I’m excited to hear of someone else taking on this challenge!

Depending on where you stay, and how much you travel, $5k for six months is absolutely doable. Where you stay means two things though: what country you stay in and the quality of the hotels you find.

Here in India, decent hotels with A/C and TV can easily be had for $10/night. Of course, this means going off the beaten path a little and walking into hotels to check their prices — you won’t find a website for most of these places. Other countries can be more or less expensive, but SE Asia is fairly cheap for the most part.

I can understand the hesitation in believing $250/mo is even possible; I thought it was insane when I embarked on this journey, but now that I’m here, it’s really incredible to see first-hand that it’s possible (given that you’re ready to accept a few discomforts).

Excluding the plane tickets, transportation has been one of my cheapest expenses. Bus and train rides here in India are very inexpensive and even the taxi’s are fairly cheap. If you’re coming to India, you could even buy a 90-day unlimited train pass for $250 and use it to travel all over India, which has one of the most extensive train systems in the world.

Food and lodging are the highest expenses and, at least in India, the costs fluctuate greatly depending on the city and area you’re staying in.

Have you decided where you’re going yet?

I wish you all the best and I look forward to following your journey! If you have any questions about minimalistic travel, feel free to contact me!