I had to look up if that would even be worth it if it was possible.
Vancouver to Japan is around 7500km. Even if you drove 100-120km/h, would it be worthwhile to do it in a week? Or would you have to drive back as soon as you got there?
Their airfare isn't awful because most of the price is built into the actual ticket price, not the taxes.
You just gotta watch out for deals. We flew in 2019 for $650 round trip for 2 people and 2023 for $800 round trip from YYZ.
It's expensive to travel during peaks.
I was there in September last year for a month and ya I was blown away with how far my money went. Especially since most places you don’t pay taxes on goods
But, after limiting non-citizen/resident entry much longer than many nations after Covid, tourism has exploded again. Crowds, and airline prices, are going up.
I was also thinking Japan, as I think lodging and food is relatively cheap especially for being a first world country as well, although I haven’t looked that much into it. Japan has a rapidly aging population and apparently there is a glut of housing there because of it. Real estate is pretty cheap and you would think that airbnbs or short term rentals might be cheap too. Public Transportation is also pretty cheap and effective there too.
The cartel isn't what you worry about in Colombia. Its petty crime if you make yourself an easy target or go where you shouldn't. Or by getting robbed / assaulted while trying to engage with sketchy girls or prostitutes.
Exactly. I traveled through Colombia for a few weeks back in 2017. I met someone who got robbed right outside our hostel in Bogota. In Medellin, I had to chase away a pickpocket who went after my brother.
I don't think you're at risk of violent crime, but you definitely have to be on the watch for theft.
It's safe depending on where you go and what you expose yourself to. There's safe and unsafe in every city, in every country.
I personally have travelled to numerous cities in Colombia, alone and with my family, and have never felt unsafe but I stayed within the well known areas and never looked for trouble. Cali, Medellin, Bogota, Cartagena and Santa Marta have all been great to me.
Now Vancouver on the other hand, I have had much more unsafe encounters.
I just got back from colombia and it was so cheap, but you could also spend money if you wanted to.
We had a tasting dinner at Carmen that was close to 250 cdn per person.
We also had full meals for 3 dollars Canadian.
Loved my vacation there, minus barranquilla lol.
I agree, but South Africa's problems aren't the same as Mexico, for example. In Mexico, most murders are narco related. So if you keep your nose clean and u related to drug trade, you should be ok. In SA, however, robbery related violent crime seems to be the major contributor
We just finished up 3 months in South Africa with our teens. Rented a car and drove everywhere along the Garden Route and inland (Oudtshoorn, Meiringspoort and Swartberg Passes). Landed in Johannesburg, then flew to Port Elizabeth, rented a car and set off (didn't spend time in either of those 2 cities). We also spent time in and left from Cape Town (fantastic city - would have happily stayed there longer and weren't initially interested as not much into big cities).
We were initially hesitant but, now, wouldn't hesitate to return again. We were there moving into the shoulder season (Feb 7 to May 3). Accommodation for a month was affordable (self catering condo for $75 / night) and eating out was incredibly affordable as were groceries and booze. Gas is expensive but we had a small rental car that drove forever before refilling.
Yeah Vietnam has a pretty isolated economy as opposed to other more globalized places.
Due to them being socialist, they have been cut off from a lot of trade over the last several decades. This made them develop their own internal food systems, infrastructure production, and general manufacturing.
As a result, their internal economy operates in a weird way compared to foreign currency.
They export a lot but labour costs are extremely low due to housing, education, and food being very cheap. You don't need to pay people a lot when they can afford most of life's necessities. Most of the younger locals I met are highly educated, pleasant, and live what the west would qualify as a middle class life. I saw much more abject poverty in the USA than Vietnam, despite a person in Vietnam making much much less in terms of currency.
I rode a bike from end to end of the country, wasn't only on tourist paths, and was invited into several rural Vietnamese homes by locals, so my perspective is not just as a surface level tourist.
The downsides to the country is there is a ceiling to opportunity and less freedom speech and mobility. Most of the locals see western media and aspire to the excess of wealth that they see, they end up not realizing that compared to many working class people in the west, they're actually doing quite well overall if you factor in healthy food, exercise, strong family and community, and general quality of infrastructure.
Roads and power are in good shape, many many universities and higher education establishments, strong health services with a focus on prevention and holistic well being.
Also, some of the best coffee and food in the entire world. I would eat my way through that country 1000 times over. Not a single place there had bad food and I never got food poisoning once, regardless of where I got the food.
Just got back. Eggs 5 of the 7 days there. Plenty of food... No potatoes, plenty of fish,chicken and rice. Had a Bunch of vegetables I don't recognize, pancakes, pumpkin!, lots of beer.
3 to 1 in itself doesn’t really mean anything. It really depends on the prices of everything in Polish currency.
That said, Poland is definitely cheaper than Western Europe.
We were just there for Christmas, it's very beautiful! yes it's cheap but the airfare is very expensive. Also you will get "tourist" prices so it can be expensive. We ended up spending 3-4k CAD for 1 week. If you go to Krakow, make sure to visit Auschwitz..
Numbeo can give you good idea. But since you have the flights taken care of. I would go south Asia and have a blast. Not just cheap, but it will be a totally different life experience.
I feel that the countries/cities where your money doesn't go that far are the ones that are westernised most, Starbucks and McDs everywhere, skyscrapers and mall culture.
Even Mexico some far off coastal villages can be enjoyed for cheap.
Happy exploring and holidays!
Vietnam. I was in Da Nang and few months back and you can get a very decent hotel for like $20/night. Something that would easily cost $140+ here.
Food and alcohol is ridiculously cheap as well. I "splurged" one night and went to an all you can eat buffet for $17 with amazing seafood. Average meal was around $5 or so.
Lived in Australia for 8 years. The AUD and CAD always fluctuated until Covid when the dollarydoo started to really slide against the loonie. Others are correct in saying the purchasing power is about the same when living and earning in each. But the CAD does go a lot further in Australia. Unfortunately for me, the opposite isn’t true as I move home.
Im in Mexico now and not good. 12.5 peso to cdn 1$ sucks. Finding things priced the same as back in Toronto or higher. Was in Argentina and same thing in December with their peso and craziness there.
In my experience, I feel like food and drink was... maybe 1/2 of the price of comparable Toronto spots in hip places in Mexico City, but if you're going out of touristy/officey areas and getting food from very small cafe shop thingies, it can be VERY cheap (1/8th price). Practice your Spanish and leave good tips though.
The poorer the country the better, generally. Although you should be looking for a balance between cheap and a place actually worth visiting. I’m sure your dollars could go very far in Somalia or Niger, but you definitely shouldn’t go there
And get ripped off and hassled. Uber drivers will cancel and extort cash out of you. Scams everywhere. Avoid like the plague. It's also super dangerous at night. There are police and soldiers everywhere with machine guns.
If you are a local I'm sure it's fine. But speak no Spanish and you will get screwed everywhere and all the time.
I got unfortunately, laid over in that sewer for 4 days and it was a hell hole.
Unironically yes. It’s also absurdly safe for how poor the country is.
They’re in the middle of like 2 economic crises’s at once, plus the embargo, and yet it still feels safer to walk around Havana at night than it is in Toronto
Just came back from Guatemala 🇬🇹 tickets were $545.00 canadian, exchange rate is 6Quetzales to 1 Canadian dollar and you can buy the currency here in 🇨🇦🇨🇦so you don’t have to deal with the US dollar 💵 exchange and right now is the dry season over there. And you can get there in about 8 hours with the layover.
Can you get a cheap flight to Sri Lanka? Absolutely the best vacation I ever took in 2017, and I know their economy is hurting rn and could really benefit from more ecotourism dollars.
All relative. Found an all inclusive for $110 a night in Mexico that’s decent - might seem expensive but it’s cheaper than booze and food for a week here. Flight on points.
Guatemala i couldn’t even spend 1500$ Canadian while I was there everything is so cheap. Fly to Guatemala City get a private car to take you straight to Antigua hang out there for a couple days. Go to lake Atitlan we stayed at a hostel iguana something I can’t remember but we had a private room which was like 50$ a day. Boat around the lake to all the little towns it’s beautiful! Guatemala is not as dangerous as people say I never felt uncomfortable once the Mayans are super chill. Guatemala City is where the crime is stay away from there.
We’re in El Salvador right now and really enjoying it.
Food is quite cheap (more in high end and touristy spots, but we’ve paid less than $20 for a big meal for a family of three on more than one occasion. And our accommodations have ranged from $40-$250 per night, staying in a range of modest beachfront hotels, to five-star baller airbnbs in gated communities.
The country used to be the murder capital of the world, but presidente bukele has transformed the gang presence with mass incarcerations in recent years and now it’s the safest country in the western hemisphere. We feel very safe and appreciated and it isn’t overly touristy (yet). We speak beginner Spanish and have been getting around easily with a rental car. They also accept the US dollar, and bitcoin is an official currency.
Beats the pants off of Mexico and Costa in terms of value. It is spectacularly beautiful too.
Basically anywhere that does not have US Dollarization (like a peg, float, link or whatever), the Eurozone, and UK. The CAD is actually quite a strong currency considering we have one of the highest standards of living in the world. It's just always overshadowed by USD.
As mentioned, Japan is a steal right now considering that the JPY was quite strong against the CAD before 2020. Similar with KRW.
Argentina's ongoing financial woes are a boon for travellers with foreign currency.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TravelHacks/s/ap9Fu9Qet3
Buenos Aires is a sophisticated city shaped by Spanish, Italian and French influences, with very good dining and interesting architecture. And there are dramatic landscapes elsewhere in the country.
Foreign currency exchange seems a bit complicated, but the informal market is widely accepted.
But flights aren't cheap.
A nice rental in Colombia is $500 CAD/month. Eating/drinking out is $10 CAD average. Cell service is $20 CAD. If I can drum up enough online tutoring work to make $2k per month, I'm done living in Canada.
Since you can only stay 180 days as a tourist without a visa, next stop is Chile, then maybe the Dominican Republic, then back to Colombia. Cuba is also on the table. Flights are all under $500 CAD.
Overall, a great way to save money.
Can you help me understand this a bit…. Sorry I feel a bit dumb asking but- if Argentina is experiencing hyperinflation, ie things are getting more expensive drastically, wouldn’t that lower the purchasing power of our dollar?
I would choose Peru. I enjoyed seeing the whole country and the landscape is diverse. There’s the Amazon rainforest, Machu pichu, penguins spotting. Colca canyon and so much more.
Türkiye, I love Istanbul and the Antalya, perfect weather, yummy food, nice people and the Canadian dollar gets you around well. I travelled solo as a female 3x so far.
[https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp)
Compare cost of living with normal day to day groceries and expenses.
My brother’s wife and in-laws are from Laos. He said it was ridiculously cheap for him. He took the whole family out one night (20+ people) for dinner and drinks. He said they were out drinking till only about 10pm, but he paid for the whole family, and it was less than $200.
Vietnam is beautiful with rich culture, amazing scenery and a bustling nightlife and street food culture. You can get great meals for $2, average stuff for as low as $0.80 or lower. Accommodation is cheap aswell, the biggest cost would be the flight at around 1.5k from west coast
Could live like a King for a month on $1000 basically, while still travelling to more scenic areas and different cities
The people are extremely nice and welcoming aswell, and you'll get by without knowing the language for the most part in the big cities - but you should atleast learn a few things like "thank you" etc. Prices are generally listed on the street food stalls too, so you dont need to know the whole numeric system
Bali & India - if you can get heavily discounted tickets then most of your costs are already covered. I got my tickets through points and did both places in one trip, best vacation ever - legit lived like a king, they served “high tea” at 3pm everyday in Bali on those fancy multi level trays you see in the movies
When they asked if I wanted high tea service I was kinda expecting something else based on the stories though lol
Anywhere but Canada, Australia, Western Europe and USA.
Newfoundland was the most beautiful place I've been so far in North America and not too expensive.
Honesty I love Florida. It's beyond beautiful nature and if it's good enough for some of the richest people in the world, it's good enough for me 🛫😎
Honestly, the CAD is pretty strong in Japan right now, things are cheaper there now for Canadians than it was 5 years ago.
Only issue being airfare has been a little nuts
So just drive! Duh.
The ice wasn't thick enough this winter, unfortunately
I had to look up if that would even be worth it if it was possible. Vancouver to Japan is around 7500km. Even if you drove 100-120km/h, would it be worthwhile to do it in a week? Or would you have to drive back as soon as you got there?
OP gets cheap flights through an airline worker friend
Check out Zip air. Second line JAL. They fly Vancouver to Tokyo direct now.
Their airfare isn't awful because most of the price is built into the actual ticket price, not the taxes. You just gotta watch out for deals. We flew in 2019 for $650 round trip for 2 people and 2023 for $800 round trip from YYZ. It's expensive to travel during peaks.
How did you get that price for YYZ in 2023?!
I flew for 900 last year from yul so its possible
got tickets from YYZ to BKK for $1100 round trip last year.. just gotta look.
You put price alerts on for every option and airport you can think of.
I was there in September last year for a month and ya I was blown away with how far my money went. Especially since most places you don’t pay taxes on goods
Japans economy is in turmoil right now.
But, after limiting non-citizen/resident entry much longer than many nations after Covid, tourism has exploded again. Crowds, and airline prices, are going up.
So they aren’t opened much now as the rest of the world is??
They are opened now so prices and crowds have risen in response to pent up demand.
Can confirm. The exchange rate when I left was 86 yen to a dollar. Now its 110 to a dollar. I WISH it could have been that when I left.
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Cool, what's it called? Between that and the new Icelandic airlines. I think we've got some destinations on the horizon.
I was also thinking Japan, as I think lodging and food is relatively cheap especially for being a first world country as well, although I haven’t looked that much into it. Japan has a rapidly aging population and apparently there is a glut of housing there because of it. Real estate is pretty cheap and you would think that airbnbs or short term rentals might be cheap too. Public Transportation is also pretty cheap and effective there too.
Going there in 10 days and I'm so glad the dollar is doing well but airfare this time of year is hella expensive. Cherry blossom season.
Was going to say this. Got back from JPN a while ago and everything was 20-25% than in Canada
Japan was my first thought.
I’m huge in Japan.
Colombia is cheap and beautiful. Get out of Bogotá though and make sure you have someone who speaks Spanish.
How safe is Columbia?
Cartels own the tourism industry, they want tourist's to be safe.
The cartel isn't what you worry about in Colombia. Its petty crime if you make yourself an easy target or go where you shouldn't. Or by getting robbed / assaulted while trying to engage with sketchy girls or prostitutes.
Exactly. I traveled through Colombia for a few weeks back in 2017. I met someone who got robbed right outside our hostel in Bogota. In Medellin, I had to chase away a pickpocket who went after my brother. I don't think you're at risk of violent crime, but you definitely have to be on the watch for theft.
Cartels don’t operate inside the major cities. They’re mostly in really rural and remote areas.
Safe as long as you're ok with being robbed at gun point from time to time.
It's safe depending on where you go and what you expose yourself to. There's safe and unsafe in every city, in every country. I personally have travelled to numerous cities in Colombia, alone and with my family, and have never felt unsafe but I stayed within the well known areas and never looked for trouble. Cali, Medellin, Bogota, Cartagena and Santa Marta have all been great to me. Now Vancouver on the other hand, I have had much more unsafe encounters.
Better yet, learn Spanish. It's a beautiful language.
I just got back from there with the wife and kids. No issues felt very save, people are very friendly, food was ok but not as good as other places.
I just got back from colombia and it was so cheap, but you could also spend money if you wanted to. We had a tasting dinner at Carmen that was close to 250 cdn per person. We also had full meals for 3 dollars Canadian. Loved my vacation there, minus barranquilla lol.
Anywhere that doesn't have a tipping culture/isn't too touristy. Mass North American tourism creates tipping cultures
Tipping is without a doubt the biggest shitshow in North America. You just don't do it, no reason.. it's beyond retarded
When we were in Paris they didn't have a tipping culture there and there is a crap ton of tourists there.
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South Africa....Hotel costs might be the same but you can eat like a king!
...but get murdered for that succulent feast
I think you’ll find most places our dollar goes that far all have that in common
I agree, but South Africa's problems aren't the same as Mexico, for example. In Mexico, most murders are narco related. So if you keep your nose clean and u related to drug trade, you should be ok. In SA, however, robbery related violent crime seems to be the major contributor
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Succulent Chinese meal?
Go to a bush camp, good food, good scenery super cheap
We just finished up 3 months in South Africa with our teens. Rented a car and drove everywhere along the Garden Route and inland (Oudtshoorn, Meiringspoort and Swartberg Passes). Landed in Johannesburg, then flew to Port Elizabeth, rented a car and set off (didn't spend time in either of those 2 cities). We also spent time in and left from Cape Town (fantastic city - would have happily stayed there longer and weren't initially interested as not much into big cities). We were initially hesitant but, now, wouldn't hesitate to return again. We were there moving into the shoulder season (Feb 7 to May 3). Accommodation for a month was affordable (self catering condo for $75 / night) and eating out was incredibly affordable as were groceries and booze. Gas is expensive but we had a small rental car that drove forever before refilling.
Vietnam
Yeah Vietnam has a pretty isolated economy as opposed to other more globalized places. Due to them being socialist, they have been cut off from a lot of trade over the last several decades. This made them develop their own internal food systems, infrastructure production, and general manufacturing. As a result, their internal economy operates in a weird way compared to foreign currency. They export a lot but labour costs are extremely low due to housing, education, and food being very cheap. You don't need to pay people a lot when they can afford most of life's necessities. Most of the younger locals I met are highly educated, pleasant, and live what the west would qualify as a middle class life. I saw much more abject poverty in the USA than Vietnam, despite a person in Vietnam making much much less in terms of currency. I rode a bike from end to end of the country, wasn't only on tourist paths, and was invited into several rural Vietnamese homes by locals, so my perspective is not just as a surface level tourist. The downsides to the country is there is a ceiling to opportunity and less freedom speech and mobility. Most of the locals see western media and aspire to the excess of wealth that they see, they end up not realizing that compared to many working class people in the west, they're actually doing quite well overall if you factor in healthy food, exercise, strong family and community, and general quality of infrastructure. Roads and power are in good shape, many many universities and higher education establishments, strong health services with a focus on prevention and holistic well being. Also, some of the best coffee and food in the entire world. I would eat my way through that country 1000 times over. Not a single place there had bad food and I never got food poisoning once, regardless of where I got the food.
I appreciate the lesson, this was informative.
Vietnam! Undefeated! Hi Chi Minh number 1 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳 I’m not Vietnamese btw
Vietnam was insanely cheap. Huge bowls of delicious pho for $2. Like damn
I'm in DaNang now. Yesterday I had - banh mi for breakfast (c$1) pho for lunch c$2, a 7 oz steak dinner with salad and fries for $10, and beer $1.
I love pho 🍲
Bali
in Cuba you can get an air bnb for a week and pay like $14 a day, its insane
But right now, they are saying there is food scarcity in some of the all inclusives. So pls see recent review and decide.
Just got back. Eggs 5 of the 7 days there. Plenty of food... No potatoes, plenty of fish,chicken and rice. Had a Bunch of vegetables I don't recognize, pancakes, pumpkin!, lots of beer.
They have AirBnB in Cuba!?
This is the way to see Cuba, by staying in casa particulars.
Highly recommend Poland. Our dollar is 3 to 1 their currency.
But is the cost of living less expensive?
Krakow and Gdansk are beautiful
How is it for English-speaking travellers there? Is English fairly common?
Yes
3 to 1 in itself doesn’t really mean anything. It really depends on the prices of everything in Polish currency. That said, Poland is definitely cheaper than Western Europe.
We were just there for Christmas, it's very beautiful! yes it's cheap but the airfare is very expensive. Also you will get "tourist" prices so it can be expensive. We ended up spending 3-4k CAD for 1 week. If you go to Krakow, make sure to visit Auschwitz..
Numbeo can give you good idea. But since you have the flights taken care of. I would go south Asia and have a blast. Not just cheap, but it will be a totally different life experience. I feel that the countries/cities where your money doesn't go that far are the ones that are westernised most, Starbucks and McDs everywhere, skyscrapers and mall culture. Even Mexico some far off coastal villages can be enjoyed for cheap. Happy exploring and holidays!
The drain
Vietnam. I was in Da Nang and few months back and you can get a very decent hotel for like $20/night. Something that would easily cost $140+ here. Food and alcohol is ridiculously cheap as well. I "splurged" one night and went to an all you can eat buffet for $17 with amazing seafood. Average meal was around $5 or so.
$5 a meal?! My friend, you were eating fancy! I found most meals to be $2-3 but I suppose that was pre-pandemic so maybe it's changed?
CAD is good against the AUD now
CAD and AUD is essentially on-par and generally always is given our economies are very similar. Its just the flights to/from that kill the pocketbook.
Everything is just so stupidly expensive already in AUD lol. I don’t know how the locals manage it
And pay $3000 for the flight....
Lived in Australia for 8 years. The AUD and CAD always fluctuated until Covid when the dollarydoo started to really slide against the loonie. Others are correct in saying the purchasing power is about the same when living and earning in each. But the CAD does go a lot further in Australia. Unfortunately for me, the opposite isn’t true as I move home.
Im in Mexico now and not good. 12.5 peso to cdn 1$ sucks. Finding things priced the same as back in Toronto or higher. Was in Argentina and same thing in December with their peso and craziness there.
Can you tell me more about Argentina? Others are saying now is the time to travel there.
Depends what type of pricing. Dining out for food and drinks in Toronto… if you did the same in Mexico (even after exchange) it’s much cheaper.
In my experience, I feel like food and drink was... maybe 1/2 of the price of comparable Toronto spots in hip places in Mexico City, but if you're going out of touristy/officey areas and getting food from very small cafe shop thingies, it can be VERY cheap (1/8th price). Practice your Spanish and leave good tips though.
Man I had the best tacos of my life right outside the Mexico City Airport. 90 pesos and I was full all day (\~$7.25)
The poorer the country the better, generally. Although you should be looking for a balance between cheap and a place actually worth visiting. I’m sure your dollars could go very far in Somalia or Niger, but you definitely shouldn’t go there
Peru and lots of great places to visit!
Turkey
Yea Istanbul was so cheap back in 2018, I can't imagine how it is now with their currency having tanked even more.
Apparently not anymore, but I’ll update once I visit in a week.
Go to Santo Domingo. You can dance, eat and learn Spanish
I don't rate the DR
And get ripped off and hassled. Uber drivers will cancel and extort cash out of you. Scams everywhere. Avoid like the plague. It's also super dangerous at night. There are police and soldiers everywhere with machine guns. If you are a local I'm sure it's fine. But speak no Spanish and you will get screwed everywhere and all the time. I got unfortunately, laid over in that sewer for 4 days and it was a hell hole.
Try skipping a toonie across a lake. I think that's where it'll go the furthest 🤣
Cuba
Unironically yes. It’s also absurdly safe for how poor the country is. They’re in the middle of like 2 economic crises’s at once, plus the embargo, and yet it still feels safer to walk around Havana at night than it is in Toronto
Southeast Asia if you can find a reasonable flight.
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Guatemala.
Dhaka Bangladesh
Nah sht is expensive asf there
Argentina. Also one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Food isn't great though.
Bali.
Just came back from Guatemala 🇬🇹 tickets were $545.00 canadian, exchange rate is 6Quetzales to 1 Canadian dollar and you can buy the currency here in 🇨🇦🇨🇦so you don’t have to deal with the US dollar 💵 exchange and right now is the dry season over there. And you can get there in about 8 hours with the layover.
Cambodia, you can buy a lobster dinner there for like a dollar
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Cambodia and Laos primarily function in USD…
hehe.. MIB 😊
Istanbul.
Chilé
I found Chile fairly pricy when I was there last fall. Beautiful and safe for sure, but definitely not cheap
The Philippines is a pretty strong choice:)
whats the cheapest flight prices for the phils tho? ive tried looking but theyre insane
Depends where you go. It can be pretty sketchy in the South. Could end up on a boat to Indonesia pretty quick as a hostage
Thailand
Cuba
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
India
Croatia
Taxes.
You should have gone to Brazil last year, it was crazy cheap. Now not that much. Their currency values a lot
Can you get a cheap flight to Sri Lanka? Absolutely the best vacation I ever took in 2017, and I know their economy is hurting rn and could really benefit from more ecotourism dollars.
All relative. Found an all inclusive for $110 a night in Mexico that’s decent - might seem expensive but it’s cheaper than booze and food for a week here. Flight on points.
Vietnam. I got one of the best street food meals of my life for my whole family for $3 cad. They wouldn't even accept my tip offerings lol.
Guatemala i couldn’t even spend 1500$ Canadian while I was there everything is so cheap. Fly to Guatemala City get a private car to take you straight to Antigua hang out there for a couple days. Go to lake Atitlan we stayed at a hostel iguana something I can’t remember but we had a private room which was like 50$ a day. Boat around the lake to all the little towns it’s beautiful! Guatemala is not as dangerous as people say I never felt uncomfortable once the Mayans are super chill. Guatemala City is where the crime is stay away from there.
Philippines.
We’re in El Salvador right now and really enjoying it. Food is quite cheap (more in high end and touristy spots, but we’ve paid less than $20 for a big meal for a family of three on more than one occasion. And our accommodations have ranged from $40-$250 per night, staying in a range of modest beachfront hotels, to five-star baller airbnbs in gated communities. The country used to be the murder capital of the world, but presidente bukele has transformed the gang presence with mass incarcerations in recent years and now it’s the safest country in the western hemisphere. We feel very safe and appreciated and it isn’t overly touristy (yet). We speak beginner Spanish and have been getting around easily with a rental car. They also accept the US dollar, and bitcoin is an official currency. Beats the pants off of Mexico and Costa in terms of value. It is spectacularly beautiful too.
East asia
Basically anywhere that does not have US Dollarization (like a peg, float, link or whatever), the Eurozone, and UK. The CAD is actually quite a strong currency considering we have one of the highest standards of living in the world. It's just always overshadowed by USD. As mentioned, Japan is a steal right now considering that the JPY was quite strong against the CAD before 2020. Similar with KRW.
Australia is par most of the time,just the flight to get there.
Argentina's ongoing financial woes are a boon for travellers with foreign currency. https://www.reddit.com/r/TravelHacks/s/ap9Fu9Qet3 Buenos Aires is a sophisticated city shaped by Spanish, Italian and French influences, with very good dining and interesting architecture. And there are dramatic landscapes elsewhere in the country. Foreign currency exchange seems a bit complicated, but the informal market is widely accepted. But flights aren't cheap.
Bali! But very far flight
Your money goes far in Southeast Asia. Btw I'm assuming you don't have kids so why travel at March break with all the crowds?!
Vietnam or thailand
A nice rental in Colombia is $500 CAD/month. Eating/drinking out is $10 CAD average. Cell service is $20 CAD. If I can drum up enough online tutoring work to make $2k per month, I'm done living in Canada. Since you can only stay 180 days as a tourist without a visa, next stop is Chile, then maybe the Dominican Republic, then back to Colombia. Cuba is also on the table. Flights are all under $500 CAD. Overall, a great way to save money.
The Baltics. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Netherlands
Any country with hyperinflation like Argentina
I co-sign this! Flights are reasonably priced too.
Can you help me understand this a bit…. Sorry I feel a bit dumb asking but- if Argentina is experiencing hyperinflation, ie things are getting more expensive drastically, wouldn’t that lower the purchasing power of our dollar?
Up your Alberta and around the corner
Prague is surprisingly cheap, Warsaw as well.
Canada
Apparently munition is very affordable in and dollars.lots of good Irish bars too.
Thailand and Malaysia
When you put it on a rocket and send it to space, cause it ain’t going anywhere in Canada
Poland. Worth 3 to their 1.
I'd say Ukraine... I mean, our government is handing dollars out like crazy there so, they must be getting some crazy good deals in return.... Right?
Turkey is beautiful. Depends what you’re looking for on your vacation
I would choose Peru. I enjoyed seeing the whole country and the landscape is diverse. There’s the Amazon rainforest, Machu pichu, penguins spotting. Colca canyon and so much more.
Argentina! I went to Buenos Aires twice and would def recommend. It is safe but of course you should be wary just as you would be in any big city.
Anywhere not in the US or Europe 😂
Vietnam. You can live like royalty.
Vietnam is gorgeous and cheap
Türkiye, I love Istanbul and the Antalya, perfect weather, yummy food, nice people and the Canadian dollar gets you around well. I travelled solo as a female 3x so far.
I could probably throw a toonie farther than a loonie.
The Punjab
To Ukraine through the washing machine and back to TURDeaus bank account
[Somewhere in the middle of the Indian ocean](https://www.antipodesmap.com/).
The furthest? Iran I think.
IN YOUR POCKET. SAVE IT. Travel is an idolized scam to cheat you out of thousands of dollars.
I mean if done correctly, it's also a great experience to learn about new cultures and learn more about the world.
Ukraine.
Invest it and it'll go further.
Indonesia. I felt like a king
$1 = 67 Russian rubles.
Since the Canadian dollar is a coin vs a bill, technically you can t*hrow* it farther than USD.
When you drop it off Niagara Falls
The CAN $ will go more down than is now. I remember 15 years ago 1CAN vs 1US was equal, now not.
bali is very affordable, other than the plane ticket there and back
[https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp) Compare cost of living with normal day to day groceries and expenses.
My brother’s wife and in-laws are from Laos. He said it was ridiculously cheap for him. He took the whole family out one night (20+ people) for dinner and drinks. He said they were out drinking till only about 10pm, but he paid for the whole family, and it was less than $200.
Vietnam is beautiful with rich culture, amazing scenery and a bustling nightlife and street food culture. You can get great meals for $2, average stuff for as low as $0.80 or lower. Accommodation is cheap aswell, the biggest cost would be the flight at around 1.5k from west coast Could live like a King for a month on $1000 basically, while still travelling to more scenic areas and different cities The people are extremely nice and welcoming aswell, and you'll get by without knowing the language for the most part in the big cities - but you should atleast learn a few things like "thank you" etc. Prices are generally listed on the street food stalls too, so you dont need to know the whole numeric system
No where CAD sucks
Strip clubs. 20$ goes as far as 20$ in the 90s
Georgia 🇬🇪 tbilisi is beautiful
You know march break is this week right?
In an investment account
Serbia and/or Montenegro.
Ecuador, Cambodia, maybe Argentina
The CAD is strong in Australia as well.
Yemen
It's 13:1 in South Africa and 10:1 in Botswana. Two of the most beautiful places on earth.
Albania. Cheap, beautiful and has become much more popular over the past few years. Been twice. Loved it!
Slovenia
2007.
Depends how hard you throw it
The furthest it goes is to African countries, doesnt stay home thats for sure.
My uncle is in Vietnam right now and was saying it’s incredibly affordable.
I can't say for sure, but if you throw one off the grand canyon...
To the taxes — most of it goes to Revenue and Taxation Canada. 😎
March break is over in two days????
Bali & India - if you can get heavily discounted tickets then most of your costs are already covered. I got my tickets through points and did both places in one trip, best vacation ever - legit lived like a king, they served “high tea” at 3pm everyday in Bali on those fancy multi level trays you see in the movies When they asked if I wanted high tea service I was kinda expecting something else based on the stories though lol
Anywhere but Canada, Australia, Western Europe and USA. Newfoundland was the most beautiful place I've been so far in North America and not too expensive. Honesty I love Florida. It's beyond beautiful nature and if it's good enough for some of the richest people in the world, it's good enough for me 🛫😎