Your insights on each place make me want to pack my bags and go on an adventure, hehe. Looking forward to more of your travel tips and recommendations!

Great video, very informative and helpful!

Great recommendations. Thank you!

Amazing tips. Lots of great information.

Highly recommend the Grand Circle. I did the Big 5 in Utah 2 years ago as well as antelope Canyon. One of the best trips of my life.

Loved Croatia and their tomatoes , Rakia and food in general. I love you off the beaten path suggestions.

I am finally going to be able to do some traveling. I definitely want to be budget friendly, with the occasional splurge. What a wonderful channel, just subscribed!❤❤🎉

just subscribed. was looking for an affordable destination to visit this year and this vid was very insightful. thanks!

I went to Croatia last year and travelled up to the lakes. Absolutely outstanding place and Croatia is probably my fave place now in going to Budapest in June, can't wait. Great video btw

Great video and information to know, thank you😊

Thanks for the informations ❤️ kisses from Greece 🇬🇷😎

I agree wholeheartedly with your advice here. We’ve visited all locations you mentioned Except for Chiang Mai, but hope to get back to Thailand for that purpose!

Ooh! Love these ideas! I'll get on my budget and plan ahead!

Very happy to see my homeland (Slovenia) on such a list!

@calle9368

2 ай бұрын

Went there 2 years ago when we interrailed and it was probably the best country we went to. Unfortunately we only was there for 4 days so I need to back. Cheap, beautiful, safe, clean and good food and beer!

@TheReal_TOP-G

2 ай бұрын

it shouldn't it is waaaaaayyyyy to much expensive now, there is no such "affordable place" right now in Europe

So great ideas, they all look inviting

Awesome video and great photography work! ✅

Great list. Used to travel for work to Slovenia. It is truly wonderful. Postojna cave, Maribor. Did Circle road trip once. I think Yellowstone and Tetons are a close second, if not a tie

Wow, these destinations look incredible! Planning my next adventure already. Thanks for sharing these 10 AMAZING and Shockingly Affordable Bucket List Budget Travel Destinations! 🌍💼

Croatia is the Best! Highly underrated! The seafood and wine there were amazing!

@HNeyens

3 ай бұрын

It‘s not underrated. Maybe in the U.S. but certainly not among Europeans.

great video you guys! lots of love from Greece!

A friend sent this to me. Wow. Awesome. Your information was spot on for the places that I have been to, plus you gave me several more that I now want to get to.

Fantastic video!!!!

Wow, these destinations look absolutely incredible! I'm always on the lookout for affordable places to explore, and this list has definitely sparked my wanderlust.Thanks for sharing these hidden gems - can't wait to start planning my next adventure! 🌍💼

EXCELLENT VIDEO, THANK YOU!!!!

never This is probably the best "travel blog" I ever watched. Having traveled the world over many decades myself - I can only admire how Nik can summarize facts and figures in such an entertaining but right-on-the-nail manner. I am familiar with all the places he lists - and yes - he is right on target. Based on the personal stories I heard from friends over the many years there is one thing I would not recommend to travelers in a foreign country. And that is "renting cars, scooters, boats, and any other vehicles that are to be operated under the laws of that country. Once you cause an accident or are just involved in an accident - you are no longer a tourist but a "milk cow' for the local authorities. Nothing touristy about that when you are delivered to an ER. You don't know the local laws, you have no legal representation unless you can afford it - and many times, the US Embassy in that country is your last resort to get out of the country - not to mention the money you leave on the table.

Outstanding video! I too can’t wait to visit Croatia (it would be our first time!)

Nice list! Looking for a place to travel and work out from (being a digital nomad) and this list is helpful in narrowing down the places me and the wife can go

Good vid dude with some great choices

Thank you for a great video!

Great travel ideas❤

I went to Greece in 2019. Athens is moderately priced. The Islands other than Santorini and Mikonos are incredible and super cheap. My favorite was Rhodes. And Northern Greece? Forget about it, Go to Meteora, Metsovo, the Vikos George, all beautiful and super cheap with amazing food.

@DELW1979

25 күн бұрын

Mykonos is NOT cheap neither is Santorini 😂😂😂

Oh my God! My traveling bucket list just grew exponentially! I will Def do the Grand Circle this year.

How wonderful. I to met Song Kou in Cambodia, the driver. A wonderful person and have remained in contact with him since.

Some great ideas!

Nick, you have to go to Bydgoszcz and Toruń in Poland. Beautiful, historical and cheap.

Agreed - Zagreb & the Istrian peninsula are amazing!

Great suggestions. Thank you so much.

Truly great video for a quick glimpse of these lesser known destinations. I was especially happy to see Krakow on there & highly recommend Poland for those who want to see, feel, & experience a culture still learning to move on from oppressive rule. Our guides gave us so much insight into their personal lives in addition to the history of WWII & subsequent communist oppression. We spent 3 days at Auschwitz-Birkenau and still wasn’t enough…though it will never be enough to try to comprehend the incomprehensible. The Salt Mines were an unexpected treat…mind blown!!! The countryside views rival all known scenic destinations, even garnering a comment from my Italian husband, “could this be more beautiful than Italy?” I try not to compare because each location has its own incomparable beauty. We also loved Costa Rica staying just outside Manual Antonio National Park, but there’s so much more to experience. We visited a farming commune deep in the forestry mountains where the locals served us some of the best food we’ve ever had. Hubs wants to go back solely for the food. Even though we splurged that trip staying at a high end boutique resort, it was still less expensive than most of our trips, and it did not disappoint with providing exceptional service, food, views, anmenities and did I mention food 😏 I appreciate your videos, hoping to put many of your tips into action! ❤ P.S. Love your signature kiss on your wife’s cheek, keep that up! 😊

I love this video and will watch it again when I am ready to go one of these recommended places.

Agree 100%. A hundred dollars for a 10 dollar a day traveler in the 1960s and 1970s sounds like a lot, but low for today. Have travelled all those countries, and yes, agree with you.

Going to Slovenia and Croatia in April.

@sg-vp2qg

2 ай бұрын

Both are beautiful countries to which I'd like to return. Have a great trip.

Well done video. Excellent travel destinations.

Great travel narrative!

Great video! Almost a lifetime of travel inspiration in 20 min:)

I am amazed how so many people traveled extensively during Covid lockdowns 😮 some had to keep showing up at work

Thanks for high quality video

Loved the Philippines... great place and people. We super excited to be in Solvania next month!!

Really helpful video, thanks so much for sharing!!

Amazing video! Thank you!

Fabulous vid! Subscribed.

Great video!

Liked and subscribed! Great video

Well done....thank you for giving us ideas in travelling around the world. And thank you for including Philippines!👍🇧🇭🇵🇭definitely new sub here!

Thank you for sharing this great video around the world

Absolutely love this list. And the USA National Park trip is exactly what i would like to do.

I am in love with Poland ❤ Been to Krakow, Gdansk, Warsaw and Poznan. Will visit many more, definitely. Love Poland in summer and winter. And the people are so nice and cool!

@rivercoyote6540

3 ай бұрын

Try Zakopane. Lovely ski resort town too. Lovely wooden architecture.

@Tigertame4

3 ай бұрын

I SO want to visit Poland

@d.6593

3 ай бұрын

@@rivercoyote6540 been there but not in winter, would love to go, great advice!!

@d.6593

3 ай бұрын

@@Tigertame4 definitely do whenever you are nearby, good flights from all over Europe. And the trains were amazing withing Poland.

@himanshuthiaria1343

Ай бұрын

Is English a problem there?

Haven't been to many of these places but do agree with the love for Zagreb

great video, love the highlights. I have been to Slovenia and Croatia, but when they were both part of Yugoslavia and would love to go back with my family. Agree that Bled is amazing and Zagreb is a great city.

i love that most of these places were on my bucket list! thanks!

I've visited Poland twice...wonderful destination. (Btw, Wroclaw is pronounced VROTZ-SLAV)

@soleilsan1

2 ай бұрын

I'm from Wrocław and it's absolutely annoying how terrible people pronounce it 🤣

@jean-pierreel-rif2784

2 ай бұрын

😂😂

Great tips and video ! Cheers Chris and Jim!

@awaytogether

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video. So glad to hear about those places! Think you should start a travel group. :). I would go!

Zagred was wonderful. We went there last year. My wife and I both were blown away with Croatia and especially loved Rovinj. If we go back (as I hope we do) we are going to go back and spend a week in Rovinj. (We were in Zagreb for a total of four days and loved it)

Really cool video. I hope to visit some of these places with my wife.

Thailand always makes the top country to recommend after visiting 53 countries so far. Easy to get around, cheap, safe, and - yes - the food is soooo good. I lived in Philippines for 4 years. My first day there I was at a grocery store and noticed a bottle of local Tanduay rum was the same price as a carton of apple juice. Just a sign of how inexpensive it was going to be to live there. My friends and I would go to Anilao for the weekend. 8 dives, meals and dorm accommodation was about $150 for the weekend. You could easily make $100 a day budget there. Not sure you could make $100 on the West side of Costa Rice. Nice to see your point of view on the East side as it’s not well developed so probably contributes to its affordability. Took my adult family to Crete. Off the beaten past in non tourist restaurants we were paying about 1/3 the cost of a dinner out. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Great video!!! Thanks.

I also like Zagreb 🙋 A note on the Acropolis in Athens and other sites around Europe: if you do some research, you might find they have free days to visit. I think I extended my stay one day extra in both Athens and Naples to be there for the free day for the Acropolis in Athens and Pompeii in Naples

Wow great video❤

Thank you for highlighting Southern Utah! Although I did notice you avoided saying the word 😂

Nice, subscribed. In 2017 I traveled to Bali. Food insanely awesome and cheap. Same with accommodations, depending on where and what was included. Transport was a bit of an issue for me because I would not rent a scooter and I was solo. The price breaks for renting a car or driver came with multiple people splitting the cost. My hotel did have free shuttle to spots and I’m sure if I stayed more than a week, there would have been much more.

I loved your video, but this was not our experience in the CR. We just came back from Tamarindo, Costa Rica three days ago, I was shocked at how expensive it was. Perhaps it varies on the area of CR. We did keep our budget to under $100 US a day, but this was not including our accommodation for $140 US a night which was one of the cheaper hotels. We are Canadian so everything was even more expensive with the conversion. We bought grocery's for breakfast and lunch and ate out every night for dinner. Grocery's were also outrageous. This opinion was shared by several other Canadians as well. I thought maybe it was just us, but I was relieved to hear other retirees also found it quite pricey. We had just come from Madeira Island in Portugal the week before and even though it was euro we were spending, I found it to be so much more reasonable. Thanks for your detailed video, great job! I would love to hear anyone else's recent experience and what you think.

@rockinrodlittle

2 ай бұрын

M thought exactly on Tamarindo. It’s not cheap. I think it’s because it’s so full of tourist on the developed West side of the country. The video is highlighting the East Side which isn’t developed as much.

@awkragt

2 ай бұрын

I agree, Costa Rica is known for being expensive and full of expats. Guatemala and Nicaragua are the bargains.

@mas7833

2 ай бұрын

We just got back from CR aw well. It is not inexpensive. Definitely the most expensive Central American country to visit.

@rockinrodlittle

2 ай бұрын

@@mas7833 agreed

@andresmarinmadrigal

2 ай бұрын

I am from Costa Rica. I can assure you that it is a beautiful place to travel, but it is definitely not cheap, much less for $50 a day or less. Puerto Viejo is much cheaper than Tamarindo and in my opinion more beautiful because the jungle meets the beach, but again $50 with food and lodging is not even nationals can get.

Thanks for the terrific ideas. We also did the Grand Circle in 2020! Zion felt like it was experiencing the pandemic right along with us - a few major hikes were closed for rock slides and for social distancing, and while The Narrows were technically open, rangers were warning visitors at every bus stop that neurological damage was distinctly possible due to unexplained, unprecedented levels of toxic cyanobacteria in the water. Many visitors took the risk anyway, and while we couldn't because of some immunocompromised family members, we hope someday to go back when the park has fully healed. Happy travels!