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Turkey 2019 Solo Traveler Budget
Turkey is more expensive than SE Asia, but still cheaper than the states. I found meals to be more pricey and also the attractions were quite expensive. I included the flight to the country in the numbers but will also include the average without the flight, for a more accurate daily living budget. The total for my stay in Turkey…
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Hong Kong: Must Try Foods you Need to Know
Whenever I mentioned to someone that I wanted to go to Hong Kong they would say to me – ‘make sure to eat a lot of food!’. Food in Hong Kong cannot and should not be avoided. It is great! While more expensive than most places I have been thus far, if you know where to go it all works…
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Hong Kong 2019 Solo Traveler Budget
Hong Kong was more expensive overall for daily living but honestly…not as bad as people say. I included two numbers here: the official one, including the flight I took to arrive; one where I show what the averages are like without the flight (since that is not technically a ‘daily life cost’ if one was traveling long-term in HK). The…
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Thyra Travels: Hanging in Hong Kong 2019
Lazied through Hong Kong before jetting off to Turkey. I decided to go to Hong Kong first because 1) I have never been 2) International flights are cheaper from there than Manila and 3) why not?! I packed up my things, spent TWO hours in Manila traffic (20 km distance), and was on my way. I arrived in HK around…