Top 10 Budget Friendly Destinations
Backpacker-friendly cities where accommodation, dining, and activities are highly reasonable compared to the rest of the world.
Bali
Meditation on the rice terrace, temple on the cliff, sunset on the surfboard—all in the same day
Gaziantep
Türkiye's gastronomic capital — UNESCO confirms
Mardin
Stone city overlooking Mesopotamia
Trabzon
Steep slopes, foggy plateaus and anchovies of the Black Sea
Bangkok
Frankincense on the temple wall, pad thai on the street stall, cocktails on the skyscraper—all on the same block
Budapest
Imperial ruins, warming up in thermal pools on both sides of the Danube and waking up in romboats
Buenos Aires
Steak smoke, tango rhythm, Maradona graffiti — Latin America's most flamboyant capital
Crete
Cradle of Minoan civilization, island of pink sand beaches and Europe's healthiest cuisine
Lisbon
The Sorrow of Fado, the Sweetness of Pastéis de Nata and A Streetcar of the Seven Hills
Phuket
The pearl of the Andaman Sea — Night turns to morning in Patong, the legend of Maya Bay is rewritten in Phi Phi