Little Footsteps in the Big World

 

I'm far from spontaneous. I'm obsessed with organization. I honestly admire people who can decide in a second where they're going the next day, sit down and buy a ticket, pack and fly the same moment they decided what to do. I'm far from that. It's not only because I'm now a mother, I never was spontaneous even as a young single traveler. I need lots and lots of planning, for a sense of security, but also for financial reasons. Now that we travel as a family with a toddler (and with another baby on the way), planning ahead help us with providing babygirl an enjoyable stay she enjoys as much as we adults do. I still wish that one day for once we could be one of those families who travel super spontaneously, but for now, this is the way of traveling that works for us. Organization is the key of a success vacation for us I have limited days of vacation. It's 26 working days a year. That's basically five weeks of vacation, which I can take whenever...

There are so many places in this world that my husband and I want to visit and experience. But like other people, we have our limitations. Mostly, financially. Sure there are stories of travelers who work and earn on the road, living for and from traveling; but we never actually plan to live that way. We have steady jobs and don't plan to leave. Traveling is not cheap, but let's be honest, it's never been more affordable. Plane tickets prices have never been lower, the number of low-cost carriers have never been higher. Countries get more and more "border-less". More agreements and treaties allow citizens to cross borders without visas, or, even more, without passports. Community-sharing options have never been easiest to find like today. We now share our living space with travelers (options like Airbnb and Couchsurfing), and we share our vehicle with travelers (options like Uber and Blablacar). These are our tips on cutting expenses while traveling with your fa...