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Originally Posted by zcat18
I can only assume that places like Somalia, Zimbabwe, and DRCongo might be cheaper, but the tourist scenes in those places (with the possible exception of Zimbabwe) are probably limited, to say the least.
Somalia, Sudan, Djibouti, Congo, Tajikistan...weak tourist scenes, indeed. But for travelers...!
Riga was quite expensive when I visited last year !
I did Riga a few years ago, their currency was the same as the pound at that time. So it was $2 for 1 lat. Very expensive!. They have a great restaurant i like there, Vincents.
Last October we stayed in Turkey. The room cost £2 per night including breakfast for 2.
Lovely location too, right on the promenade @ Marmaris
If we had wanted to stay further away, maybe 0.5 KM from the beach we could easily book an apartment (sleeping 4) in a complex with swimming pool etc for as little as £1 per apartment per night.
I have been living in Peru for the past year, living in a semi rural town, eating in, at about $80/month. You can travel here, stay in hotels/trek/eat at good restaurants for about $1000/month.
Near me in Cusco, the nice restaurants run about $10/entree, but we are talking places that could compete in Manhattan or London, the food in Cusco is really worth it.
Check out the Mileage Run forum for cheap flights out of LAX/WAS-Lima for around $340 ai RT, and book through the Peruvian version of Lan (look into changing your internet settings to fool their website into thinking you are in Peru, it is often done) for Lima-Cusco ai RT around $120. Come see the magic of the Andes!
Laos is inexpensive, also I believe that Budget travel magazine listed Panama as one also. Never been there. Cambodia, out beyond the tourist areas are also very cheap.
As a note, the most expensive place we visited was Switzerland.
Somalia, Sudan, Djibouti, Congo, Tajikistan...weak tourist scenes, indeed. But for travelers...!
A traveler being someone who sits around and is bored?
Having recently comeback from Kyrgystan I don't see rural Kyrgystan as any cheaper than the destinations mentioned earlier if you are paying for things out of your own pocket.
Yeah I found that most places are inexpensive as long as you're not in the major cities or tourist areas and if you're fortunate enough to get a guide/friend that speaks the language you should have no problem finding a great deal.
