Why go? Located on Southeastern Europe's Balkan Peninsula, Albania shares a border with Greece and is only a short ferry ride from Italy. "Castles, Adriatic coastline, and the Albanian Alps can be found in this under-the-radar country fit for budget travellers."
Accommodations: Travellers will only need to shell out about £12 per night for a three-star hotel. The food is incredibly diverse, with traces of Greek, Turkish, and Italian influence, and typically very inexpensive. "Public transportation is cheap and readily available and plenty of hiking trails, national parks, and fortresses await travellers looking to get outside the city and explore Mother Nature on the cheap."