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Originally Posted by k374
$10k per person "plenty"? Divide that by 365 days and you get $27/day.. how do you figure you will pay for accommodation, food, transport, insurance, miscellaneous expenses along the way, entertainment, fees to attractions etc.? Not sure how you came up with that figure but it's too low even for a budget trip to Southeast asia unless you just want to go to your destinations, eat noodles and stay in your hotel room all day...not exactly the intent of such a trip.
A more realistic budget would be $20k for the year in cheaper destinations (i.e. Middle East/Africa/S.E. Asia).
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I came up with that figure when my wife and I got home from our 9-month round-the-world trip, which cost us a combined $8,000 ($4K per person), including all plane fares and all expenses on the ground. Of that, about 40 days were spent in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, which were not cheap. Mind you, that was 14 years ago, and prices have gone up somewhat. But we did it for about half the $10K I suggested. By the way, Africa is very expensive for a traveler. Visas alone are $50-100 per country.