A 26-year-old explains how he travels the world on no more than $30 a day

In January of 2008, Will Hatton booked his first trip abroad for his 19th birthday — to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.

"I just wanted to do something different. I hadn't done anything remotely exciting with my life. I wanted to go up a mountain but I didn't have any climbing experience, so did some research and found for Kilimanjaro you don't have to have any mountaineering skills," says Hatton, who had been unloading trucks for a grocery store in his hometown of Brighton, England.

That trip was the start of seven years of travel, covering everywhere from Morocco to Laos to Vietnam to Israel to Central America. He's done it all on a strict budget.

You can follow his adventures on his website, The Broke Backpacker, or his Facebook, The Broke Backpacker.

After spending two years in Asia spending an average of $12 a day, and planning an 18-month trek to Papua New Guinea with a $30-a-day budget, here, he explains what it's like to travel the world on the cheap.

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After his initial trip to Tanzania, Hatton returned home to the UK to attend university, during which he spent 10 weeks traveling through India. Upon graduation, he hitchhiked from the UK down to Morocco, then headed to Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia for another 10 weeks.

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 Hampi, India, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Bangalore.

In September 2011, after graduating university, he booked a one-way ticket to India and started a blog for his family and friends to follow his adventures. He ended up spending two years in Asia, living on a budget that averaged out to about $12 a day — including flights. That first year in India, he spent less than $3,000.

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 Myanmar (Burma).

He's able to stick to such a tight budget thanks to his willingness to hitchhike, camp, and pass on expensive excursions with higher price tags. "It is uncomfortable, and it is difficult," he says. 'What made it easier back in the day was I was so excited about being on the road that I didn't mind being uncomfortable. I still don't, but now I have a decent tent and camping gear, which makes a huge difference. "

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 Backpacking in Venezuela.