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:CURRENT BUDGET:
:FOR ASIA 2018:
:FOR ASIA 2018:
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:PRE TRAVELING:
3649 SEK // 455 USD for 160 days VIA Länsförsäkringar
¤ Via Länsförsäkringar, 45 days abroad is already included in the home insurance. After these 45 days I added 115 days, which would have made it possible for me to travel insured until the end of June.
¤ Never ever leave your country without it!
¤ Also make sure you know what you'll need to do and have with you if something does happen.
VISA FOR SHANGHAI:
1230 SEK // 130 USD Needs to be fixed in advance but usually takes just a few days via the Chinese Embassy or Consulat.
3329 SEK // 407 $ USD
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17 NIGHTS
:SRI LANKA:
VISA:
40 USD / 300 SEK
(Can be fixed upon arrival)
ACCOMMONDATION(S):
Colombo 2 NIGHTS: 376 SEK // 47 USD PER PERSON
Kandy 3 NIGHTS:
Hikkaduwa 3 NIGHTS:
Unawatuna 7 NIGHTS: 12
Colombo again 2 NIGHTS:
All accommendations were private rooms with A/C.
Breakfast was included in all except the first in Colombo.
FOOD:
~ 13 000 LKR // ~ 700 SEK // ~ 85 USD
We've eaten approximately one hot meal a day and filled up on the often included breakfast and bananas and youghurt in the afternoon. Sometimes we shared a plate as the portion sizes were very big. The heat also took a lot of the hunger away.
And of course, so did the coffee.
When I budgeted the expenses for Sri Lanka, I did realize that only coffee took up 3000 LKR of the budget...
The big water bottles (5 liters) was a grand part of the budget as you shouldn't drink the tap water.
Overallt, food is cheap in Sri Lanka and you can get a meal, like the national courses rice and curry, dhall, kotthu, fried rice, for under 400-500 LKR and they are usually very big, saturating portions.
TRANSPORTS:
~ 5000 LKR // ~ 300 SEK // ~ 35 USD
The major part of this was the 3000 LKR taxi from airport to BnB in the central Colombo.
Usually we've walked or taken the 20 LKR - bus.
We've gone with tuktuk at times but not every day.
ACTIVITIES:
SEATURTLE HATCHERY HIKKADUWA
500 LKR // ~ 27 SEK // ~ 3 USD
SIGIRIYA LION'S ROCK
Entrence was 4650 LKR // 245 SEK // 30 USD
Taxi there was 7000 LKR split in 3 people.
TOTAL SRI LANKA
X SEK // X USD
X SEK // X USD
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SRI LANKA - SINGAPORE:
1629 SEK // 198 $ USD
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5 NIGHTS
5 NIGHTS
:SINGAPORE:
NONE NEEDED
ACCOMMONDATION:
1429 SEK // 178 USD PER PERSON
We lived near Lavender Station, which was just one stop from City Hall.
We rented a place via AirBnB which made it possible to keep the costs for food low.
FOOD:
~ 160 SGD // ~ 1000 SEK // ~ 122 USD
WHEREOF
"REAL" FOOD:
~ 40 SGD // ~ 250 SEK // ~ 31 USD
Water, dinners, lunch, breakfast...
We managed to keep this cost really low by
1) having a fridge at home = storing up on stuff from the supermarket = very very low cost for breakfast and dinner
2) Because of humidity, we weren't that hungry in the daytime and took to Starbucks for Fika instead of lunch, which may explain the rise in expences in next part....
FIKA, SNACKS & ALCOHOL:
~ 120 SGD // ~ 750 SEK // ~ 92 USD
Swedes love their fika. And their coffee. And in lack of strong, Swedish coffee, you go for second best: Extra-shot-iced-soy-latte @ Starbucks. And Berry Love donuts at Krispy Kreme. A loooot of them.
TRANSPORTS:
~ 25 SGD // ~ 155 SEK // ~ 19 USD
We usually went by MRT or bus.
Some days we walked some stations becuase of the exploring-opportunity of the city.
ACTIVITIES:
~ 87 SGD // ~ 540 SEK // ~ 66 USD
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS: 68 SGD // 420 SEK // 52 USD
ARTSCIENCE MUSEUM: 19 SGD // 120 SEK // 14 USD
TOTAL SINGAPORE
3124 SEK // 385 USD
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SINGAPORE - BANGKOK:
879 SEK // 110 $ USD
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17 NIGHTS
17 NIGHTS
:THAILAND:
VISA:
FREE FOR 30 DAYS
ACCOMMONDATION:
~ 1780 SEK // ~ 217 USD
PRICES PER PERSON
Bangkok 3 NIGHTS: 335 SEK // 42 USD
Chiang Mai 7 NIGHTS: 841 SEK // 102 USD
Pattaya 5 NIGHTS: 528 SEK // 64 USD
Bangkok, again 1 NIGHT: 77 SEK // 9 USD
We always stayed in rooms with AC and mostly even fridge. Free wifi everywhere except for 1 night. The hotel had a pool in all the places except for one.
In transfer-days we tried to cut down the cost by living simpler and when we stayed longer in places we took a more comfortable alternative.
In Chiang Mai we had the luxury to stay in a very nice place for under 17 USD per night and person, because then we split the cost in three.
AVERAGE PER NIGHT:
~ 111,3 SEK // ~ 13,6 USD
FOOD:
~ 6750 THB // ~ 1765 SEK // ~ 214 USD
Again, a lot more money turned into caffeine than actual food...
"REAL" FOOD:
~ 3260 THB // ~ 850 SEK // ~ 103 USD
Water, dinners, lunch, breakfast... Fruits. Heaps and loads of fruit. And saga pao from 7Eleven...
My maintenance of a heavy pepsi max addition is also accounted for as "real food", obv...
FIKA, SNACKS, CANDY (MEEEEENTOS) & ALCOHOL:
~ 3490 THB // ~ 915 SEK // ~ 111 USD
Eh.. Yes. Even mentioned I LOOVE coffee? Fika, anyone?
(660 of these was two drinks on Hilton,
does that makes me look like less of an coffee-o-holic? No?)
TRANSPORTS:
~ 5100 THB // ~ 1340 SEK // ~ 162 USD
PRICES PER PERSON
Taxi from Don Muang Airport to Bangkok city: 450 THB // 117 SEK // 14 USD
Total cost of MRT, Skytrain and taxi in Bangkok 4 days: 520 THB // 135 SEK // 16,5 USD
Nightbus to Chiang Mai: 640 THB // 165 SEK // 20 USD
Buses in Chiang Mai 7 days: 370 THB // 96 SEK // 12 USD
Songthaew to Doi Suthep and back: 200 THB // 52 SEK // 6 USD
Roundtrip songthaew Ban Mon Muan and Maesa Waterfall: 650 THB // 170 SEK // 21 USD
Flight Chaing Mai to Pattaya: 1822 THB // 480 SEK // 58 USD
Taxi Utapao Airport to hotel in Pattaya: 250 THB // 65 SEK // 8 USD
Songthaew to busstation Pattaya: 75 THB // 20 SEK // 2,5 USD
Bus to Bangkok: 108 THB // 28 SEK // 3,5 USD
ACTIVITIES:
~ 745 THB // ~ 200 SEK // ~ 24 USD
MASSAGE x 3: 600 THB // 158 SEK // 19 USD
TEMPLE/WATERFALL ENTRENCES: 145 THB // 38 SEK // 4,6 USD
OTHER:
~ 1080 THB // ~ 284 SEK // ~ 35 USD
SHOPPING: 370 THB // 97 SEK // 12 USD
BEAUTY AND HYGIEN PRODUCTS: 710 THB // 187 SEK // 23 USD
Shampoo, tampons, nose spray, facial masks, nailpolish remover, alcogel...
TOTAL THAILAND
~ 5400 SEK // ~ 652 USD
AVERAGE COST / DAY
~ 320 SEK // ~ 38 USD
Note:
It is possible, easy even,
to use less than this in Thailand.
Third time here,
I know what I want to gain from
my time in this beautiful country.
That often includes lux-ing it up
at times
and not caring about
every little baht leaving my wallet.
That being said,
I know people who had made it
on 15 dollar a day in Thailand.
I know nothing, however,
about the quality of these people's trip.
You do you and you'll probably have a great time whichever way you choose.
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BANGKOK - HONG KONG:
1208 SEK // 150 $ USD
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3 NIGHTS
:HONG KONG:
VISA: None needed
ACCOMMONDATION: 892 SEK // 110 $ USD
Via AirBnb
FOOD:
~ 960 HKD // ~ 1005 SEK // ~ 122 USD
AirBnb again which meant: fridge. Total sum for breakfast was only a bit over 50.
Then came Fika...
WHEREOF 'FIKA': DRINKS, SNACKS, SWEETS AND COFFEE:
~ 341 HKD // ~ 357 SEK // ~ 44 USD
TRANSPORTS:
~ HKD // ~ SEK // ~ USD
PRICES PER PERSON
Metro Card: 300 HKD // 0 SEK // 0 USD
Ferry Macau: 334 HKD // SEK // USD
Buses Lantau Island (return ticket): 34 // SEK // USD
ACTIVITIES:
~ HKD // ~ 0 SEK // ~ 0 USD
Peak tram: 99 Hkd
Ferry to Macau:
OTHER:
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HONG KONG - SHANG HAI:
1247 SEK // 153 $ USD
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8 NIGHTS
8 NIGHTS
:SHANGHAI:
VISA: 1230 SEK // ~ 150 $ USD
((+ 300 SEK FOR PASS PHOTO))
ACCOMMONDATION: 1372 SEK // 171 $ USD PER PERSON
FOOD:
TRANSPORTS:
ACTIVITIES:
OTHER:
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SHANG HAI - SEOUL:
1247 SEK // 153 $ USD
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9 NIGHTS
:SEOUL:
VISA: None needed
ACCOMMONDATION: 1863 SEK // 232 $ USD PER PERSON
FOOD:
TRANSPORTS:
ACTIVITIES:
OTHER:
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6 WEEKS?
:VIETNAM:
Julia is leaving me in Seoul to go home to Sweden again, and this is where my itenirary gets blurry. A loose idea is to go to Vietnam and maybe meet up with Claudia there.
Food in Vietnam are God-made so probably, I'll have to take a detour here before starting to return home.
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VIETNAM TO... BANGKOK?
VIETNAM TO... BANGKOK?
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:CURRENT TOTAL:
19056 SEK // 2248 $ USD
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