| Are you a college student on a budget who would | | | | to each place you visit and when you get there, get |
| like to do a little traveling and immerse yourself in a | | | | a temporary job to make a little money that you will |
| variety of cultures? Or maybe you have just always | | | | use to head to your next destination. |
| dreamed of being a "world traveler" and yet you | | | | You can also find a traveling buddy to share costs. |
| have never really had the means to do so. Maybe | | | | Traveling will be cheaper this way as you can split |
| you think traveling around the world is only a pipe | | | | everything except the airfare. |
| dream. It's a goal that many people have but most | | | | When possible, travel by train or bus. It's not as fun |
| never realize this dream. | | | | or as quick, but you will actually see and experience a |
| The fact is, with some planning and careful strategies | | | | lot more by doing so. And you'll save money too. |
| and a budget in mind, you can make your dream a | | | | Be sure to plan your itinerary and try hard to stick to |
| reality. One way is to use couchsurfing, the new | | | | it. Impromptu excursions can be costly so limit those. |
| wave of travel. What is this? It is basically an | | | | While you may not want to stick entirely to less |
| Internet website that connects travelers to each | | | | expensive locales, making shorter stops in expensive |
| other. You can contact people personally and get help | | | | countries and significantly longer stops where the |
| with your itinerary when you're planning to be in their | | | | cost of living is cheaper is a great way to save |
| area, and in addition you can even meet up for | | | | money. |
| coffee or a drink, or you can make plans to stay at | | | | Search the Internet and stay in hostels for the |
| their home on their couch, hence the name | | | | cheapest rates. This is also a great way to meet |
| couchsurfing. Of course you don't have to actually | | | | other budget-minded travelers who may have some |
| stay on their couch, but it's just a term to mean an | | | | good ideas for you to save money. |
| extra bed, the floor, or somewhere you can rest for | | | | Almost any city in the world has a lot you can do |
| the night. | | | | just by walking. So plan to do a lot of walking or |
| Is couchsurfing safe? Well the members of the site | | | | make use of public transportation. |
| have references sort of like feedback on eBay. But | | | | Last piece of advice is to have a great time and |
| of course there is always a risk so you need to | | | | keep a travel diary with photos. You'll want to |
| check things out pretty carefully. | | | | remember every minute of this time in your life |
| Another way to travel the world without breaking | | | | when you were able to travel around the world |
| the bank is to search out discount or student airfares | | | | without breaking your budget. |