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<\/a>A couple of pieces of advice that I\u2019d offer are, firstly, not to underestimate the cost of travelling in South America or, if you intend to hire a car or RV, as we did in the USA, make sure you allow a decent budget for petrol \u2013 although fuel is generally cheaper everywhere than in the UK, you will inevitably end up driving more miles than you had planned. \u00a0As mentioned above, petrol was one item where I got the budget massively wrong, mainly because we ended up driving 3 times as far as we had planned to.<\/p>\nAnyone reading this should bear in mind that, with the exception of flights, the following weekly costs are “all encompassing”, so everything from clothes, food, car hire, excursions, petrol and phone charges is included.<\/p>\n
On the subject of phones, we generally found it cheap and convenient to buy local SIM cards in each country that we visited, but its important to have an unlocked phone, otherwise this will not be an option. \u00a0Phone cards are cheap in Asia, less so in Australia and NZ, but they usually come with data and phone packages.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve set out below some information on what we spent in each country on a weekly basis. Since accommodation was one of our biggest costs, I\u2019ve also included an average nightly rate.<\/p>\n
Country<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>Weekly Spend<\/u>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Avg\u00a0accom p\/n (included in weekly spend)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nCanada (1 week only)\u00a31,600 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a3100.00<\/p>\n
USA \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a31,870 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a386.00<\/p>\n
Brazil \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a31,465\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a378.00<\/p>\n
Argentina \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a31,550 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a372.00<\/p>\n
Chile\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,722\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a384.50<\/p>\n
New Zealand \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a32,150 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a394.00<\/p>\n
Australia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a32,000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a360.00<\/p>\n
Vietnam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,145\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a339.20<\/p>\n
Cambodia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,120\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a335.00<\/p>\n
Laos \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a31,100\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a339.00<\/p>\n
Thailand\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a31,014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a343.00<\/p>\n
Really hope this inspires you to make your own travel story!<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.walkerfamilytravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0409-1024x768.jpg\")
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