Traveling in Europe - £1 flights? Yeah - right!

So over the years I have heard passing comments of £1 last minute flights to Europe from UK etc and when I was in the process of moving a few people kept saying oh its so cheap to go here and there etc but to be quite honest, its really not. It costs a small fortune every time you want to go away and you have to book really early in the year - the girls were going to book Croatia in February and the tours they wanted to do in July were already booked. I have had to book Portugal and Turkey all in one month and its left me skint as. Turkey is a bit more because its a tour - I vowed after Top Deck to never do a tour again just cause I like to do my own thing really but in Turkey you have to be on a tour to get into the ANZAC ceremony + I think its safer to be on one in Turkey.

So one week in Turkey is £500 for the tour, £160 for flights then you need around £40 a day spending (I'm there for 8 days so thats £320) and there you have £1000 for 8 days. SHOOT I haven't actually sat and wrote that all out, thats heaps!!!! But def the most expensive trip I'll do this year.

Portugal - were going over Easter and taking an extra day so we'll be away for 5 days, flights were around £220, accommodation is a gorgeous self catered apartment which turned out cheaper than a hotel - I think that was around £150 each. So you can go away for 4-5 nights for around £350 but then as well will need around £50 spending a day. Sounds a lot but when you pay for transport, at least one meal out a day booze and food for your other meals etc it all adds up. 

Sometimes its frustrating cause we have long weekends and I want to pop to Europe for them but I just have to be reasonable - I could do it but then I would have no money for living in London and its no fun being cooped up all weekend cause you have saved all your money to go traveling so its all about finding the balance and what works for you really. I think after those trips I will be up in Chester and Scotland a few more times with my family this year, possibly a trip to NZ and then I will do another week away in October somewhere exotic! Will be great to go somewhere in October as another fashion week will just be finished and it will be a great time for a mini-break!