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Big Travel, Small Budget: How to Travel More, Spend Less, and See the World

Ryan Shauers wrote this guide for people who dream of long trips but assume they cannot afford them. Drawing on close to three years of his own wandering, he argues that the usual budget tips, such as couch-surfing or crowding onto local buses, miss the bigger picture.

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The book covers how much cash a traveler truly needs and how long it will last, why overland travel can be both freeing and cheap, and ways to fly for very little. It also looks at living abroad for a while as a temporary expat, using the sharing economy to keep rent low, and finding places to stay for weeks or months. Practical and encouraging, it offers a framework for making a longer trip affordable, along with advice on the mental barriers that keep many people at home.

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