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I've been in the freelance game for the last five years.

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yeah! That's actually a really good point. I've never done it so no experience there. Which countries do you think would be a good starting point? I've seen people buy cars in Mexico, roadtripping all through the country and then re-selling it. Or motorbikes in Vietnam.

I like the idea because that makes you less dependent on cheap flights you need to plan ahead, plus you get to more remote (cooler) places.

you're right, traveling in these countries is pretty expensive but if you're willing to tough it out (maybe take a few buses and public transportation) you can still get almost anywhere for less than $500USD

yeah... I've landed in Stansted a few times myself and spent nights at the airport waiting for my 7am flight with Ryanair. London, Brussels and Paris are a bit of a pain.

yeah! I love Interrail! That's a really good option, too! I might add it to the blog post. Thanks :)

I think it's worth to book a bit ahead if that means you can save that much money. E.g. book the flights ahead of time and then still spend a few weeks at every destination. This itinerary is meant to take like 2-3 months. You can still go to all the little towns and villages. But it might make sense to fly into the cities to score the cheap deals. And if you're on such a tight budget just don't stay in super expensive places like London or Paris (just use them as connection hubs...) All I want to do with this itinerary is show the economies of traveling in Europe e.g. flying from London to Linz and not to Vienna which will cost you 5 times as much. Or flying from Rome to Barcelona instead of Zurich to Barcelona lets say.