It happens everywhere all different times
My trip to Australia was so cheap it was a laugh every time I went to the banks to draw out money they were almost crying Australia was in recession hired a car for peanuts traveled many miles west to east then south to north petrol was cheap overnight stops we used long distance lorry drivers stops and bought food on the way cheapes couple of months I've ever had only snag was on the coach home broke down from Heathrow and hat to wait two hours behind the barrier on the M4 ..
Maz went again four years later exactly the same
My daughter is going to Poland or what's left of it cheaper by coach..