Healthy Eating

42. Be creative with meals and do not hesitate to improvise and eat like the locals.

For example, a picnic or a quick bite to eat on the beach or in a park is one of the best ways to keep your food costs down and save your travel dollar for the evenings and dinners out

43. Local cuisine is a special treat. Ensure to budget for a couple of meals and outings where this is a priority!

If you budget for it specifically, you will not feel cheated into eating fast food or salads, for fear of over-spending or running out of travel dollars. Hotel restaurants are convenient, but more expensive typically.

44. Start the day off right.

One travel site advises that you might want to consider packing a "wake up kit". They typically can contain items like a travel mug, spoon, instant coffee or tea, sweetener, dry creamer, and a plug-in immersion heater.

It is a great way to start the day and you will save on the morning cupper or evening tea. Very important detail if every penny and travel dollar counts

45. Another nutritional tip to save some money: Do not skip meals in order to save money!

It is mostly counter-productive as most possibly, you would need medication for headaches as your blood-sugar drops and overall it is not worthwhile jeopardizing the rest of your trip in this fashion.

It is in fact not economizing and SMART traveling at all skipping meals. Travel activity and sightseeing takes energy. Fuel your human engine. Fresh fruit and local produce offer good alternatives to fast food or hefty restaurant bills.

46. Special dietary requirements need special budgeting and attention to detail.

Specifying this up-front is crucial to avoid any surcharges and or additional cost for special meals. For most travel providers it is no problem. Shopping at a local grocer, market or deli are all ways to stretch that “meal” ticket and travel dollar just a little further.

If you are in a self-contained unit with its own kitchen and fridge, you can cut your costs even further by buying some essentials and snacks, small meals in-room will cut down meal and entertainment expenses tremendously.