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Real numbers: what a week costs, where the money goes and what to skip.
Budget TravelJapan · Asia
A line-by-line breakdown of two weeks in Japan on a modest budget — where the money genuinely goes, which economies work, and the three that cost more than they save.
Budget TravelSwitzerland · Europe
Switzerland's rail network is superb and expensive. Which pass saves money depends entirely on how many mountain journeys you plan.
Budget TravelIndia · Asia
Houseboats dominate the backwaters conversation. The state ferry network covers the same water, carries the people who live there, and costs almost nothing.
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Everything between deciding to go and walking out of arrivals — passports, visas, money, insurance, packing and the small habits that keep a first trip calm.
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Where money actually goes on a trip, which savings are worth making, and which cheap decisions quietly cost you the thing you came for.
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A system for packing light that works for a weekend or three months, plus the climate-specific layers that actually change and the ones that never do.
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