• Painting at the Dali Museum in Catalonia.
    Money,  Monthly Budgets

    August 2019 Budget

    August was an expensive month, how I miss the $500 months in Asia! This month, I had to buy flights and renew my health insurance. Western Europe is, in general, more expensive. Ten dollars for a small pizza? That was my housing for a week in Vietnam. September is already shaping up to be a lot cheaper. Portugal is about…

  • Feet in a bucket of water to beat the heat in Mostar, Bosnia.
    Money,  Monthly Budgets

    July 2019 Budget

    I bought my ticket to Barcelona this month, all flight prices are up because of the summer season. Hiking in the mountains also was an expense, as I stayed at remote farms in private rooms. I ended up spending much of the second half of the month on a strict budget, eating sandwiches (delicious ones of course) and brewing my…

  • Thyra on Rila Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria.
    Money,  Monthly Budgets

    June 2019 Budget

    I spent the first half of June in Turkey and the second living in Sofia, Bulgaria. Istanbul was expensive (first destination after Asia) and I decided to look for volunteering opportunities. I heard back from a hostel in Sofia, Bulgaria, and decided to follow what the world was telling me to do. Big Purchases Basics: Food, Transit, Housing Sometimes nothing…