Or help keep this chaotic travel blog alive
BEFORE YOU READ THIS PAGE, I’M PLANNING A MULTI-DAY BIKEPACKING TRIP, AND I NEED SOME HELP!
In September, I’m planning my most ambitious challenge yet: Bikepacking St Malo to Caen. I want to prove to myself that I’m capable of cool wild camping endurance missions solo, a type of trip I have wanted to blog about since I first started this page, and lay the groundwork for future missions.
There’s one major issue with the plan. Between camping supplies, bike fixing & maintenance, transportation and general food & living, It’ll cost me far too much to afford right before university!
If you have a little bit to spare, or know someone who may, or just want to help fund the future of this channel, or one day watch me struggle immensely through autumnal rain and misery, then go to my link here, or on my ‘buy me a coffee’ and home pages, and donat as little/much as you’d like, it would mean the world to me, and directly fund the creation of future blogs & vlogs!
Hey! If you’re here, it means you’ve stumbled across my little corner of the internet; a budget travel blog built on Lidl bakeries, hostel Wi-Fi, and the stubborn belief that exploring the world shouldn’t be reserved for rich people with matching luggage sets.
I made this site to share real, honest travel stories: cheap routes, weird detours, what not to do when trying to find the train station at midnight. But truthfully, keeping this blog alive costs more than you’d think.
Here’s what your support helps cover:
- Website costs – Domain name, hosting fees, and the desperate need to upgrade to a Business account so I can actually adapt the blog for mobile (it looks like a MESS right now).
- Travel funds – Future posts rely on future trips. A little goes a long way towards train tickets, museum entries, or just surviving another street food experiment.
- Video + creative tools – I’m working toward building out more visual content (YouTube, TikToks, Pinterest), but that means editing tools, storage, and sanity-saving caffeine.
- Time – Hours go into writing guides, making graphics, and breaking down actual itineraries, so you don’t have to.
Basically, this blog is a labour of love, fuelled by filter coffee and borrowed Wi-Fi. If it’s ever made you laugh, helped you plan a trip, or saved you from getting ripped off abroad, consider donating the price of a coffee (or sandwich, or Flixbus ticket).
I appreciate anything you give — even (and especially) if it’s just sharing, reading, or sending good vibes.
Thank you for being here 💛
— [Benny – The Student Backpacker]
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