Cheryl

Calgary, AB, Canada

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Member since Oct 26, 2012
5 trips
125,606 kms travelled
35 countries visited
1,597 photos
18 forum entries
107 blog entries

About @CherylGypsyRose

75 years old • Female • Retired

In 2012 I had an epiphany. Life is short. I went on a three month backpacking trip to Eastern Europe, Turkey, Morocco etc with my son. I set my budget at fifty dollars per day even though that was a low ball figure according to the guidebooks.
But using this budget enabled me to cover a lot of ground!!
We had a rich, cultural experience on the cheap. If you think you cannot afford to travel, think again.
In 2015 my sister and I traveled through China for 28 days - two grannies on a shoe string budget, yes, we had a great time.
2016 - Spain and Portugal - the Iberian Penninsula in December
2017 - Norway, Czech Republic, Germany, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Malta and Spain - 78 days with only carry-on luggage - included two operas and a stint as volunteers teaching English in Spain. Fabulous - fjords, mountains, beaches, ancient ruins, trains, planes, buses and automobiles.
2024 - Iceland, Ireland, Austria, Greece, Italy, Spain

Hobbies:
Travel, blogging, felting, genealogy, reading, quilting, thinking. volunteering, bridge, yoga
Favourite places:
Subotica, Serbia, Tallinn, Estonia, Stockholm Sweden, San Francisco, Victoria, Savannah, Seattle, Portland, Saskatoon, Calgary, Selcuk, Turkey
Warsaw, Poland, Lisbon, Portugal, Norway, Malta, Belgrade
Crete
Ischia

Choose your travel companion wisely

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Travel Blogs CherylGypsyRose runs

Backpacking Europe on fifty dollars/day - 63 year old couch potato sets goal
China on Fifty Dollars a Day - If we can do it anybody can do it
The Iberian Penninsula in December - Megaliths, Monastaries and Memories on a Budget
Cheap Seats At The Opera - Europe on a Tiny Budget
The Balkans - Serbia Bosnia Montenegro Croatia Albania Macedonia Kosovo
Norway - Oslo Bergen Alesund
Atlantic Canada - Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick
Atlantic Canada - Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick
Europe on a Budget 2024 - Travel for Less