Tag: WestJet

4 Days in Bermuda Budget Breakdown

Clearly, after visiting The Bahamas I thought to myself, ‘hmmmm let me find somewhere even more expensive!‘

I am heading to the island of Bermuda this time.

Below is a photo of the budget breakdown I keep on my Excel spreadsheet:

My mom and I booked this flight back in March because we didn’t have a trip together this year and felt it was necessary to escape to a beach.

I thought the price was pretty good? I still can’t believe that this flight is HALF the time it took me to get to Vancouver, in my own country. That makes no sense, but whatever, I’m happy it is a quick trip to a beautiful place.

So cost of flight = $520.00 – roundtrip, direct, with carry-on luggage included.

I’m not even going to get into the cost of places to stay on Bermuda because it can get pretty wild. My mom and I wanted to keep this as cheap as possible, so we can spend money on food and beach instead.

Spoke to a couple of my Bermudian friends to make sure we would choose a decent location that was accessible on the island though.

The area we ended up choosing is called Paget.

My place to stay in New Orleans was pretty basic, and this one looks like it will be too.

It is small, has good reviews, but looks clean and has a nice view of the sunset.

The link for this AirBnB is here, if you’re interested. I will do a full review when I return.

For three nights it was $648.00, so $324.00 per person.

We didn’t book any excursions for this trip. We plan on just spending the entire time checking out the beaches, and maybe eating, if the budget fits things like sustenance. (Can you tell I’m traumatized from the cost of things in Nassau?)

For the spending money I chose $500.00. That is $350.00 USD and I doubt it will be enough for here, but I figured it was a good place to start.

Will report back on if this was even close to being enough when I return. Pray for me.

The total budget for this trip is $1344.00 Canadian for me.

Again, I doubt the spending money will be the actual amount. I expect it to be more. I know I will see some random seafood restaurant and wander in there with no regard for my wallet.

See you when I get back……

  • Mirna

3 Days in Vancouver Budget Breakdown

I am finally going to visit BC!

This is very exciting for me and I am here to tell you how much this trip cost me, because sharing is caring.

Below is a photo of the budget breakdown I keep on my Excel spreadsheet:

My best friend and I booked this flight on January 18th and got it for an AMAZING price. I was thrilled because it was with a known airline (WestJet)……. I will be foraying into some of these new budget airlines a little later in the year. Stay tuned.

I think for $253.00 roundtrip, direct, with carry-on included? Great price. I remember when it would be $600+ to fly to Vancouver. This is a steal. So cost of flight = $253.00

The cost of hotels in Vancouver is kind of like Toronto, it is expensive. Fine.

We found a great AirBnB in a super accessible location.

Given how much places to stay (hotel or AirBnB) are in the central Vancouver area, I think we got a decent deal.

For two nights it was $350.00, so $175.00 per person.

I like it because it is two-bedrooms, so we have lots of space and the place has wonderful reviews. Location. Yeah, I am looking forward to this stay.

Here is the link to it, when I return I will give it a full review.

We didn’t book any excursions for this trip because 1) what if we end up hungover? and 2) I had some back issues leading up to the trip, so we didn’t know if I’d be even able to do such physical activities.

For the spending money I chose $300.00. I have no idea if this will be enough or not.

Toronto can be expensive to go out and be a foodie in, so I assume Vancouver will be exactly the same. We both love eating and both love some drinks. Hopefully $300.00 will be enough. Who knows?

The total budget for this trip is $728.00 Canadian for me.

Being that just the flight to Vancouver would almost be this much??? I think I did pretty damn well.

I know I am soooooooooooooooooo excited to see more of Canada for a great price.

See you when I get back.

  • Mirna