Top 5 tips for a student to effectively travel the world

Travelling nowadays is a very affordable service for all walks of life. You can go anywhere, plan your leisure time as you like and do it as flexibly as possible to calculate the budget as you need. Someone chooses a luxury holiday, someone decides to come with a tent in the Maldives, well, and someone loves excursions to historical places and tours! In this article we will talk about young people, pupils, students. Namely about what practical tips can be used to rest comfortably and at the same time, financially literate.

Prioritize your transport correctly

If you paid little money for a bad service, where you booked a transport and it came to you later, did not give you any additional options or just asked for a larger amount than you expected to pay, be sure - it is not a very successful economy. In the situation that was described in the past proposals - you went into the minus and still paid for it money and wasted time. Therefore, it is very important to understand what exactly you need.

For example, if you decide to go to Flaine and go skiing, this is a cool option! The nearest airport to the place is in Geneva (the distance is not too short even in this case) + you will most likely have your own company and possibly your own equipment. Given this specificity of the trip, it would be wise to take not just a taxi, but for example an airport transfer (atob). Atob Transfer will provide you with a special ski transfer and because the price will be fixed you will pay an adequate amount of money for a lot of comfort. But if, for example, you are going on some other type of holiday, just to a hotel + if it is not very far from the airport - you can consider the option of transport or taxi. The main thing is that it should be efficient from all sides.

Local Experience

Once you've come to holiday in a country, remember that you shouldn't spend the bulk of your budget in places that are specifically designed for tourists. For example, if you fly to Paris, you should not go for dinner on the main street of the city. It's a place designed specifically for tourists, where you'll be charged several times more + you won't experience the real flavour of the city because that's not where the locals mostly spend their time. Instead, try going to the quieter and more undiscovered areas of Paris and get into the local cuisine there. Firstly, you will absolutely 100% try food just as good, maybe even better. Secondly, you will definitely save money and not lose comfort. Thirdly, you'll really get a feel for the local flavour because most likely if you step away from the popular streets, you'll only be surrounded by locals. Bottom line: you have even more fun + save your money.

A few words about luggage

If you want to pay less for your ticket, there is an option. Just try not to take a suitcase with you. This doesn't necessarily mean that you need to fly somewhere with a suitcase - of course it can be a bag that is much bigger. All you need to do is simply look at what baggage requirements your particular airline has in order for your bag to fall into the "carry-on" category. Once you have analysed this, simply comply with these requirements and the result is that you buy a cheaper ticket and your luggage is with you all the way. An additional plus to this is that you don't have to worry about your luggage and in principle, you don't have to worry about losing it. + Experience shows that travelling with less stuff is much more pleasant and less energy consuming.

Try Couchsurfing

This is such a platform for travellers that will provide them with accommodation instead of a hotel, guesthouse and so on. The idea is that the locals themselves will provide you with their accommodation for free for some time (often you will live with them). This is a very handy feature because there is a detailed filter (location, interests, accommodation details and so on). Once you find a person, send them your friend request and tell them a little about yourself, what your purpose of travelling is + compliment the country and culture you are travelling to. In general, discuss all the details so that there are no problems later.

Bonus tip: don't forget about the forums - they're still alive.