June BUDGET: COST FOR A MONTH IN FRANCE & IRELAND FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

June BUDGET: COST FOR A MONTH IN FRANCE & IRELAND FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

In June, we divided our time between Provence, France and southern Ireland (outside of Cashel).  While we only had one short haul Ryanair flight this month from Marseille to Dublin, it was low cost and did not overly impact our spending. Based on the locations 

MAY BUDGET: COST FOR A MONTH IN FRANCE, PORTUGAL, AND SPAIN FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

MAY BUDGET: COST FOR A MONTH IN FRANCE, PORTUGAL, AND SPAIN FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

In May, given the short distances between our destinations, we were largely able to leverage rental vehicles to move from destination to destination, with only one flight — from Faro to Marseille — during this month. We started the month in Nerja, Spain, and later 

APRIL BUDGET: COST FOR A MONTH IN FRANCE, PORTUGAL, AND SPAIN FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

APRIL BUDGET: COST FOR A MONTH IN FRANCE, PORTUGAL, AND SPAIN FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

In the month of April, we moved around a lot less than we did in March, remaining within the EU and with only one flight. The remainder of our transfers were either via train (Porto to Lisbon) or via car (Lisbon to Lagos and Lagos 

MARCH BUDGET: COST FOR A MONTH IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND FRANCE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

MARCH BUDGET: COST FOR A MONTH IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND FRANCE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

In the month of March, we were very much on the move: we went from Noosa Heads to Coolangatta in Australia, then did a road trip through the North and South Islands of New Zealand (from Queenstown to Auckland, with stops in Te Anau/Milford Sound, 

KEEPING COSTS DOWN: RELOCATING FROM AUSTRALASIA TO PARIS

KEEPING COSTS DOWN: RELOCATING FROM AUSTRALASIA TO PARIS

After finishing up our road trip from Queenstown to Auckland (see our posts both here and here), with spring beginning in the northern hemisphere we decided that we wanted to relocate to Europe for the remainder of our year abroad. While our decision to initially