Natalie Barrett has shared her tips and tricks for visiting nine countries in just five months
A woman has shared her savvy travel tips and how she managed to visit nine countries in five months for under £800. Natalie Barrett, a digital platform manager, used to spend hours scouring comparison websites for the best deals on short breaks abroad.
"I often travel midweek, as that is when the cheapest flights are; although my annual leave allowance is limited. So, for future trips I'm trying to find some weekend dates."According to LNER, the average train ticket from Leeds to Newton Abbot costs £390.60 for a standard class return. But for the savvy mum, she's spending no more than £150 per person for an entire trip abroad; bar one single journey.
"It helps physically too. I get backache from my desk job, so being on my feet walking more helps so much. And I never thought I'd be confident enough to travel with people I didn't know well, or even on my own. But now I have, it has opened up so many more possibilities." She said: "I've been so lucky so far in that most trips have gone smoothly, with no major issues. That's mostly down to the fact I do plan and research every trip beforehand, so I know the itinerary and timings, how to get around, etc.
"Once you've done it once you'll feel more confident and want to go again and again. In the UK, a day out in London would cost far more than any of these trips for me, with peak train tickets costing £250+ alone without sightseeing and food/drink costs.
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