Who Are The Frugal Travellers | We Reveal All

[@leslee_fw]

I love the fact that you guys are always so positive even when things go slightly wrong - keep up the good work

[@FrugalTravellers]

We try to be positive... sometimes there's some cussing when the camera's not rolling 😂

[@veradanson5890]

I just loved to see the photos. What an adventurous life. Wonderful

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you for your lovely comment, Vera! We need to make a new Intro video as we look a bit different now and have visited more countries! ~ Mandy

[@SandraMarksWebster]

Just found this intro- you are both just so sweet! Mandy you pull off the long hair as well. And always enjoy the tips.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Sandra. This intro was made way way backin January 2018 when we were using the free Windows Video Editor software, and had no idea about B-roll or interesting backgrounds etc. We're so happy that it seems to have stood the test of time... unlike my hair, which is now shorter than ever 😁🌞 ~ Mandy

[@luismendoza1569]

Love your channel with such lovely Content. To many more lovely and safe travels.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you for your lovely comment! We're so pleased you enjoy our videos. We're back in the UK for a while so will be able to work on all the footage we have and upload many more videos 😀

[@TravelwithDeepakTripathi]

Glad to know you both met in Nepal, my home country. I have watched all your videos and they are really informative and helpful. If you can, please make videos in Australia and New Zealand too. Waiting for your next video.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much. We absolutely love Nepal and it will always be a special place for us. We will definitely make videos in Australia and New Zealand as we'll be passing through there a lot. We're now trying to catch up with a few recent videos from last year's travel before we head to Hungary soon! 😊

[@MrRugbyprop1]

Really enjoy your vlogs. Liked seeing your photos too!

[@FrugalTravellers]

That's so lovely, thank you! ~ Mandy

[@AS72831]

These videos about you are still my favourites. It’s now 2024 and you look very different now compared to how you look in this! You were making great videos back then and now they are so good!

[@FrugalTravellers]

Yayyyy... we love it when people go through our earlier videos and enjoy them. Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback 😊♥️ You're the best xx👌🤩👍🥰

[@suebowman7258]

Mandy and Lee inspire us to travel. Thank you very much for tips for our frugal travellers family. I shared this video with my friends who are interested in traveling on budget. ❤

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much, Sue 🙏😍. That video is quite old now but still very relevant. If we can inspire others to reach their travel dreams then it makes us so happy. 🙏😍

[@rollingwiththepauls]

Loved this video, it's so nice to know you both and your journeys (both life and travels) a little more. Great tips and insight into how to manage your travels. - Pauli

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much. Glad you have got to know us a bit more. We recently made an updated version of this. 😁👍 ~ Lee

[@rollingwiththepauls]

@@FrugalTravellers I've seen the update a few weeks ago. Slowly going through your videos ❤ -Pauli

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@rollingwiththepauls It's so lovely to hear that you're going through and watching all our videos, Pauli. Your wonderful comments and positive feedback really means a lot to us - thank you so much! 🙏🥰 ~ Mandy

[@tanyasteadman4819]

Loving your work. Such great attitudes to travel and life. Keep smiling and We will keep watching , safe travels.

[@FrugalTravellers]

That's so lovely! Thank you, Tanya for the compliment and for taking the time to comment. We hope this finds you happy and well 😀😁 ~ Mandy

[@SUKARNOJAPAZ22]

Nice intro beautiful places to go thanks for sharing done watching keep posting new friend here supporting see you

[@FrugalTravellers]

That's so lovely - thank you 😁 We visit such amazing countries... we need to get more organised and put up more videos but it's difficult getting motivated sometimes 😂

[@desilvaceylon5767]

Mandy/Lee, you will be getting more views and likes in future. I am really like your all programs. Hugs from Ceylon

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much! Hopefully we can be making some videos in Sri Lanka sometime in the future!

[@tobirates916]

You all seem like lovely travel companions. Looking forward to watching more. Subscribed!

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hello Tobi Rates! Thank you for subscribing and for taking the time to comment :)) We really need to make a new introduction video as we look quite different now, and have been to more countries. It was great to hear from you and we hope you enjoy our other videos.

[@garethcumming667]

It must be so lovely to be a couple and share this great hobby that is travel! Only just found your site. I look forward to seeing your library of adventures!

[@FrugalTravellers]

That's so lovely - thank you! It definitely is wonderful that we met our travel soulmate in Nepal back in 1996... and we're looking forward to exploring more of this wonderful world 😀 Thank you for watching the videos and for the feedback!

[@Departures1]

Nice to see both of you together, its usually one of you behind the camera in your vlogs. I've been travelling for a couple of decades too and I find it interesting to go back to places and see how they have changed. I"m 70 countries but thats because I revisit so many places, no rush to get to 100. Thanks for sharing your stories.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you. It was quite fun to make that video together. True that we are rarely together on camera. We don't really like to count countries because travel shouldn't be about ticking off places. We agree It's way better to move slowly and get to know people and places better. But people always ask so we have added them up. Keep having great adventures out there!!

[@coleendenty9332]

Fantastic! Do you consider yourselves a part of the "FIRE" community before FIRE became cool? That's how we live as well. I am 37 and hope to leave work in the next year or two

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you! We only learnt of the FIRE acronym a few months ago, from a comment on one of our Insta posts, and thanks to our innately frugal natures we've found ourselves part of that group without knowing it😁😀 We're travellers who have only been making vlogs for a few years. We started with a blog in 2018 but felt it was too much like writing into a void as there wasn't much feedback from readers. We started making videos instead, struggling along with our Motorola G4 Plus and Oppo AX5 😂 We want to show people how easy it is to get out there and travel independently on a budget, and explore more of this beautiful planet, whether it be new countries or new places in your home town. Thank you again for showing such an interest in our story and channel - comments like these inspire us to keep making videos rather than just relax in front of Netflix 😁🙏

[@FrugalTravellers]

How wonderful that you're planning to become FIRE in the next year or two! That's so cool 😀😁

[@computertennis]

You guys are awesome !!!

[@FrugalTravellers]

Awwww... that is so kind, thank you! We hope you enjoy our videos :)

[@michaelcottam9519]

I was researching for a project and found this. Hello guys! I remember you.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hello Michael! This is Mandy... Lee's out by the pool! It's great to hear from you... where have those 10 years gone? We need to make a new introduction video - if you check out our latest videos from the Algarve we look quite different :) I know Lee will be stoked to hear from you. We still talk about that bow and arrow 😁😀

[@julieeggleton9743]

Loved re watching this vlog. Meant to ask what was your 100th country? Was it different for each of you?

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you, Julie. It's so cool that you're going through our playlist and rewatching some of our videos 😀😁 This might sound terrible but we can't actually remember our 100th countries 🤣😀 We have a list written somewhere... but I can't remember where I've saved it or even where we mentioned it on social media 😀😁 Lee has now been to 113 countries, and I've been to 103, I think 😉 He travelled around South America before we met, and he also went to Zambia on our 40- week truck trip around Africa. The only country I've been to that he hasn't is the Philippines... but we both want to go soon! ~ Mandy 😀🌞

[@isoldafont8571]

Excellent, looking forward to know some more!

[@FrugalTravellers]

That's brilliant - there'll be loads more to come 😀

[@LetsgowithHyro]

Great video to know more about you guys and certainly great stories and tips. Good to also see that there are still people out there that do it for pure fun and not only for the idea of monetizing. Will continue to watch more of your videos for sure!

[@FrugalTravellers]

That's so lovely of you - thank you! We're fortunate in that always living a frugal lifestyle means we don't need to work now, as long as we continue to embrace frugal travel, that is 😁 No 2* hotels for us, instead it's a 12-bed dorm in a hostel or a private room in the cheapest Air BnB 😂 But we'll always post what we see and experience, and never polish things up - our tenets are Reality, not glamour; and Finding joy in simple things 😁

[@RyanMaycry]

Hello guys I love your videos I’m watching from dubai😜☕️

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you - that's so kind! We've only ever been through Dubai airport but it's definitely on our list of must see places 😀

[@RyanMaycry]

Oh Wow I’ll wait for your post about your adventure in Dubai 😜

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@RyanMaycry It might be a few years away but we'll definitely spend some time in the UAE 😁

[@maxinechivers1312]

It is lovely to meet both of you on You Tube. I remember the days of travelling before Internet and mobile phones. I became keen to travel in my childhood and managed to visit Greece when I was 14 years old. I used to travel cheaply as a single person needing one plane seat. Now I have a 12 years old disabled son that is in a wheelchair and a 10 year old daughter. I am only able to travel in the school holidays. We are going to Florida and two Caribbean Islands in April. We will end our trip with a train journey from Fort Lauderdale to New York. From there will fly back home to England on Norwegian Air.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Nice to meet you too Maxine. It's always good to hear from other keen travellers. Your April trip sounds incredible. The Caribbean Islands will be amazing. We'd love to explore more around there as we've only been to Cuba. A train ride up the east coast will be a real adventure too. We flew Norwegian air once and they were very good. Hope you and your family have a brilliant time!

[@maxinechivers1312]

@@FrugalTravellers I managed to visit St Lucia in the Caribbean when I was 19 years old. It will be so amazing to visit Antigua and Tobago in April. I like to travel on a budget as well. I love to walk around cities. I wish I could travel more.

[@maxinechivers1312]

@@FrugalTravellers Thanks, that is a lovely thing to say. My son's teacher when he was younger visited Cuba and she brought me back a postcard. I am keen to see more islands in the Caribbean. It is challenging to visit more that one or two islands. A cruise would be expensive. We went to a beautiful beach in Sri Lanka and all of a sudden it got too hot. Hopefully it won't be too hot in Antigua and Tobago. I wish you get to see lots more places and have really wonderful times.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much Maxine. We'd love to see more of the Caribbean as well. Cruises can be expensive. A friend recommended a really cheap bargain cruise search website to us that looks quite good although we've never booked one on it. Maybe one day we will. It's www.vacationstogo.com/ Maybe worth a look. 😊

[@slowlyslowlyadventures]

Awesome video guys, loved the old photos, big love from benny and nil

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much! Sending back the love. 😍

[@theintermittenttraveller6151]

That was wonderful :)

[@FrugalTravellers]

That's so lovely - we're pleased you enjoyed getting to know us a bit better 😁

[@MartintheMetalhead]

Quiet impressed you've done 100 nations over 24 years. April 2020 will be 10 years since I went to live in New York and I'm now on 87 nations. Trying to get to 100 soon so I can focus on living in Norway after 2020

[@FrugalTravellers]

Wow... You've certainly covered a fair chunk of the globe too. That's very impressive. We've actually made pretty slow progress as we like to try to get to know each country we visit and normally average around a month in each one. At this rate it's going to take at least another ten years to see the rest but we are in no hurry. I've heard of people in their 30's who have been to every country on earth. That kind of rapid travel is not for us at all. All the best for living in Norway. It is a beautiful country. 😊

[@allymayful]

Well done!!!

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much Ally 😉😍

[@JBSpecialMusic]

So cool. We don’t return to Portugal until early 2022. Maybe y’all still be around and we can connect for grub at a pub?

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hi there! Thanks for the lovely comment. We have a few housesits lined up in Portugal next year, so maybe our paths will cross! ~ Mandy

[@kel8026]

Good job guys! Haha :D

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you! Hopefully we'll manage to catch up this year, as we only just missed you in Eastern Europe! Happy New Year and happy travels!

[@fatimamendoncamendonca8191]

Olá Mandy! I m Fatima do Airbnb

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hello Fatima! 😁😊

[@FrugalTravellers]

We are looking forward to visiting Coimbra 😁

[@FrugalTravellers]

Do you have Instagram? We can have a private chat

[@veradanson5890]

Are you going back to work?

[@FrugalTravellers]

If you check out our website you will see that we worked and saved enough money to travel IF we live on a very frugal budget. - Mandy

[@veradanson5890]

Do you make money from utube now?

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hello Vera. Yes, we have now monetised with KZbin, which is why you will see skippable ads on our videos