It's always fun to stay over at a friends house. You get to raid their fridge, use their cool stuff and get a free roof over your head. Wouldn't it be interesting to travel like this over a long period of time? Imagine, traveling the world and only staying at peoples houses and not paying a cent for hotel costs. Talk about the best way to be frugal. With a rough economy and the ripples of its effects hitting all corners of the world, is travel more of a luxury rather than a choice?
Ramon Stoppelenbur proves that one can travel without money. His blog,
Let Me Stay For A Day recalls his 2 year journey; asking people if he could have free accommodations at their home, and would write about it on his blog. He packed a backpack with a cellular phone, clothes, a laptop and a digital camera and set off to find people who would “Let him stay for a day.” Practically all of the items were from sponsors and internet donations. He gives new meaning to the idea of “Asking people for help”, which is how he came up with this idea. He was a journalism student in The Netherlands who dropped out to complete this journey.
“From May 2001 to July 2003 I traveled the world WITHOUT ANY MONEY, visiting people who invited me over through this website. I crossed distance with my thumb or with help of sponsors and supporters. In return for all support I wrote about this all in my daily reports on this website.”
What makes his story special? He gives new meaning to budget travel and his blog is an excellent example of understanding that sometimes there are nice people out there in the world.
Would you be bold enough to travel the world with no money?
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