A trip to Athens, Greece

1 week duration with 4 people

Hotel and Flight

My 3 friends and I will depart from YVR Airport, Vancouver on March 20, 5:15pm, and arrive at the Athens Airport at 4:10pm the next day. We return to Vancouver on the 26th. The roundtrip costs $1,229 per person.

We will stay at Victory Inn in Athens, which costs $46 per night. That totals to $276 per person for the 6 nights that we are there, excluding the flight.

Insurance and Other Expenses

• Insurance------------------ $77• Incidentals-----------------$120• Local transport------------$80• Meals and snacks---------$320• Shopping-------------------$150• Pocket Money-------------$150

These are listed in Canadian dollars, and will be slightly less in Euros, but that doesn't really matter because things are a little cheaper in Greece anyway.

The total adds up to $2402 per person!

During the Grade 10 Year

Savings Plan- adding to the $500 I already have

Summer Before Grade 11

• Tutoring$14/h , 6 hours a week for at least 16 weeks.

Total earned: $1344

• A job at a retail store ex. Fresh St. Market, Starbucks, etc.

$10.25/h, 20 hours a week for 8 weeks.

Total earned: $1,640

If all goes as planned...then by the time I am in Grade 12 I will have saved up $3484, which is more than enough for a trip to Athens, Greece. Perhaps I could even go to Kos Island, Greece, where a flight ticket costs over $2000. Or perhaps I'll just hoard the money to buy and care for a Tamaskan puppy. That sounds better than any trip. = )