3 months in South East Asia Budget
Hi there,
I'm 28 and have just recently come out of a long term relationship and I've decided to go travelling around South East Asia for just over 3 months. I am currently trying to set a budget and was wondering if you guys could help me.
I am quite happy to stay in basic accommodation and won't be partying all the time, just a few drinks in the evening.
Including a return flight to Bangkok (which is coming out around £500) would a budget of £3,500 be feasible?
I want to visit Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia but I'm in the very early stages of planning so far 🙂
I'd like to meet people whilst I'm out there because I'll be travelling on my own so are there any tips you could give me on the best places to meet people whilst travelling?
Any help would be appreciated!
I plan to do a similar trip, have you thought about doing a tour to meet people? I was thinking £2000ish for around 8 weeks, hopefully this is enough for a loop of Thai, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos?
That works out about £30 a day, after you take off flights, insurance etc and you can live ok on that. It is an adequate budget...not luxury.
Of course it depends on a lot of things...where you sleep, what you eat, how fast you go (faster costs more), and in particular which activities you do (easy to blow that budget with diving, organised trekking, heavy drinking etc etc).
I think this is reasonable for 3 months, but maybe it depends on the exchange rate. £20-£30 per day will be comfortable. The best place to meet people is in any hostel or hotel if travelling solo or doing tours.
Well worth doing extra work to earn more, £30 per day is doable but extra gives you more flexibility.
I wouldn't use guide books like the lonely planet for accommodation. Seems as though once places are in "the book" prices go up and quality goes down. Plus your often relying on the views of a single author who has visited just a sample of accommodations. I prefer Booking.com. Very easy to search for exactly what you want and reviews from guests to give you a good indication of what to expect.
Very easy to meet other people out there.
Not setting an itinerary in stone and being flexible is great. But try to read as much as possible before you go so you can make informed decisions once there.