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Q. I am looking at places similar to P.G.L.
Any help with be very much appreciated!
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There are quite lot of places - some major ones are plas y brenin (england's centre but located in north wales) and plas menai - there are other commercial ones based near the expected locations but i would start with them.
How much would it roughly cost to travel Ireland, England and Scotland for 6 months?
Ill be living as cheap as possible. I am willing to volunteer my time for free room and I can easily go a few days without eating if necessary. I just want an amazing experience in a beautiful country that doesn't make me believe you need money to enjoy amazing things.
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Aw, your plans sound awesome!
Ok, ill com back in the morning (its after 2.30 am, im tired) and add in some links, but its really possible to do on the ultra, ultra cheap. I love making plans!!! Yay!
For free.
Wwoofing. You get a bed and food in return for working on an organic farm. Ive never done it, but its there, and free. Try it!
For free and a tiny bit of money!!
Voluntary warden at a youth hostel. Youd need to sync in a training weekend somehow, which are not too regular, but once youve done this youre allowed to volunteer alone at some of the more remote youth hostels, which dont have staff. You get a small daily travel allowance~ £5 to £10 i think!! Youd need to probably have documentation to show youre a safe member of society, and no criminal record~ contact the yha. Arrange this before you come over to avoid delays and hassle.
They have a few provisions, but you should ask them if theyd make an exception~ they want comittment over 3 yrs, as youd be so eager to of a lot of it. Its for remote, generally pretty quiet places, which have no full time staff. You get your own private room, btw, so you dont have to dorm with the hoi poli : ) you book people in and tidy, but they are generally very quiet hostels, hence having no paid staff. http://www.yha.org.uk/sites/all/themes/yha/volunteering/files/Volunteer%20Manager.pdf
Small cost. Camping.
I love camping. However, the uk has had several really rainy years in a row, so the shine has tarnished a bit for me. Force 8 gale & rain on a cliff top was not cool :/
Its certainly not a long term option, esp not in ireland & scotland which have higher rainfall anyway, but something to have as a plan b if the weather turns sunny and your plans are flexible. In england most countryside is farmed so you can only camp at campsites~ around £5 pn, but scotland, ireland & wales have lots of space so wild camping is fine. The downside is luggage as youd presumably have no car. You could arrange to leave stuff at a woofing farm, and return for a stint~ i camp and ive been offered to leave my kit at places for months. People are pretty chill. The nicest, cheapest, quietest places are sometimes a bit of a treck though, so youd have to walk. Youd have to buy kit, of course, but its incredibly lovely in the sunshine and youd save money longer term.
Sofa surfing. Also free. You sign up for it with the intention of returning the offer~ you just stay on peoples' sofa for a night or two. I met someone whose son was sofa surfing his way round the world and had only awesome tales to tell. Ive never done it.
Hitch hiking is apparently pretty easy in Ireland, and is free. Im from the south west of england, and do it in devon and cornwall. Its faster than busses a lot of the time, and ive met awesome people. Obv use caution and trust your gut, but honestly, ive felt endangered more often out on a saturday night in any town w drunk guys wandering about than hitching lifts. Its harder in other areas tho. We are just nice in devon/cornwall!
Megabus. Apparently annoying other passengers abound, but if you book tickets far enough in advance, long trips are £1.50 so who cares. Also has cheap rail tickets, on regular trains.
Local busses in rural areas can be slow & inconvenient.
You dont want to be rushing about all over the place~ you wouldnt take anything in. Aim to be somewhere at least 5 days to absorb it~ thatd also reduce your travel costs.
Im numerically dyslexic and verrry tired, so im not going to attemt to ravage my brain with working out costs, but ~ nearly free.
For food, You can buy packets of biscuits (what you call cookies) for 35p, which is ?? $1 i think, and live off that. Dont aim to be too broke though better to have a shorter trip by a few weeks and enjoy yourself more, than be here longer but too exhausted to do anything. Living costs are far higher here.
Sounds awesome!! I wish you well : )
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