It’s important to be on time with quitting subscriptions and other recurring expenses. Also some last medical and dental checks before leaving is necessary. These are the things we must think of before leaving: 1. Quit DUO and Studielink (study funder and study related administration) 2. Apply for our diplomes, and also certificate of graduation and grading list as temporary proove that we are graduated until we have our scanned diplomes sent abroad since we won’t be able to join…
There is this thing like I said before! You will always have costs, whether it’s at home or during your travels. And basically these are the same costs, like paying for shelter, food, public transport, health- and travel insurances, phone and internet costs, etc. For us, as students living at home with our parents, the big costs has been particularly tuition fee (although this will not apply to us during the travel since we will be graduated when we leave),…
First of all, I wrote down anything I could imagine wanting to do once in my life and after that I also read some books and blogs to see what we must definitely NOT miss on this fabulous world, like lonely planet’s ‘1000 ultimate experiences’ or ‘100 places you must have seen’ from Floortje Dessing and many many similar themed blogs. We came up with the next bucketlist including highlights of certain countries, sportive activities and just some of our…
The first question people have when we talk to them about us traveling the world is whether we are millionaires, won the lotteries or something in between. When in fact it’s a whole other story. I have mentioned it before, but planning is actually when it all starts. I remember it very well, it was spring 2012 and we were already engaged for 6 months. We were thinking about our future plans, when to get married, settling down, finding a…
Traveling is awesome. Period. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to travel. But what is holding people back? They react super enthusiastic about it but when it comes to actions, they simply don’t do it because of all kind of reasons. But then, when IS the perfect time to travel? Well, the answer is really simple: NEVER! There will always be reasons why you can’t or shouldn’t pack your bags and just leave. People use excuses to justify their…
So what do you need to think of when you want to travel the world? Let’s start: 1. When do you want to go? 2. How much money do you need and how are you going to save this? 3. How long and which countries do you want to visit? 4. What about your obligations, subscriptions and recurring expenses at home and how is this comparable with expenses on the road? 5. Are you going to stay registered in your…