Last updated: September 2026
The short version
Nearly every photograph on this site is used under a Creative Commons licence that requires us to credit the photographer. This page is that credit. We also list the images that do not legally need one, because you should be able to check where any picture here came from.
Images requiring attribution
Each of these is used under the licence shown. The photographer keeps the copyright; we have not altered the images beyond resizing and converting them to WebP.
- airport-transfer-bus-cost.webp
“File:Canberra Airport bus stop 18062026 1.jpg” by Totallynotarandomalt69, CC BY 4.0, via wikimedia. Original file.
A bus stop sign outside a modern airport terminal building - backpacking-cost-method-cover.webp
“UK biometric passport on pile of Euro currency” by Christopher Elison, CC BY 2.0, via flickr. Original file.
A British passport resting on a spread of twenty-euro banknotes - backpacking-packing-list-cover.webp
“#mypubliclandsroadtrip 2016: Our Camping Picks, Sand to Snow National Monument” by mypubliclands, CC BY 2.0, via flickr. Original file.
Snow-capped mountains rising behind dry desert hills with autumn trees in the foreground - cheapest-countries-budget-travel-cover.webp
“File:Cow Looking For Food In The Market (222708231).jpeg” by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0, via wikimedia. Original file.
A cow standing in a busy street market in Nepal, with a cyclist and vegetable stalls behind - land-border-crossing-queue.webp
“Border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia (6208328212)” by Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0, via wikimedia. Original file.
Travellers walking across a land border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia, with both flags flying - nepal-trekking-lodge-supplies.webp
“Nepal – Sagamartha Trek – 050 – porter on trail above Namche” by mckaysavage, CC BY 2.0, via flickr. Original file.
A porter carrying a load on a trail in the Nepal Himalaya, with snow-capped peaks behind - southeast-asia-route-cover.webp
“3> Monday morning in Zagreb” by TijsB, CC BY-SA 2.0, via flickr. Original file.
A European city street with tram tracks curving into the distance, lined with shopfronts - transparent-liquids-bag-airport-security.webp
“relief” by miss karen, CC BY 2.0, via flickr. Original file.
PORTRAIT OF A PERSON — NOT SUITABLE, MUST BE REPLACED - vietnam-coast-train-leg.webp
“File:Vietnam Train 1.jpg” by Santi LLobet, CC BY 2.0, via wikimedia. Original file.
A train curving through green hillside vegetation, seen from a carriage window - weighing-backpack-airline-limit.webp
“File:下の枠より大きなお荷物は、機内へのお持ち込みはできません。 (1511711727).jpg” by Hajime NAKANO, CC BY 2.0, via wikimedia. Original file.
A trekking backpack placed in an airline hand-luggage size-check frame - travel-insurance-scooter-cover.webp
“DFC 1479 A delivery rider on a blue motorbike pulls a small sidecart stacked with packs of bottled water as he navigates a busy street.jpg” by PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia. Original file.
A rider in a blue helmet on a blue Honda scooter, towing a trailer loaded with packs of bottled water along a street - hospital-emergency-entrance.webp
“LMH emergency entrance (2025)1.jpg” by Wikipedialuva, CC BY 4.0, via wikimedia. Original file.
The emergency entrance of a hospital, with a white curved canopy over the doors and an ambulance bay alongside
Own work
These are charts and tables we built ourselves from the datasets cited in the relevant articles. They are free to reuse with a link back to this site.
- cost-breakdown-categories.webp
- hostel-distance-transport-cost.webp
- numbeo-cost-comparison-table.webp
Public domain and CC0
These carry no attribution requirement. We name the source anyway.
- hostel-dorm-bed-count.webp — Profpcde, CC0 1.0 source
- how-to-choose-a-hostel-cover.webp — Mx. Granger, CC0 1.0 source
Reusing our images
Our own charts are free to reuse with attribution and a link. Photographs credited to other people are not ours to license: go to the original file linked above and follow the licence shown there.
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