If you want to know how to get the best value for your money when you’re travelling there are some great budget travel blogs out there to help you. If you’re interested in anything from travelling cheaply to working abroad to getting flight upgrades then there’s a travel blogger who can tell you how to do it. Here are six of the best budget travel blogs from Gretta Schifano who blogs at mumsdotravel.com and has been known to wear a rucksack…
Budget Traveller
Budget Traveller is written by Kash Bhattacharya and its focus is how to travel in style and on a budget. Kash shares luxury hostel reviews, cheap eats guides and stories about his travels as well as practical travel advice such as How to get compensation if your flight is delayed or cancelled. He has also produced an e-book called Luxury Hostels of Europe which is free to download from his website.
Rexy Edventures
Rexy Edventures is written by Ed Rex. Ed is a luxury backpacker and he is profoundly deaf. Ed says that he wants to ‘inspire any deaf person to pick up a rucksack and see the world’. He’s been writing engagingly about his travel experiences since 2011 with entertaining articles such as The Naked Travel Blogger which recounts his experience of working as a gardener at a nudist resort.
Flashpacker Family
Flashpacker Family is a blog about a family of four travellers: Bethaney, Lee and their young kids Reuben and Hazel. Writer Bethaney has years of travel experience and on her website she shares her tips on travel planning and travelling with young children. Through articles such as How to Get an Upgrade Bethaney also explains how to save money while travelling.
The Hostel Girl
The Hostel Girl is written by solo female traveler Katie. Katie started her blog when she was working in a hostel in Budapest and she’s a passionate advocate of hostelling – she even says that it’s ‘a way to advance international understanding’. Katie’s website contains articles about hostel life, hostel reviews and advice such as How to Book a Hostel as well as tips for solo female travel.
Nomadic Matt
Nomadic Matt has been travelling the world on a budget since 2006. Matt says that it’s possible to travel anywhere in the world without spending a lot of money and his website is full of practical tips and advice on how to do that. His website also features a readers’ discussion forum and he’s published several books including How to Travel the World on $50 USD Per Day.
Go Backpacking
Go Backpacking was started by Dave Lee in 1998 after a 20-month round the world backpacking trip. The website focuses on practical advice for budget-conscious independent travellers. It offers articles and resources to help with travel planning such as packing lists, budgeting advice and articles on staying safe while travelling. Dave is also the founder of Travel Blog Success, a travel blogger training programme.
