See the World For Even Less
Source: RussBowling at flickr
In my last post, See the World for $5,000, I outlined a 6 month trip to less travelled places in Asia that would run about $4,400 as an extremely cheap way to see the world.
I then realized I have enough air miles to fly for free. So my budget actually works out to:
Lodging – $300
Food – $120
Travel – $75
Internet/Phone – $30
TOTAL – $525 per month reasonable budget
SUBTOTAL FOR SIX MONTHS – $3,150
Plus plan ticket to get there – $0
TOTAL FOR SIX MONTHS – $3,150
Now I realize not everyone has a lot of frequent flyer miles for a trip like this. But with a book such as Chris Guillebeau’s “Frequent Flyer Master“, you might be able to get plenty of miles just by applying for a few credit card offers.
This leaves a lot of leg room for more luxuries on the trip. Being $1,850 below the $5,000 target budget,indeed one can double the average nightly cost of lodging to $20 per night, and still be under $5,000 for six months. That seems like a sensible place to splurge, since for an extra few dollars one can get hot water, air conditioning, television, or WiFi Internet. Although these things often come at the lower priced places too.
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