Expenses of Alpine style hiker December 1, 2019 Peter Van Geit View this post on Instagram Many are asking "How do you manage expenses?". Traveling (minimalist) is MUCH cheaper than living in a city. I hardly spent 200Rs a day. Once you are in the mountains or country side you cannot spend money. A meal in the village is hardly 60Rs. I never stay in hotels, always camp outside or in a temple, etc. Many days I don't spent anything being hosted by a friendly villager with food and night stay. I use public transport to commute on roads between my destinations or run / hike in the trails. (Only in Sahyadri journey i use a bike). In the cities we are consumers earning and spending lots of money and buy fancy, useless things. Living / running minimalist in the mountains with one shorts and tee, a mat and blanket, drinking from streams, breathing fresh air, eating organic food, bathing in natural lakes and meeting kind people, live is simple and beautiful. I spent 4 months in the Himalayas in less than 20K Rs, covering 120 passes or less than 200Rs per pass! Waking up in a different beautiful location each day, discovering new, mesmerizing natural places, meeting kind innocent people. The world is a beautiful place and life is too short to commute in traffic and be locked up in a cubicle each day. Die with memories, not dreams Ultrajourneys.org #Explore #Mountains #Minimalist #UltraRunning A post shared by Peter Van Geit (@petervangeit) on Nov 30, 2019 at 8:30pm PST
