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travelEurope on £30 a day: where the maths still holds in 2026
A bed, three meals and something to do for £30 — still entirely possible in half of Europe, just not the half most Brits fly to. The countries where the budget survives.
30 Jun 20264 min read
accommodationLiving in a hostel: what a £25 bed really costs by the month
£25 a night sounds steep until it's £750 a month with no deposit, no bills and no contract. When a hostel bunk beats a rented room, and the admin nobody mentions.
21 Apr 20264 min read
accommodationCleaning for your bed: hostel work exchange, and when 'free' accommodation isn't
Twenty hours of cleaning a week for a dorm bed values your time at about £7 an hour. When hostel work exchange is a fair swap, and when it's an unpaid job.
19 Apr 20264 min read