The Budget Backpacker is written by travelers who actually go — testing routes, tracking real numbers, and publishing the receipts.
We do not take sponsored trips or write about places we have not been. Every cost in our guides comes from an actual trip, and every route has been walked by someone on this team. If a number changes, we update the post.
Our budget guides list what a trip really costs — transport, beds, food, entrance fees, and the small stuff nobody budgets for. If we saved money, we say how. If we overspent, we say that too.