Tag: foreign office travel advice
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All you need to know before visiting Austria
Budget Austria is far from being a cheap destination. However, if you skip some major attractions, sleep in hostels, and eat at inexpensive restaurants, you can save a lot of money. • Prices for private rooms start at 25 USD (20.4 EUR) in Vienna, 50 USD (41 EUR) in Salzburg, 60 USD (49 EUR) near Mölltaler glacier,…
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Budget honeymoon destinations in America (North, Central, and South)
We haven’t been to all North, Central, South American and Caribbean countries (yet 😉 ), but on our ‘first’ honeymoon, we have visited quite a lot of them. We’ve been to the United States, the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Grand Turk, Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa…
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All you need to know before visiting Brazil
Budget Prices in Brazil are relatively high, especially by South American standards. The most expensive destinations in Brazil are São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (food and attraction-wise). • Prices for private rooms start at 15 USD (12.5 EUR) in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and 22 USD (18.5 EUR) in Foz do Iguaçu and Paraty. •…
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All you need to know before visiting Argentina
Budget Argentina is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Americas. It may be amongst the most expensive destinations in South America, but it’s still affordable by international standards, especially if you arrive in Argentina with dollars or euros (in cash) and exchange them for pesos at the black market (keep in mind, that…
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Budget honeymoon tips
People hear ‘honeymoon’ and think of 5-star hotels, all-inclusive resorts, and big expenses. It sounds amazing until we realize we have to pay for it ourselves. What happens if you don’t have that kind of money? Do you spend the money you were saving for someday buying a house or do you give up honeymoon?…
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All you need to know before visiting Bolivia
Budget Bolivia is one of the cheapest destinations in the Americas. • Prices for private rooms for two start at 15 USD (13 EUR) in Uyuni, 12 USD (10 EUR) in La Paz, and 10 USD (8.6 EUR) in Copacabana. • Street food is very cheap. Prices start at around 1 USD. Meals in sit-down restaurants…
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All you need to know before visiting Peru
Budget Prices in Peru vary from low to considerably high in tourist areas. • Prices for private rooms for two start at 20 USD (17 EUR) in Machupicchu Pueblo (aka. Aguas Calientes), 15 USD (13 EUR) in Tumbes, Trujillo, and Paracas, 12 USD (10 EUR) in Nazca, and 10 USD (8.6 EUR) in Lima, Cusco, and…
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All you need to know before visiting Ecuador
Budget Prices in Ecuador are very affordable. • In Quito, prices for private rooms for two start at 10 USD (8.6 EUR). • Food prices are generally low. A budget dinner costs somewhere between 3 and 8 USD (2.6 – 6.9 EUR). To save money on food avoid eating in tourist areas. • Transportation costs are…
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All you need to know before visiting Venezuela
Budget Venezuela is a very cheap destination if you arrive with dollars or euros (in cash) and exchange them for bolivars at the black market (keep in mind, that such transactions may be somewhat risky). However, if you exchange money at the official exchange rate, pay with your credit card or withdraw bolivars from the ATMs, prices…