💷🚐 How much did my Wales road trip REALLY cost? I've spent the last few weeks exploring the beautiful Welsh coastline in my little Vauxhall Vivaro, and I've had an absolutely brilliant time. But now it's time to face the numbers! 😂 In today's video, I'm adding up what I actually spent on my Welsh road trip, including fuel, food, parking, overnight stays and all those little extras that soon add up. One of the questions I often get asked is whether living and travelling in a van is actually cheaper than a more conventional lifestyle. Well, I thought the best way to answer that was to share my real spending from this trip. No made-up budgets or perfect vanlife figures - just an honest look at what it cost me to get out there and enjoy Wales. If you've been following my Welsh adventures, thank you so much for coming along for the ride. And if you're thinking about taking your own campervan road trip, hopefully this gives you a useful idea of the costs involved.
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The speaker provides a detailed financial breakdown of a four-week van trip around Wales. With a goal of earning £100 per day to sustain a full-time van life, they analyze their spending across fuel, parking, food, and activities, concluding that the total cost of £421.88 was well worth the experience.
How much did the 4-week discussion in my van cost me?
Today, I will be able to share the numbers to see
I had faintly used it when I
I will return the Welsh coursework in 4 weeks.
All of this to me is much related to the costs.
Just so you know, I have a £100 note.
the day I need to sell it
I lead a busy life.
I am receiving government support,
I have enough funds to finance my own writing.
The dyna pam mae'r cost arnyn nhw'n mor uchel, 100 pound ar ddiwrnod.
I was very proud of how much it cost me
In just four weeks in the van, there was nothing to be done about the house.
Come on, let's go
Split the amount. Alright, let's start with the largest sum.
The diesel was for the van.
I was traveling around south Wales,
I had done just a little driving, and it wasn't diesel.
That's very important. I think I was going to do it
Ariannu £199.99 for that. So, in the end, £2
A liter of water, which is impossible money, is not anything truly impossible.
I have completed it, I have received
Regarding those letters, I have completed it
4 periods. Therefore, generally, the period was £235.95.
I'm still getting half a dance.
That, to be honest, was a pretty big deal.
The great weight of how much I had used it.
Now, obviously, that doesn't mean I have to be much.
I succeeded.
I'm not doing much climbing at all.
I don't use much diesel,
It would have been enough. But for the past 4 weeks, it's been 2, 3, 5,
95 on diesel, which, if the travel element is kind of what
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
which is exactly what I love so much about van life
42, 43, 45, 42, 44, 45, 46, 49, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 49, 50.
That's what attracts me to it.
The traveling around, I'm always gonna have diesel as a very high priority.
The cost for me personally next up is parking.
and campsites, I hate paying for parking, like if I'm
Just day trips or anything? No, I absolutely hate paying.
For parking, I would always prefer
I'll continue just a little bit further.
on a lease and going in rather than funding it from other farms.
I don't think it's
I had already taken funding whenever I was anywhere.
dim ond ariannu diwrnodol,
I have always been moving forward and going.
I'm doing well too, just a bit of training.
I am always trying to keep the
possibly impossible, so I'm
commonly coming across obstacles, such as obstacles on the path,
banners on the road, sorry, or banners on the road,
wherever you need to vote
Dros y nos, felly doeddwn i ddim yn gwneud llawer iawn.
or making money from numerous stops throughout the night,
Well, I said a few words, so I spent £19.
ID 19, I spent £16.95 on the groceries
Llanfrenog, was it? Llanfrenog,
And I have reached the difficult path.
They paid £16.95 there, which was very steep for the car park.
I was hoping to get
And I couldn't do it, though I wished I could.
They all got taken when I went there. So £16.95 for that.
I went to Isle Shell, which was beautiful.
It was beautiful, and there was only £12.50.
I had been staying there for two
It was very good and very bad.
There was nothing else around there, and I'm
The fee for that will continue to be £12.50.
I have been thinking
There is nothing else, in truth, that I have not already listed here.
I had done a bit of laundry there, which cost £6.
I'll have to add that at the end.
I had been working on another building with a light crew for £22.50.
..dyn...
There was a car park for £6 when I was there.
mynd i ddolfyn yn gadael yn Caernigan Bay,
I came to the car park where I could sit through the night.
That was £6.
Felly, together with the campaign and the parking, it came to £70.45.
Felly, to be honest, I'm really enjoying this.
I like making a big fuss, but every time,
I found the campaign, for school, to go to the old house,
That was very important to me. So, I'm happy.
With that cost, I must be honest.
Felly, this means three weeks of campaigning.
I did. I feel like I did more. Did I do more?
I can't think of anyone.
I'm sorry, I must have done this incorrectly.
I can't think of anyone else anymore
I've done it, so three nights of the campaign
All that was left was to move forward. Well, next meal, and I'm extremely
The bargain hunter will be dealing with a lot.
Felly, I have my food account, YouTube, and a fitness app,
Sianel YouTube a ffeisbwch,
I like food shopping, I like that.
I'm thoroughly aware. I'm always looking for ways
to the amount of hand or additional product,
That's something I really enjoy doing, to be honest.
I have been receiving, in the past,
The bread I've produced has turned out to be costly.
I've had more than enough, I've been parking for too long
In place of going to the big wartheg, I am
I've been going to more common paths like that.
local stop
I've done this kind of thing before in the past,
I've tried not to do it that way.
I have, for the first time in eight weeks,
I've brought a lot of stuff with me.
a DWI does not include the cost, but in
I've just finished sorting out this mess.
Of course, many of that stuff were indeed burning.
Otherwise, I've received it from the Oleo app and things, but only,
I used to eat the food every time I went to the shop.
I was making use of the solitude, which is a bother to me,
I had kept the other food.
Even if I've lost track of something ahead,
I've spent £32 on food over 4 weeks.
Well, I must say, I've received a lot of invitations,
That's incredibly hard for me, to be honest.
Of course, I had a small handful of little fancies for fancies,
I had been waiting, when I was around Mumbles,
Domino's was on my way back.
I was able to see the Dominoes from the transmission
I couldn't help but consider,
I'd already gone and got Dominoes, which cost £7.99.
I was there too, when I was around Caernarfon Bay,
Got several chips from the Chippy for £3.50.
Felly, the period of 4 was £11.49,
It's impossible for you to think about them.
Just like pizza and chips.
It was £11.49, and for the rest of the time, I spent £32.
That's impossible, it's obvious,
Gallech chi, the food is one of them,
I was able to go to small shops and places to get food.
I was doing that more often, but I was trying to keep the cost down.
As soon as possible. Oh, no, I thought
I am someone else entirely, in truth.
I was waiting in Wales, I had gone to the pub.
Let me find out how much this has cost me.
Oh, alright, so I've received a little bit
I'm tired and I've spent 14 pounds at school.
During the general period,
Otherwise, I've already received my food and drink there.
The general period amount for other food was £25.49.
Activities and flowers are among the things,
In reality, the things I enjoy doing
the joys of adolescence, like going out to sea for the first time, driving a car,
In the spirit of humanism, then...
due to my personality and what I enjoy,
That was the reason I had to use a lot of it.
activities and importance,
There are some things I'm not sure about
A golden chalice on those plates,
Entry to Cardiff Castle costs £16.50.
That's something I have to say honestly,
It's a cost I have to bear. I haven't done that.
I haven't been involved with the castle,
on one, especially at £16.50.
Today, I've made £15 for living
In Cardigan Bay, I went to see the dolphins,
The money was well worth it.
I'm happy with having made the £15, so that's £31.50.
I have been using it for interest and activities.
Someone had realized it for me
I will work collaboratively and responsibly.
I have received an indirect collaboration.
The fields were green a few years ago.
I had been focused.
I never used to use it, when I was a youngster
We will go every week to a different reliable location.
Where will I be going, is that unique to Wales?
I'm not sure, is that only in Wales, in Wales?
I'm not sure, I'll have to look inside.
Now tell her for me.
I think society is a social society
I am investing in something that will be a national treasure.
Besides, I'm enjoying...
I'm thinking of them.
That is, I'm doing this in National Trust locations, so
I'm likely to be caught in a network
National Trust for my future.
On the other hand, I, yes, £31.50, it wasn't too difficult for me with the cost of Cardiff,
I'm happy to spend a little money on special experiences.
Felly, £21.50.
Today, one of the last activities was souvenirs.
I'm not going to buy a lot of importance and things,
You're the one who's late in finding the band, not them.
I had already received, I had already received a signal from Shell Island,
I had already received a rock from the little worm.
I like that kind of little importance, I do.
I went to Barry Island, where I had spent
£9 is significant, I think I've shown that.
I'll be just a little in the next yard,
I have a bit of bread and a little cheese
useful. So yes, £9.
I'm fine with that. And then the thing I'm
I must say, according to the local people, I did
I'll pay you £6.
Felly, this will arrive during the 4-week period of the gestation
I'm £421.88. I'm not sure how I'm feeling
I am here.
I don't know whether that's more inspiring than its spirit.
It's quite obvious that the only place I can actually refuel there is the diesel.
to say in places
I am not able to see in truth how I can
The campsite fees are much higher than I expected, as I'm going to
I have to go, I'll be imagining I'm going, it'll be necessary
I'll be at the campsite in particular if I go back next week
I'm going to get that, how am I going to?
my sorrow alone through driving which is clearly
Your cost diesel.
new through solar, which isn't going to get much bigger on this one
either soon or by plugging in and thus
In reality, I am unable to raise the cost.
to the campsite and the park at that time, but I can
the one who could return after death
and diesel, and I mean diesel is really big, it's
That's the way it is.
Felly, was it worth it to him? £400? To me, absolutely not.
I've visited some wonderful places, had an incredible amount of time,
It's an odd time, as I always say,
It was great, but it was challenging.
Oh, I think, yes, £400. What do you think?
Does that sound generally reasonable to you?
It's interesting for me to see what that cost is.
Besides, I have often received,
I know how much of the investment and how much of the money is in my account.
Bob is my friend, I speak Gaelic
and a more concrete figure, clearly different each month
I am not including in that anything like my clean responsibility,
Do you know anything that's happening incorrectly with the van?
You know MOT, things like that, so that's the general cost.
The guy in the van, but that's
That's interesting, £400 and that's
I'm telling you where I've said £100 a day
I allu ariannu bywyd
I will present my thesis and also present the room.
Tell me if you are living
You will live a full life if you have done so
Advances if you know
your math's been fudged for a while now
You've done enough, let me know now
I'd like to hear your thoughts on the matter
pob un o'r profiadau pobl, ond diolch yn fawr iawn am gwylio'r un hon
I'm going back in the van very quickly,
If you're missing Wales, I'm sorry to hear that.
Make sure you have written them down
You will soon be able to see the students I am about to arrive at.
Thank you for watching, and I see you're moving forward.
Thank you very much.