Hi friends, Julianna here!
If you’re like me, you might be a little tired of all of the traveling Instagram accounts. You know, the ones where people seem to have all the money in the world to do and see anything they want? Accounts where people are posting a “too perfect to even be real” picture from a Greek island one day, and an adventurous picture of them feeding a money in the jungles of South America the next? The type of accounts I’m referring to are one’s like Jay Alvarrez (https://www.instagram.com/jayalvarrez/). There are thousands of accounts like this one. Everyone can agree that his posts are interesting & peak the interest of their followers. There are some insanely gorgeous places, it makes you want to drop whatever you’re doing at this exact second and fly across the world. However, they’re not very useful for people who have a serious interest in traveling. Posts from these insta-famous accounts almost never have helpful information on where exactly they went, how they budget all these trips, and how they planned them so effectively. Lucky for you, I’m here to help! From someone who has been lucky enough to have a few opportunities to travel (some trips planned entirely on my own), I want to share my experiences, and more importantly, my mistakes. No one really talks about the ugly sides of traveling, when things go wrong, and what to do to fix them. This probably due to this constant pressure to show our “best side” on social media. It’s always a competition to show off who’s living the better life. People post their peaks and nothing else, and when you’re only seeing the highlights of other people’s lives, it becomes somewhat discouraging. It’s easy to think that you could never experience the things that these people get to, because their lives seem to be so perfect. I promise you, they’re not. Things will always go wrong (because that’s just life), and traveling is no exception. Because I am young and slightly irresponsible, I’ve had quite a few mishaps throughout my journeys. No biggie, you learn, you grow. I would, however, love nothing more than to share the three main lessons that I have taken from my trips. That way, maybe you don’t have to learn the hard way, like I did.
Wanderlust - on a budget 