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How much money for one year in Asia???
Losing weight? In Asia? How could one possibly lose weight in Asia? By not being able to afford to eat that much. Afford? Do you mean physically or financially? Or do you mean finding food is a problem? I can hardly believe the last as personally I cannot stop eating in Asia, all the time, everywhere. Mosquitos? Well yeah, there are mosquitos, if you spend 5$ a day or 100$ a day, same same. No. If you spend $5 a day on a cheap guest house you'll find you have bigger mosquito problems at night than if you stay in a good quality hotel. True to a certain extent. If you stay in a 5$ cheap guesthouse, take a mosquito net. Or travel in the non-mozzie season. Never seen a mosquito during the Thai winter (and no, I don't travel in really, really, remote jungle areas and I don't think the average visitor does either). Transportation expenses? This remark shows you haven't travelled that much in Asia. I'm a legal resident of Indonesia. I have a house in Thailand. I spend probably 10-11 months a year in Asia. In the last 15 years I've probably spent a total of about 10 years cumulative in Asia. You? Some people spend 5 years hanging around Bangkok ('teaching') or around Pattaya ('doing business'haha) so the amount you have 'spent' in Asia isn't really relevant. Personally I never even include transportation expenses in my cost calculation. You can travel from Beijing to Kashgar for less than 100$, And if you're on a $20 a day budget you don't include $100 in your calculations???? No, I don't. Travelling from Beijing to Kashgar, if done at leisurely pace, takes say 3 to 4 months. That's 1$ a day. Istanbul to Delhi, easily 6 months, like half a dollar a day. The Indochina loop, easily 3 months or so, again a dollar a day. --- So, yes, transportation expenses are irrelevant. Gimme a break, come on. We're talking Asia, not the US. That's right. And if you're willing to live poor, you can make it on that amount. If not, you can't. Live poor? I've never lived poor. I have always stayed in OK hotels (not the 3$ dodgy places), I have always eaten very well (never even got sick in India), I have always travelled very slowly so I could learn to find the good deals and learnt the real prices. It's amazing how cheap and how good and how immensily interesting life in a quiet privincial town can be, as I am sure you know, having a house out there. |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
Losing weight? In Asia? How could one possibly lose weight in Asia? By not being able to afford to eat that much. Afford? Do you mean physically or financially? Or do you mean finding food is a problem? I can hardly believe the last as personally I cannot stop eating in Asia, all the time, everywhere. Mosquitos? Well yeah, there are mosquitos, if you spend 5$ a day or 100$ a day, same same. No. If you spend $5 a day on a cheap guest house you'll find you have bigger mosquito problems at night than if you stay in a good quality hotel. True to a certain extent. If you stay in a 5$ cheap guesthouse, take a mosquito net. Or travel in the non-mozzie season. Never seen a mosquito during the Thai winter (and no, I don't travel in really, really, remote jungle areas and I don't think the average visitor does either). Transportation expenses? This remark shows you haven't travelled that much in Asia. I'm a legal resident of Indonesia. I have a house in Thailand. I spend probably 10-11 months a year in Asia. In the last 15 years I've probably spent a total of about 10 years cumulative in Asia. You? Some people spend 5 years hanging around Bangkok ('teaching') or around Pattaya ('doing business'haha) so the amount you have 'spent' in Asia isn't really relevant. Personally I never even include transportation expenses in my cost calculation. You can travel from Beijing to Kashgar for less than 100$, And if you're on a $20 a day budget you don't include $100 in your calculations???? No, I don't. Travelling from Beijing to Kashgar, if done at leisurely pace, takes say 3 to 4 months. That's 1$ a day. Istanbul to Delhi, easily 6 months, like half a dollar a day. The Indochina loop, easily 3 months or so, again a dollar a day. --- So, yes, transportation expenses are irrelevant. Gimme a break, come on. We're talking Asia, not the US. That's right. And if you're willing to live poor, you can make it on that amount. If not, you can't. Live poor? I've never lived poor. I have always stayed in OK hotels (not the 3$ dodgy places), I have always eaten very well (never even got sick in India), I have always travelled very slowly so I could learn to find the good deals and learnt the real prices. It's amazing how cheap and how good and how immensily interesting life in a quiet privincial town can be, as I am sure you know, having a house out there. |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
You talk your fantasies, not Asia. How could you possibly say the original poster can't live well for a year in Asia? Come on. Sure he'll spend a little more the few days he's in Hong Kong and Singapore. Same thing, he'll spend 5$ a day for a month or so hiking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, which nicely evens out the occasional splurges. |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
It's amazing how cheap and how good and how immensily interesting life in a quiet privincial town can be, as I am sure you know, having a house out there. a quiet provincial town in Thailand, I mean |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
It's amazing how cheap and how good and how immensily interesting life in a quiet privincial town can be, as I am sure you know, having a house out there. a quiet provincial town in Thailand, I mean |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
me wrote in message . ..
you *MIGHT* make it. Gimme a break, come on. We're talking Asia, not the US. Asia, US, wherever, you still have to pay for food, clothing, and shelter, and you might not factor travel expenses into your budget, but most people do. I'd say it's foolish to plan on having less than $50 a day. You might only need $20, but if an emergency happens it's nice to have *some* cushion. John W. |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
me wrote in message . ..
you *MIGHT* make it. Gimme a break, come on. We're talking Asia, not the US. Asia, US, wherever, you still have to pay for food, clothing, and shelter, and you might not factor travel expenses into your budget, but most people do. I'd say it's foolish to plan on having less than $50 a day. You might only need $20, but if an emergency happens it's nice to have *some* cushion. John W. |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
Spehro Pefhany kirjoitti:
I tend to lose weight too, at least when I travel alone. Food just isn't that important to me when I'm on the move. I stayed 5 days in Hong Kong last year and actually bought NO food at all (free lunch snacks from a VIP program, "free" breakfast at the hotel and one client dinner). I also walk a LOT on vacations and tend to go to sleep early without a big (often without any) dinner. Im am not a gourmet myself. However, I about always do gain weight during my holiday rather than lose it. For instance when I returned from Indonesia a couple of years ago I teased my scale by 97 kg. By christmas I lost some 5 kg but then again at dinner table with santa claus.... I recommend everyone to eat as regularly as possible. A good night's rest is most important as well for those who get blisters in their feet. |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
I recommend everyone to eat as regularly as possible. Too true. Never ever skimp on food. Oh yeah and when in Malaysia, eat, eat, eat, eat, best food on the planet. |
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How much money for one year in Asia???
me wrote:
Transportation expenses? This remark shows you haven't travelled that much in Asia. Personally I never even include transportation expenses in my cost calculation. You can travel from Beijing to Kashgar for less than 100$, from Istanbul to Delhi for l00$, from Bangkok to Phnom Penh to Saigon to Hanoi to Vientiane and back to Bangkok for 100$. Heck, just today my sister bought a ticket on AirAsia from Bangkok to Udon Thani (a few miles from the Laos border) for US$10. On that day they'll fly several hundred miles, split a $12 room in a guesthouse (while the backpackers are paying $5 down the street), eat two meals out, and still squeeze in just under $20. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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