102: 6 MONTHS OF TRAVEL FOR LESS THAN $3600?!!: Lauren’s Gap Year Story

Never having stepped on a plane before, California native Lauren Cano graduated college at 21 with no plans for what came next. She accidentally manifested her Gap Year which involved low-budget travel across 7 countries in 6 months. How was she able to make it all work out as a newbie traveler?! Lauren tells all so you can start planning your own! 

 

We discuss:

• how she planned her trip
• safety abroad as a solo female traveler
• how she scored free accommodation and food in exchange for some easy work
• what tools she used to help her along the way
• hostels
• how her family and friends reacted to the major life decision
• more! 

 

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Discussed in this episode:

 

Workaway - http://www.workaway.info/

Girls Love Travel - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GirlsLOVETravel/

Going (Formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) - https://www.going.com/

Couchsurfing - http://www.couchsurfing.com/

Hostelworld - http://www.hostelworld.com/

Google Maps (downloading for offline use) 

 

Lauren’s Recommended Book: 

Wild by Cheryl Strayed (Hardcover)

Wild by Cheryl Strayed (Paperback)

You can find Lauren on Instagram at @flauresc3nt

 

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-K