Double your money on vacation!
You want to go on a nice vacation, but don’t have the money to do so? Traveling to a place where the US dollar is worth more could be your saving grace. We think the conversion rates to these countries are ideal, and to save you even more on your traveling experience check out discounted airline gift cards! You can save money on your flight and your US dollar is worth more at your destination. What is stopping you?
1.Vietnam
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Vietnam might not be the first place you think of when you picture vacation, but what you might not know is that the backdrop for the Vietnam war was actually a really beautiful country. And exchange rates in our favor mean that you can stay in bed and breakfasts for as little as $15 a night. Then later, while you are out and about on the town you can get meals from street vendors for about a dollar. Other bargains to pick up in Vietnam are silk scarves for about $5 or silk jackets for $20.
2. Mexico
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Mexico has several advantages when it comes to stretching a few dollars. First of all, it is closer, so you won’t have to spend as much on airfare. Second, prices are inherently cheap in Mexico and thirdly, the peso is becoming encreasingly weak compared to the dollar even compared to a few years ago. All of that means that you can spend less and buy more when you go there! Depending on where you go, you can even find hostels or bed and breakfasts for as low as $10 a night! Just be careful to stay somewhere safe as there are still pockets of violence around the country.
3.Indonesia
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Who knew that you could find a little slice of heaven like Bali in an affordable price range? Thanks to an increase in the exchange rate between the dollar and the Indonesian currency, you can actually vacation in paradise for less that you would think. You can even find luxury 4 star hotels in Bali for around $50! If you’re willing to sacrifice a little bit of luxury for even further savings, you can still find decent hotels for around $20. And who cares what your room looks like because you’ll be spending most of your time at the beach anyway!
4. Peru
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Peru is home to one of the most beautiful sites in the world, Machu Picchu, and you can see it all for much less than you would think. You can stay at a hostel in nearby Cuzco for less than $10 a night and taxi rides are only a dollar or two to get you where you need to go. Peru is also home to great food that can be found for excellent deals.
5. Romania
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Do you want to visit Europe but can’t afford the expensive hotspots like London and Paris? Why not try a lesser know but still beautiful country in Eastern Europe like Romania that you might actually be able to afford? Regular hotels will cost around $30 a night while hostels are even cheaper at around $15. Spend your days exploring the medieval architecture and music festivals. Don’t forget to sample the local cuisine where your strong dollar buys you a lot of food for not a lot of bucks!
6. India
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The dollar has always been strong in India but it only keeps getting stronger. It has increased by another 30 percent just over the last few years. That means deals such as basic hotels for under $10 American dollars a night and luxury hotels for not much more! Indian food is wonderful and you can get it for very cheap at street vendors. And many deals can be made at the myriad street markets found all around India.
7. Guatemala
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Guatemala is a beautiful Central American country that you can visit for quite cheap! If you are willing to stay in a hostel, you can spend as little as $7 a night while resorts that often include meals start as low as $40. Travel while in country is cheap to, such as small boats that take you from town to town for around 1 to 4 dollars.
8. Morocco
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Want to visit the home of Casablanca? You can do it for cheaper than you might think! Hostels are a little more expensive than some of the other locations listed but still a good deal at $25 and they are quite nice, offering free breakfast, Wi-Fi and all day tea! You could get a real hotel for about $65 but with that kind of service, who needs it? Then you can spend your days haggling at the markets for the myriad cheap but quality goods such as cell phones, spices and ceramics.
9. Iceland
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If you think Iceland and you think it is just all ice, think again! It is actually home to a lot of really breathtaking scenery, including tons of waterfalls, geysers and lava fields, most of which you can view for free. The exchange rate in the country highly favors the American dollar due to Iceland’s recent economic collapse. That is bad for them, but good for American visitors who can view all of this splendor for pennies. Stay the night for around $30 to $40 a night and then spend the day taking in the sights for free!
10. Laos
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Laos is a good country to visit on a budget when you just want to relax. The whole country seems intent on making sure you relax to, even offering massages for around $3 to $6. For just a few bucks more, around $10, you can get a hotel room! Meals are cheap in Laos as well, from $1 dinners in noodle shops to $20 per person at the fanciest restaurants in town!
I’m confused by Iceland being on this list. When checking the conversion $1 USD only equals $0.01 over there. Is there something else to this that I’m not finding while searching about this? I would love to travel to Iceland, but from what I’m finding it would be horribly expensive. Anything I can find about Iceland’s economic crisis says it recovered before this article was even written!
I just checked the conversion rate and it said 1 USD is equal to 123.70 Icelandic Krona. Maybe you entered the values backwards
no, its 99.07 Icelandic Krona.
hun it is 103 dollors for one u.s dollor there
The post about Iceland could not be anymore wrong ! We just got back last month and Iceland is by far the most expensive place we have ever been too. Don’t hope to find a decent hotel for under $150 a night, meals run about $20-$3- per person for burger and fries. Tours start at $200 per person. And forget about buying souvenirs unless you recently took a second mortgage on your home.
Tell Jan and the kids that Paul and I say hi! Hope you’re having a good time on holiday and not spending too much!
Love Susan xoxoxo
p.s. we must catch up some time it has been a while!
Cmon Susan
Did you make sure to take your US cash to a local financial institution or government conversion facilities. If you paid in US paper cash. Like the Canada when you visit there. If you don’t have their money they charge the same from your UDS as the Iceland Krona. Example. $200 Krona paid $200usd = $25,909.71(ISK) when the reality is you should have only paid $1.55(USD) as this is equivalent to $200.80(ISK) since $1.54(USD) is $199.50(ISK) it’s as of 11/5/2015 1usd = $129.55(ISK) so when traveling always go to a local bank in that country. Verify Curent days Conversation Rates or use a Travel credit card. Make sure to verify with your Card Holder Agreement that there is no foreign TXN Fee’s as this can become costly. Almost all credit card automatically convert the money on the day the TXN posts and not when it is originally Autherized. So don’t visit a country that’s market is bouncing up and down with wide ranges and use a credit card. I always recommend taking cash. Have it converted at the local banks or conversion centers. That way say today is $1 (usd) = $129.55 (ISK) but tomorrow $1.00 (usd)= only $1.65(ISK) or even $0.10(ISK) converting it in a lump sum is good it can also be bad. Maybe the next day the $1.00 usd could be worth $300.55 ISK no one has any way of knowing tomorrow’s conversation rate but if it’s low and equals what you can afford now do it while you can. All the locals know they can sell a souvenir for $5.00 ISK but if they have American money they can ask you to pay the $5.00 in USD as they are not required to convert it for you. So don’t get taken advantage of convert your cash before spending and verify with a online conversation calculator that updates daily.
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“I’ll just walk the earth.” — Samuel L. Jackson, ‘Pulp Fiction’
What about Somalia it’s 1 USD equals 614.95?
But wat about da livin cost u have to think about everything
Suhh Doode
Seriously? I don’t think it’s a good deal to spent your money in such countries like these where you could be easily be murdered. The article should be about places where the US currency is worth more than the local currency and the country actually has a decent economic growth.
Only one or two of these countries are bad but you can’t be stereotypical either these are all nice contrys
romania, suprisingly decent economy, low crime, and a beautiful place, is kinda like the rest of europe. except their not focused on money. just dont expect a power outlet anywhere
new zealand has good economy, one of the lowest crime rates and has good $ conversion
we in the US have high murder rates, a 80% of places you go you are less likely to be murdered
and even here, its not like its common for someone to kill you at random, they dont just close their eyes in a crowd, open them and stab/shoot the first person the see. really you only ever get murdered if you really pissed someone off, and even then only high up people do it because they can hire a hitman to take care of it
Get strapped
I want to leave the united states, the election is going to be baaaadd news 😛