Flight to Tucson- Free (Gift from Mom and Dad, thanks a bunch!) but valued around $350 per = $700
Sleeper Train to LA from Tucson = $150
2 Nights Stay in LA Hotel = $108
Flight from LA to Bangkok = $1400 ($700 per) 1 way tickets, we still gotta get back :)
First 2 nights Hotel in Bangkok- right in central district- $56 (whopping $28 per night for a very nice place, we splurged just for these first couple nights so we knew we could rest and enjoy those first couple days)
Todd's 90 liter backpack- $200 (Ebay), brand new though and can get at (REI for $300)
Christina's 60 liter backpack - $250 (REI), birthday present
Travel Insurance- $594 per 6 months
REI fun shopping- several small wire locks and padlock, some replacement buckles for the packs in case of breakage, pants for Todd, quick dry towels - maybe $100
Well...after about 1 month of spreadsheet data entry, I've given up on keeping up with every single expense for each day. It's just a bit much work for a holiday you know :)
But here's what we've found out and what the average expenses are and expectations for folks can be.
All these expenses include 2 people.
Hotel: $8-15 per night, depending on your level of luxury. Ours has avg. right around $12 per night
Food: about $25 per day will feed two people easily. This is probably a little high for most travellers actually. This includes alcohol and beer too.
Tickets/Travel: average another $6 per day whether you are on the move or not, this will cover the bus tickets and train tickets when you are.
Misc: massages, movies, etc: $4 per day avg
Stuff/gifts/shopping: sky is the limit here but maybe $5 per day for us averages out our spending and gift habits.
Total = about $50 per day for 2 people "all in", maybe closer to $55 or $60 if you're really living it up, taking Tours, cooking classes, learning to scuba, renting mopeds, drinking a lot and shopping a decent amount. We'd like to see it closer to $45, but there's always something popping up we never seem to deny ourselves :)
It's amazing inexpensive and this is legit information and worth planning a trip around this data.
This does not include your major airline tickets, those average out better obviously the longer we stay gone.
