After years of full-time traveling, I’ve learned many ways to keep costs down. Among them are packing light, using free apps, and choosing cost effective accommodation. These choices can make a big difference in how much a trip costs.
We travel slow which helps keep our total expense low. This along with a few other key tips below aid in keeping our cost much lower than we expected.
Knowing what to pack and not pack to keep luggage light saves check in costs and makes travel easier. In South America we also had the peace of mind of always being able to keep an eye on our luggage because it was small enough to board the bus with us.
I love packing lists. I like reading about the packing list of travel bloggers and talking to other travelers about their packing list. It’s like shop talk, what works for them and what hasn’t. We’ve already written an article about our packing list. Over time, we’ve acquired and discarded some items from our pack. This article … Read more
In our almost two years of travel, we have accumulated a bunch of travel apps that we use for trip planning, learning, keeping in touch with people, and generally making our travel easier. Itâs like a team that you can call upon when needed. Think of it as a group of minions except that theyâre … Read more
I thought about naming this article âHow to save money by putting a water bottle in your underwearâ but then thought better.  It’s a good tip though, and I will share that with you shortly (pun intended). This article was originally published on Your Money Geek as a guest post by Bonnie, half of the 43BlueDoors team. … Read more
Something about getting on a bus headed to a place I have never been with all our belongings on our laps or in the bin overhead simply excites me. I get a giddy feeling and a goofy grin on my face. However, it can also be exhausting moving constantly from place to place. Sometimes it … Read more
I heard a scratching sound, close by. I reached for my phone under my pillow. It was 1AM. The scratching continued and was accompanied by the crinkling sound of a plastic bag. I turned on the phone’s flashlight and pointed it toward the noise above our heads.  It was a large, might I say very large roach, … Read more
A little over one year ago we decided to sell everything we owned except what would fit in our two backpacks and take off to travel the world, as light as possible. Over the next eight months that followed we quit our jobs, sold our stuff including cars, a motorcycle, our home and just about … Read more
