When my parents were traveling across Europe in a van to Romania back in the 90s with me and my little brother in tow, they created a money based game. I got something like 1 fennig for every "onion" shaped church spire I could see, 2 fennigs for every 15 minutes of silence (genius). I know there were other things we had to look out for but I can't remember them now. I do remember getting paid at the end of every day! It wasn't a lot of money but it was enough to buy a treat at the youth hostel every night, so I was happy as a 6 year old.
What a super story. Not only were you motivated to look out and notice things as you travelled but you also were learning the local currency too..... Thanks for sharing this, I also really enjoyed reading about your van-life trip to Romania :-)
When my parents were traveling across Europe in a van to Romania back in the 90s with me and my little brother in tow, they created a money based game. I got something like 1 fennig for every "onion" shaped church spire I could see, 2 fennigs for every 15 minutes of silence (genius). I know there were other things we had to look out for but I can't remember them now. I do remember getting paid at the end of every day! It wasn't a lot of money but it was enough to buy a treat at the youth hostel every night, so I was happy as a 6 year old.
What a super story. Not only were you motivated to look out and notice things as you travelled but you also were learning the local currency too..... Thanks for sharing this, I also really enjoyed reading about your van-life trip to Romania :-)