If you read my last blog post, you may recall that we spent $71,574 on our year-long trip around the world. You may look at that number and think we lost a $71,574 down payment for a house, a degree or a new car. Or you may say that we could have invested it in the
Category: Cost of Travel
Full disclosure: We spent a grand total of…
This is it! It is the total cost of our trip. Every yummy meal. Every awesome activity. Every hidden cost. Every random cost. Every b***shit charge. Every scam. Even our health care premium. In one year (technically 345 days), Laura and I spent a total of… drum roll please… $71,574!!! That’s $207 each day or
New Zealand ain’t that expensive
New Zealand is a picturesque country with tons of natural scenery, long walks and adrenaline activities. It is also an excellent country to road trip through. We started in Queenstown in the south island and worked our way up slowly to our finale in Auckland in the north island. Taking a popular tourist route, we
What it Costs to Spend 125 Days in Asia
Asia… CHECK! After 3,839 pictures, 1,078 blood sugar checks, and countless planes, ferries, trains, automobiles, accommodations, we spent a decent chunk of change throughout Asia. To be exact, we spend $15,357 over 125 days ($123 per day)! What did we get for all that cash? We visited five countries – China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia (Bali
Purchasing Insulin while Abroad
I’ve gotten a few emails lately asking about purchasing insulin abroad. So in case anyone is looking for this information, here’s what I know: If possible, I’d always recommend getting as much insulin as you can in your home country, before you depart for any travel. Insulin is pretty compact, which means it won’t eat
What It Costs to Spend 78 days in Africa
After 3,538 photographs, 658 blood sugar checks, 112 hours on buses and 25 different accommodations, we spent a whopping $17,548 in Africa over 78 days. And like South America, we’d say it was worth every penny! For $17,548, we got tons of value. After nearly three more months on the road, we visited six countries
Our Revised RTW Budget for 9 Months in Africa, Europe and Asia
In my blog post “Our $66,019 RTW Budget”, we disclosed our budget for this trip and how we got to the numbers. Today, we’re coming back to you with our new budget. Our first budget got us to a point where we could figure out how much money we needed for this trip to do most
What South America taught us about money, budgeting, and the impact they have on relationships
I am surprised by how, in only four months on the road, Laura and I learned that we needed to change our spending habits, our approach to budgeting and our communication style. When we started planning for our trip, we set ground rules on what we wanted out of the trip. It was interesting how
What it Costs to Spend 72 Days in South America
After 2,298 photographs, 588 blood sugar checks, 83 hours on buses and 24 different accommodations, we spend a whopping $10,690 in South America over 72 days. And before we go any further, we’d say it was worth every penny! It’s funny, Laura and I were chatting last night over dinner about what we might have