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Lately I've been thinking on traveling around the world for a year after college (so late this year). I haven't thought it out yet, but it seems possible to have enough savings for about two months of life (for contingency) and then freelancing remotely two or three days a week to support myself for the year.

At least I think it should be possible for a 25 year old to travel the world on 2k euro a month ...

Anyone ever done something like that?



I spent 7 months traveling last year, and think you could definitely pull something like this off. As far as maintaining your budget, the two biggest things you'd need to consider would be how frequently you travel and where you're traveling to.

A lot of people tend to sprint from place to place when traveling, which is both exhausting and expensive. If possible, I prefer to pick one spot and spend between 1 to 4 weeks there to really get a feel for it. This would be much more conducive to freelancing (staying put) and to your budget as transportation eats up funds quickly. It also lets you travel for longer periods of time as you don't tire nearly as quickly.

Secondly, as you already know, your location will determine if your 2K / month budget is realistic. Planning on spending lots of time in Zurich? You "might" be able to swing it at 2K Euro a month, but you'll have to be really, really careful. On the other hand, you can live like a king in South America on that every month. In Ecuador, I spent $10 dollars / day for a beachfront hotel room with two daily meals. It wasn't 5 star, but it was beautiful, authentic and amazingly affordable.

Best of luck! You can definitely make it happen...


A friend from high school (who I've since lost touch with) has been doing that for about 4 years. He travels the world working at ski resorts.




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