Having an adventure travelling around the world for 5 months, discovering new cultures, food and experiencing the outdoor life, away from the office and everyday life. Who doesn’t want to do a trip around the world?
We made this dream come true and travelled from early August to Christmas 2018. We spent 2 months in the USA, followed by 2 months in Australia and spent the last month of our travels in Thailand.
Phil works as a freelance photographer and could take time off from his clients and orders at any time. For me, however, it wasn´t as easy. I had to quit my job. We had already started planning our trip in summer 2017, so we were able to save up for it for a whole year. We wanted to enjoy the trip to the fullest, having time to enjoy the scenery, spend time in the cities and have time to meet people. So, it was very important for us that we didn´t have any casual work such as working on a farm or in a restaurant during the trip. We had done our working and saving beforehand.
At the beginning of our trip, we were very careful and sparing with our money, especially when it came to accommodation. However, after our first experience of cheap, run down, dirty accommodation in New York and Miami, we decided not to care too much anymore and to enjoy the time, even if it costs a bit more.
So here is a list of what we spent in these 5 months:
Total expenditure for 2 people:
| Transport | € |
|---|---|
| Flight 1 (Munich – New York) | 656,84 € |
| Flight 2 (New York – Miami) | 173,58€ + 88,70€ |
| Flight 3 (Miami – New Orleans) | 153,87€+ 88,70€ |
| Flight 4 (Miami – Houston) | 184,36€ + 88,70€ |
| Rental Car Texas (6 days) | 361€ |
| Flight 5 (Houston – Las Vegas) | 221,98€ + 88,70€ |
| Rental Car Las Vegas (7 days) | 1.593€ |
| Flight 6 (LA – Sydney) | 1069,04€ |
| Greyhound Bus | 563,21€ |
| Flight 7 (Cairns – Alice Springs) | 544€ |
| Flug 8 (Alice Springs – Melbourne) | 393€ |
| Greyhound Bus | 132,90€ |
| Flight 9 (Sydney – Bangkok) | 577,33€ |
| Flight 10 (Bangkok – Munich) | 576,24€ |
| Esta America | 24€ |
| Esta Australia | 78€ |
| TOTAL | Transport: 7.657,15€ |
Total America:
| Location | € |
|---|---|
| New York | Hotel: 347,14$ (365,11€) 4 days: 320,73$ (284,12€) |
| Miami | Hotel: 259€ 7 days: 548,76$ (511,91€) |
| New Orleans | Hotel: 200$ (186,57€) 4 days: 351,79$ (328,17€) |
| Houston | Hotel: 200,07$ (186,65€) 4 days: 147,07$ + 85,74$ (217,17€) |
| Austin | Hotel: 122$ (113,82€) 2 days: 84,45$ (78,79€) |
| Fredericksburg | Hotel: 55$ (51,31€) 1 day: 5$ (4,66€) |
| San Antonio | Hotel: 90$ (83,96€) 1 day: 47,38$ (44,20€) |
| Corpus Christi | Hotel: 99$ (92,36€) 1 day: 214$ (199,65€) |
| Galveston | Hotel: 143,74$ (134,10€) 1 day: 45$ (41,98€) |
| Las Vegas | Hotel: 224,03€ 4 days: 265,42$ (247,53€) |
| Road Trip | 2 months: 3.522,61$ (3.285,17€) |
| TOTAL | AMERICA: 7.112,51$ (6.940,26€) |
Total Australia
| Location | $ |
|---|---|
| Sydney | Hotel: 0$ (we slept at my aunt’s house in Maroubra near Sydney) 9 days: 205,6$ |
| Road Trip | 7.750,62$ |
| Alice Springs | Hotel: 371,43$ 4 days: 1.439,59 |
| Melbourne | Hotel: 0$ (I also have family in Melbourne) 7 Tage: 899,69 |
| Sydney | Hotel: 0$ (the second time in Sydney we slept with my other aunt who lives in Bondi) 13 days: 181,60$ |
| TOTAL | AUSTRALIA: 10.848,53$(6.509,12€) |
Total Thailand
| Location | € |
|---|---|
Bangkok | Hotel: 474,86 € 6 days: 293,59€ |
| Hua Hin | Hotel: 363,85€ 6 days: 699,78€ |
| Bangkok | Hotel: 331,45 € 7 days: 194,10€ |
| TOTAL | THAILAND: 2.357,63€ |
TOTAL: 23.464,16€ (11.732,08€ per person)
incl. food, hotels, tours, sightseeing
Thank you for reading. I hope my post could help you.
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Click here to read about our first stop: New York.
Emily