So What Does a Trip Around the World Cost?
Leah: It only took 6 months, but I finally finished the master budget for all you inquisitive minds, and also because I want my sadistic, manic and meticulous record keeping preserved for posterity. My categorical breakdowns intensified as the trip progressed; while I didn't even have "tours" and "entrance fees" categories in most of Central/South America (and lumped those costs into "other"), they later materialized and affected the column totals accordingly. I know I'm probably the only nerd who truly cares that I wasn't consistent the entire time, but that's my disclaimer.
Alright, enough of the banter: CHECK OUT THE GRAND TOTAL HERE, although I've included a few random fun facts by the numbers for you:
597: Number of days we traveled abroad.
88: Days spent in New Zealand, the longest we stayed anywhere.
$17.74: Lowest cost-per-day average for two people (Ecuador).
$176.15: Highest cost-per-day average for two people (The Netherlands).
$597.37: Most spent on souvenirs in a single country (well played, Turkey, but we'll be enjoying our donkey bag and mosaic glass lanterns for decades to come).
67%: The amount of our trip we spent on Workaways, Couchsurfing or staying with friends and therefore living very, very cheaply.
$7,000: Amount we returned home with as a re-adjustment allowance (over half from 2013 tax returns).
3: Number of times between us we were ever sick with anything mildly worse than a cold.
2: Number of angels who made their presence known when we needed them most.
1: Number of foreign dogs adopted and flown through Finland, Norway, Iceland and the United States.
Too many to count: Number of times I was convinced for no logical reason that I was accidentally pregnant and panicked that we'd have to end our trip early.
And if you want to learn more about where our lives have taken us post-travel, read on.
Alright, enough of the banter: CHECK OUT THE GRAND TOTAL HERE, although I've included a few random fun facts by the numbers for you:
597: Number of days we traveled abroad.
88: Days spent in New Zealand, the longest we stayed anywhere.
$17.74: Lowest cost-per-day average for two people (Ecuador).
$176.15: Highest cost-per-day average for two people (The Netherlands).
$597.37: Most spent on souvenirs in a single country (well played, Turkey, but we'll be enjoying our donkey bag and mosaic glass lanterns for decades to come).
$7,000: Amount we returned home with as a re-adjustment allowance (over half from 2013 tax returns).
3: Number of times between us we were ever sick with anything mildly worse than a cold.
2: Number of angels who made their presence known when we needed them most.
1: Number of foreign dogs adopted and flown through Finland, Norway, Iceland and the United States.
Too many to count: Number of times I was convinced for no logical reason that I was accidentally pregnant and panicked that we'd have to end our trip early.
And if you want to learn more about where our lives have taken us post-travel, read on.
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