This post is all about the numbers.
Have you ever wondered…
“How much does it cost to travel around the world?”
Check out the facts behind our journey around the globe!
WHO WE MET
We met people from 67 countries, covering over one third of the world’s nations, including Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela & Vietnam.
Other territories included: Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Scotland, Wales
Just some of the AWESOME people we met while traveling around the world!
Many times we were living in the moment, which means many friends and awesome people we just don’t have photos with. We remember you ALL though!
WHERE WE WENT
We traveled to 5 continents and 23 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, USA, Vatican City & Vietnam
We spent 398 days traveling around the world on a budget.
88 days were spent in Europe
168 days we backpacked through Southeast Asia
44 days we traveled in New Zealand & Australia
95 days vagabonding in Latin America…
…and 3 days staying with a friend in NYC.
A breakdown of how many days we spent in each country.
Taking in the sites in Lima, Peru 
Exploring an abandoned waterpark in Hue, Vietnam
Ta Prohm Temple, in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia 
Duomo di Milano, Milan, Italy
SPENDING
**Before we get into the numbers, I wanted to be totally up front about the costs. The costs include everything except vaccines ($392.58) and travel insurance ($1,617.58) which were purchased beforehand. We can’t recommend having travel insurance enough, it’s something that you’ll be glad to have when you need it, and World Nomads makes everything so easy. So that’s roughly a $2,000 up front cost that was not factored in to the numbers. Everything else from flights, to beers, to buses, to visas, EVERYTHING, that was spent from day 1 is included. Whether it was Dollars, Euros, Francs, Korunas, Forints, Zloty, Baht, Kip, Riel, Dong, Rupiah, Sol, Bolivianos or Pesos, it’s all been converted and accounted for.
So that’s correct.
We traveled around the world for 13 months for…
$20,848.34!
Yes, roughly $52 per day is how much it cost us to travel around the world.
Cao Lau, a famous delicious noodle dish from Hoi An, Vietnam. Not only was it tasty, but $4.47 USD for a meal and 3 beers, how can you go wrong?!
ACCOMMODATIONS
- 241 days in 67 hostels
- 42 days staying with friends (9 times, see below; THANK YOU ALL!)
- 40 days in 6 Airbnb’s
- 31 days in 2 camper vans
- 21 days in 8 hotels
- 13 days in 6 guesthouses
- 10 days on 10 overnight flights & buses
- 398 days on the road
Maria, Papapino & friends in Vibo Marina, Italy 
Arianna and family in Vaiano Cremasco, Italy 
Michaela showing us around Laax, Switzerland 
Barbara and the Bros at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany 
Jon, Tina, Bros and beers in Bruges, Belgium 
Chris showing us what footy is all about in Melbourne, Australia 
Kevin & Andres introducing us to South America in Lima, Peru 
Santi giving us the tour in Medellin, Colombia 
Sanjeev welcoming us home with a couch and the floor in NYC, USA
FLIGHTS
Flying over Panama 
Layover in Melbourne, Australia 
Layover in London, UK
- Newark, NJ, USA → Rome, Italy
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Amsterdam, Netherlands → Bangkok, Thailand
- (stopovers in London City, UK; Heathrow, UK; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
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Hanoi, Vietnam → Bali, Indonesia
- (stopover in Seoul, South Korea)
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Bali, Indonesia → Christchurch, New Zealand
- (stopovers in Sydney, Australia; Melbourne, Australia)
- Christchurch, New Zealand → Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne, Australia → Lima, Peru
- (stopovers in Sydney, Australia; Santiago, Chile)
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Cusco, Peru → Medellin, Colombia
- (stopovers in Lima, Peru; Cartagena, Colombia)
- Medellin, Colombia → Cartagena, Colombia
- Cartagena, Colombia → Panama City, Panama
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Panama City, Panama → NYC, USA
- (stopovers in Miami, FL, USA; Columbus, OH, USA)
**When we booked our flights using airline miles, we would score long haul flights for next to nothing.
The catch…we had to take routes with long layovers and multiple legs and stopovers.
For us, time was something we had on our side.
It was worth it to save our money in exchange for a brutal travel day.
The Sacrifice: Ride an extra plane or two. Catch up on some new movies. Eat McDonald’s & nap in the airport.
The Payoff: End up in a new part of the world with a flight that cost less than the Big Mac we just ate in the airport.
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You are amazing!
Stephanie
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Proves you can do anything you put your mind to. Where there is the will, you will find the way!