Irrespective of whether you are planning an ‘on-a-showstring’ trip or an exorbitant vacation, it is good to have an idea of what you can afford. This will not only help you plan the trip, it will also help in salvaging for any during the trip contingencies and prevent any post-trip distress associated with over-spending. It is advisable to divide your budget into yellow and red limits. Yellow limit is the maximum you want to spend on the entire trip while red limit is the one which you never want to cross. Is it important to know how much this trip is worth in your life.
With the budget decided, you can next work on these aspects, detailed planning aspects wrt same will follow:’
A. Duration of Trip
B. Amount of days you want to spend in each country.
C. Number of countries you want to visit.
Once you have decided on the above factors, you can decide onto your date and place of entry and exit.
PROTIP:
Planning the road trip starting and ending at the same destination can save a lot on vehicle charges apart from the obvious savings on flight costs.
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