How to Travel Without Money

Travel doesn’t have to be for the wealthy, and in fact traveling when you have very little to your name is truly the best way to greet and learn a new country and its cultures. To travel without any money at all, you’ll need to bring along a steady determination. If you have a bit saved up, bring it along, but go with the understanding that money always spends faster than we expect it to, so bring along your determination as well.

Travel Lightly

To travel with no money, you should be traveling as lightly as possible to use as few resources as possible. It’s hard to carry your matching luggage on your back, but a sturdy frame backpack and a collection of accessories makes it easy to move quickly on foot or otherwise. A backpacker travel information packet or vagabond travel guide will give you information both before you leave and after you’re on your way. Buy a paperback version to avoid the extra weight.

Come to Terms with Your Travel Plans

If you’re setting off with less than $20 in your pocket, but you plan to take advantage of the next health spa you come to, your plans aren’t fitting your reality and you’ll experience grave disappointment. If you are planning to travel without money, you might have to lower your standards on many things – eating leftovers, taking up odd jobs and even walking for miles per day are all parts of the adventure.

A Plan for Emergency Money

Hopefully you’re lucky enough to have a plan in case of emergencies regarding money. It is far easier to travel and experience the world without money if you know your parents and Western Union are just minutes away. Keep money in a bank account you can access worldwide if need be and stash a bit of emergency cash in a safe place to help keep your mind at ease.

Get Company

It is best to travel with company when you can. This will offer you protection to a degree as well as companionship on otherwise lonely nights. The company you keep and the tales you’ll tell following a backpacking trip across anywhere will impress friends and family alike.

Easy Step By Step

• Organize your things as lightly as possible
• Come to terms with what will likely be involved in setting off without money.
• Set up an emergency plan in case you get in trouble and need money right away.
• Find company – two people hiking across continents is much more fun than doing it alone.

Warnings, Advice, and Suggestions

Join a youth hostel or other program before you leave home. This will help you earn tremendous discounts at certain youth hostels – a popular place to sleep while on a backpacking mission.

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