Featured Post: Budgeting

Exactly how much did our family gap year cost? (2024)

One of the aspects of planning for our family gap year that I found the hardest was trying to come up with any kind of budget. There is a LOT of planning that has to go in to travelling the world with...

Budgeting: All posts

Budget per day for a family trip to the Mayan Riviera, Mexico (2024)

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula was the first stop on our family gap year. And what a beautiful place to start! It’s no secret that Cancun and the surrounding area can be REALLY expensive, but what kind of...

Our budget for five weeks in Costa Rica (2024)

Costa Rica is a fascinating, beautiful country to visit. It’s also a brilliant destination for a family holiday. But Costa Rica was the one country that seriously concerned me during the budget...

One month in Bali – family travel budget (2024)

Bali was the place we settled down in for the longest time during our family gap year; in total we spent just under two months in Ubud while the boys attended international school. So how much was our...

Our total budget for a family gap year (2024)

One of the things I found extraordinarily difficult when planning our year away was trying to figure out exactly what it might cost us. How much did we need to budget for a family gap year? Knowing...