So fun seeing how your time in Budapest went! Definitely surprised to hear it costs almost the same as other parts of Europe, since we had imagined it'd cost less than southern Spain or less touristy parts of Portugal/France/Italy. Have you been able to keep costs a bit more balanced by doing a month in Brasov and Bratislava? We had been budgeting about $3,500/m for our future world travels for two people and our small dog (plus another $10k annually for taxes and flights to/from home), hopefully it's still feasible overall and inflation hasn't made that hard! I'm wanting to be frugal but also not make it so we can't enjoy our travels.
Certainly our time in Bratislava and especially in Brasov is helping balance out the rest of the summer. I think your budget is quite reasonable, especially if you save the very popular destinations for shoulder season. Inflation really has taken a toll but there are still very good deals to be found, particularly if you plan ahead and feel comfortable negotiating.
Thanks for your insights on my budget! Curious, as you've been country hopping, have you been able to use the EU Dog Passports to get Jasper and Huxley in and out or have you been needing to follow individual country requirements like seeing vets, showing vaccine info, etc?
We've successfully used their EU pet passport to get in and out of EU countries and they can also be used in some other countries as well, such as Canada, without needing additional documentation. That said, it's always important to look at the country-specific requirements as even some EU countries might have additional needs. Also, for South America, each country has its own unique requirements and an EU pet passport on its own is not sufficient. Hope that helps!
Very helpful, thank you both! Do you feel like overall its been feasible to deal with moving Huxley and Jasper between countries? Just because needing to see vets every few months - especially in foreign countries where they might not speak English - seems a bit daunting.
Traveling with dogs adds a lot of complexity and extra work but we're really happy that we've done it for the past four years. Having an EU pet passport is extremely helpful because it makes getting in and out of EU countries very easy. That said, it's a bit of work to get the passport and it needs to be maintained with annual rabies shots. We've also found that traveling slowly and reducing the overall number of border crossings is helpful. Generally Europe is an amazing and worthwhile place to travel with a dog while South America can be quite challenging to enter and exit (although very dog friendly once you're in country).
So fun seeing how your time in Budapest went! Definitely surprised to hear it costs almost the same as other parts of Europe, since we had imagined it'd cost less than southern Spain or less touristy parts of Portugal/France/Italy. Have you been able to keep costs a bit more balanced by doing a month in Brasov and Bratislava? We had been budgeting about $3,500/m for our future world travels for two people and our small dog (plus another $10k annually for taxes and flights to/from home), hopefully it's still feasible overall and inflation hasn't made that hard! I'm wanting to be frugal but also not make it so we can't enjoy our travels.
Certainly our time in Bratislava and especially in Brasov is helping balance out the rest of the summer. I think your budget is quite reasonable, especially if you save the very popular destinations for shoulder season. Inflation really has taken a toll but there are still very good deals to be found, particularly if you plan ahead and feel comfortable negotiating.
Thanks for your insights on my budget! Curious, as you've been country hopping, have you been able to use the EU Dog Passports to get Jasper and Huxley in and out or have you been needing to follow individual country requirements like seeing vets, showing vaccine info, etc?
We've successfully used their EU pet passport to get in and out of EU countries and they can also be used in some other countries as well, such as Canada, without needing additional documentation. That said, it's always important to look at the country-specific requirements as even some EU countries might have additional needs. Also, for South America, each country has its own unique requirements and an EU pet passport on its own is not sufficient. Hope that helps!
Very helpful, thank you both! Do you feel like overall its been feasible to deal with moving Huxley and Jasper between countries? Just because needing to see vets every few months - especially in foreign countries where they might not speak English - seems a bit daunting.
Traveling with dogs adds a lot of complexity and extra work but we're really happy that we've done it for the past four years. Having an EU pet passport is extremely helpful because it makes getting in and out of EU countries very easy. That said, it's a bit of work to get the passport and it needs to be maintained with annual rabies shots. We've also found that traveling slowly and reducing the overall number of border crossings is helpful. Generally Europe is an amazing and worthwhile place to travel with a dog while South America can be quite challenging to enter and exit (although very dog friendly once you're in country).
I hope you are enjoying Brasov! My wife and I spent a month there and we did enjoy our hiking adventures in the hills around the beautiful town!
We're just loving it here! It's like living inside a beautiful park. There's nothing better than starting the day with a big walk around Mt Tampa.
Wonderful! Be aware of bears!