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Realizing Your Travel Dreams

Realizing Your Travel Dreams. Put together by Alex, Crystal, & Darren. Quick Overview. Why Travel? Terrible Excuses Getting Started Super Money Saving Tips Trip Planning Just Go For It. Why is traveling so awesome?. What makes traveling so awesome?. Truth!. I’d LOVE to travel more,

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Realizing Your Travel Dreams

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  1. Realizing Your Travel Dreams Put together by Alex, Crystal, & Darren

  2. Quick Overview • Why Travel? • Terrible Excuses • Getting Started • Super Money Saving Tips • Trip Planning • Just Go For It

  3. Why is traveling so awesome? What makes traveling so awesome?

  4. Truth!

  5. I’d LOVE to travel more, but _______________________.

  6. Top 15 Justifications for Staying Home 1. I don’t have time off 2. I don’t have the money 3. I’ll do it later when _______. 4. I can’t leave my job/career 5. I’m starting a business??? 6. What will I do when I get back? 7. I have kids/I have a pet 8. It’s not safe/People in other cultures don’t like Americans 9. I don’t have anyone to travel with/I’m waiting till I’m in a relationship 10. I don’t know how to plan all the details 11. I’m afraid of not knowing how to get around 12. I’m too old for that/its too late 13. My family/friends need me 14. People tell me it’s a dumb idea

  7. #15 I am afraid I will turn into this guy!

  8. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

  9. GOOGLE IT • Thousands and thousands of people are traveling long-term RIGHT NOW from all different walks of life and situations. • These people are traveling to exotic and incredible places very inexpensively. • Rely on these people/websites/bloggers who have done it to address your concerns and answer your questions. • Instead of waiting for the stars to align, make them align. Decide what you need to do to see the world.

  10. Trip Planning

  11. Bagan, Myanmar

  12. How do I plan the trip that’s right for me? • What do you want your travel experience to be like? • What luxuries are you willing to give up, both before your trip and during your trip? • How long do you think you can enjoy being on the road? • How soon can you make your budget/life situation accommodate your trip? • What places do you want to see the most? Are any of them somewhat geographically close to each other?

  13. Saving Money Either start spending less or start making more!

  14. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

  15. Money Saving Tips Before Your Trip (Crystals Large Items 12 Mo)“Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship” –Benjamin Franklin OTHER INCOME • Rewards Credit Card • Started a business on the side • Took on side projects/gigs/jobs • Asked for a raise • Increase sales commission OTHER EXPENSES • Cable/Satelite/HBO • Netflix/Spotify/Newspapers • Cell Phone/Insurance • Concerts/Events • Gifts for others • Electronics

  16. Other Budgeting Items • Administrative Costs • Gear/technical equipment • Airport Departure taxes • Passport/Extra passport pages/Visa’s • Travel Insurance • Foreign Transaction Fee’s/Debit card fee’s • Gringo Fee’s • Costs Back Home • Rent or mortgage • Credit card payments • Student loans • Phone, utilities, tv/internet • Emergency Fund for Travel (theft, extending travel, last minute changes) • Money reserves if you are quitting your job to travel

  17. Taking the Leap Sometimes you just have to go for it!

  18. Machu Picchu, Peru

  19. Buy a One-Way Ticket When deciding when to leave. 1. Length of time before you will have enough saved up. 2. How long do you need to make all the arrangements you need to. 3. Weather patterns of your destination. 4. Any festivals/major events you would like to see. 5. Different costs for low season vs. high season. When buying your ticket: • Browsers will remember your search cookies for flights. • Find the cheapest flights by searching flights to all the airports in the region you are going to. • Buy flights way in advance for the best price, and commit to being on that plane. • Pay attention to total travel time and arrival times. • Research smaller flight with independent budget airlines.

  20. Money Saving Tips On Your Trip • How far will you go to save a few dollars? What type of traveler are you? • Avoid expensive countries • Moving overland is usually cheap and a good experience • Try hostels and couch surfing • Alcohol and going out! No quicker way to burn through your budget! • Street food is deliciously cheap! • Extras: Bungee, rafting, scuba diving, etc. • Travel Light: Pack light in a backpack that will fit as a carry on. • Research currency exchange rates and local scams. • Get a student ID card to save on entrance fees to sites and museums • Bargain for services • No souvenirs. Make your family and friends join you and come buy their own souvenirs!

  21. Potala Palace, Tibet

  22. Staying Motivated • Doubters and Nay-Sayers • Any decision that you make outside the status quo will usually always receive resistance and hesitation. • Don’t get high and mighty. Our decision is just different, not better. • Hater’s are gonna hate! • What’s in it for me? • Makes us wiser and smarter. Feel alive. • Constant new experiences and challenges shape me! • For me, it grounds me and makes me a better person. • Perspective, love, understanding.

  23. Travel Warning!

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