I browsed 20 700 km around Europe. 7 700 km by plane, 2 055 km by bus, 80 km by boat, 1 370 km by train et 9 495 km by hitchhiking, with 82 different drivers<\/p>\n
The journey start in Paris to finish in Amsterdam airport direction Bali for my Asian trip.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nBilan workaway<\/strong><\/p>\n Amazing meetings with workaway. I also discovered new professions, new environnements, new lifestyles through 9 differents countries where I could exchange with locals using workaway. This experience helps to discover a country from the inside, meeting new people and\u00a0 expend our worldview.<\/p>\n Netherland: Andere Boeg boat, yoga center (2 weeks) Bilan accomodation<\/strong><\/p>\n To sleep well is essential to a long journey. I’m not picky in terms of sleeping , ranging from my tent in my sleeping bag on the ground, mattresses on the floor and sometimes beds. The most important never has been on where but under what I was sleeping. And the shower in the morning. Having a good bed is a comfort, but a good shower puts away diseases and brings friends. 194 nights in total for this trip , only seven in hostels funded by my purse.<\/p>\n Via workaway : 118 nights ;14 in a bed on a boat, 62 in a true bed and 42 on a matress Balance sheet<\/strong><\/p>\n This is what I spent around Europe. I tried to stay in a 10\u20ac\/day budget. My final budget is 2 000\u20ac for 6 months and a half (194 days), or 10,31\u20ac daily. I didn’t feel I deprived myself from anything, but I live with few. I fell once for a dress in Estonia and for few nights in hostels in Croatia.<\/p>\n The top three expenditure\u00a0items when traveling are food, accommodation and transportation. So I tried to save money in these three sectors :<\/p>\n Transportation : <\/strong>I hitchhiked for most of my trip. Some mistakes at the beginning made \u200b\u200bme take last minute train tickets which cost me a third of my travel expenses. Generally hitchhiking in Europe is very efficient and saves up a lot while having very friendly meetings (my article about hitchhiking<\/a>). Other purchases are mainly subway or bus tickets in big cities, some buses and airplanes. In general, the more we book in advance, less the cost of transport is high.<\/p>\n Accomodations :\u00a0<\/strong>I used the Workaway system a lot (working against lodging and food) and couchsurfing (nights homestay) or my tent, which saved me a lot of expenses. I finally slept 7 nights paying for my hotel room. It happened after 5 months of travel, when I was getting tired of the tent.<\/p>\n Food : <\/strong>People who knows me wil tell I don’t have a big appetite. I’m also vegetarian. Therefore I’m not an example to follow for food expenses. To feed myself, I preferred the ” street food “, I was often invited by my couchsurfers or my hitchhiking drivers. I exchanged a few meals in restaurant against concerts and I was fed by my Workaway hosts. Sometimes gargantuan meal that I will not forget .<\/p>\n My other expenditure items relate visits (museums, cinemas, parks, …), clothing and hygiene products, even if I have done a lot of barter, medications for some inconvenience during the journey, gifts (purchased mainly in Istanbul) and postcards. The “other” brings together two very cheap yoga mats, a portable charger for loss, material for my camera and other small gadgets.<\/p>\n The balance by country is false because of the arrangements made without money with my different hosts. It’s here if you still want to have an idea.<\/p>\n
\nPoland : Wolimierz theater, Stacja Wolimierz (2 weeks)
\nLituania : camping and permaculture farm of Pasvalys (10 days)
\nEstonia : Murese Talu sheet farm in Viljandi (2,5 weeks)
\nFinland : Husky Guesthouse in Ivalo (1 week)
\nNorway : Gargia Guesthouse in Alta (1 month)
\nTurkey : Straycat hostel in Istanbul (10 days)
\nCroatia : White Rabbit hostel in Hvar (1 week)
\nGreece : FixinArt theatre in Thessalonique (10 days)<\/p>\n
\nHostels : 7 nights
\nUnder my tent : 10 night
\nHomestays : 3 nights (1 in Goteborg, Sueden, 1 in Billeca, Bosnia, 1 in Klaipeda, Lituania)
\nVia couchsurfing : 22 nights in 7 different couchsurfers around Europe
\nIn a sailboat : 5 nights on the Roxana in Croatia during my best hitchhiking
\nIn a truck : 1 night at the border between Bulgaria and Serbia during my marathon 36h of
\nhitchhiking with Milica
\nAt the airport :1 night in Copenhague, 1 night in Athenes and 1 night in Amsterdam
\nFriends places : 4 nights in Berlin at Sylvain place and 21 nights in different places in France<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.juli-as.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/depenses-gnr-eng.jpg\")
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