Asia,Australia & South America

GAMAN

Was wondering if anyone who has gone away for the year travelling and done the South East Asia-Australia -New Zealand trip and took in South America ( Brazil/Argentina & Peru)on the way back? How much did they year set yo back? Its scary working it out a budget of 60euro a day for a year works out at neary 22000euro Ahhhhhhhhhh

Also what are the must sees in Oz? im really thinking of doing the west coast as well i dont have a driving lience do!!

Neamhshuntasach

I can't speak for Oz or New Zealand. But South East Asia is really cheap. 20 euros a day would get you by. A bit more if you are doing activity type things. But days you are doing nothing much can cost you less than 20. South America is by and large cheap. There are some exceptions, most notably Brazil and Chile. Argentina is a lot cheaper now since their economy went down hill. Even though Brazil is expensive enough, it's still cheap when compared with European standards. 30-40 euros a day would get you by. Could be more and could be less, again it depends on what you are doing on that day. Whether you are looking to drink everyday, go on tours, sightsee etc etc. But there are plenty of free things so it's all about discovering ways to budget. Peru is fairly cheap. I've known people to do it on 20 dollars a day. (12-15 euros).

When i've been traveling there has always been a fair amount of nights out scooping invloved. So there were times where i'd spend more than the average traveler. The way i used to work it was, if i spent a bit one day. I would take it easy on the spending for 3 days to get back up to budget, or even under my budget. I haven't really traveled in the conventional sense. I've more so gone to a place and stayed there for a good while. I seen a bit of central and south america cause i went to college in the states. I'm going away for a year in August and i'm budgeting around 12 grand for the year. That's without working. But spending a majority in south america and only 2 months in Oz.

GAMAN

Hiya,

Cheers for the reply i would love to do the year without working, just dont know if i can we are spending 10 weeks in Asia,25 in Oz,5 in New Zealand and finally 12 in South America. 20000 is the very max i could spend i might have to adjust my route, to give me more time in cheaper places like south east Asia/South America

Neamhshuntasach

That's a fairly long time in Oz so you have plenty of time to work. You won't be greatly paid but should break even. Most of my friends worked for 3 months or so and then spent 2 or 3 months traveling and left Oz with pretty much the same money they entered with. Unless they done lots of expensive stuff when working and never got to save. Australia is a place i'd prefer to spend a year in and do it properly. but since i don't want to sacrifice going to places i hold in higher regard, i'm just skipping the working and living and just passing through Oz.

Well you'll definitly stretch your Euro a lot further in SEA and S. America than you would in NZ or Oz. Just depends where you want to spend most of your time

Flynn

If your planning on working in Oz here's a little info that might be of use.
Loads of my buddies are over there at the moment. More than i have here in my home town tbh. One is working illegally in a cafe in melbourne for $13 an hour (€7.80) cash in hand. Some others are doing labour on the working visa for $21 (€12.60) but are moving to Perth soon as laboring jobs have been said to pay between $25-$35 (€15 - €21) because of demand. The latter sounds very tempting and i think i'll be making my way towards Perth if it's actually true.. You could do alot more than break even with that after 6 months!

Flynn

And to put that into perspective.. For every 2 or 3 hours you work in Oz at €15 will let you live like a king in SEA for a day.

Xavi6

GAMAN wrote: »

Was wondering if anyone who has gone away for the year travelling and done the South East Asia-Australia -New Zealand trip and took in South America ( Brazil/Argentina & Peru)on the way back? How much did they year set yo back? Its scary working it out a budget of 60euro a day for a year works out at neary 22000euro Ahhhhhhhhhh

Also what are the must sees in Oz? im really thinking of doing the west coast as well i dont have a driving lience do!!

All I can really answer on is the West Coast. I've lived in Perth for a year now and it's fantastic. If you like a chilled out lifestyle that revolves around the beach then this is the place to be. The weather is and has been in the mid to late thirties since mid December and that'll run long into February, while March will still be late 20s, early 30s

Outside Perth there's a lot to see both north and south and most places are accessible by bus. Bunbury, Margaret River, Busselton and Albany are south while Kalbarri, Shark Bay, Geralton are north. Esperance is also apparently stunning.

Back within the Perth area is the kind of hippie shipping port of Fremantle that has great live music, street fairs etc. Also take an overnight trip to Rottnest Island. There's no cars out there, only bikes, so no need for that licence!

The only thing you may need to be aware of is how quiet it can be during the wee. Perth's night life revolves solely around Friday and Saturday night. Very few places open late during the week.

Overall it's a fantastic place for me to be living and anyone who has visited me here has loved it.

Meathlass

Peru about 25 euros a day for good meals and lots of sightseeing. In all south american countries sightseeing and travel is your main expense. You can get drink cheaply enough in supermarkets.

Argentina can work out expensive because of distances, I'd say 30 euros a day

Brazil is the dearest, for a good time budget 35 -40 euros a day

Even with these prices you'd be living it up as backpackers. Some days in Peru I spent 4 euros on accomodation, 3 on food, combination of supermarket and one meal out and maybe another 2 on a museum or something. Travel on overnight buses to save costs. Buses in argentina and brazil are very good, for overnight buses in peru pick the good companies as others have poor safety records and tend to use overworked drivers.

You're not travelling the most linear route though, you should fly into Chile from New Zealand, head up towards Peru, come back down through Boliva and into Salta then up to Brazil via Buenos Aires. Where are you flying home from. You won't get to see much of Brazil or Argentina in 12 weeks as they're huge countries.

The above prices will rise steeply if you buy lots of souvenirs, or go out drinking alot.

Neamhshuntasach

Flynn wrote: »

If your planning on working in Oz here's a little info that might be of use.
Loads of my buddies are over there at the moment. More than i have here in my home town tbh. One is working illegally in a cafe in melbourne for $13 an hour (€7.80) cash in hand. Some others are doing labour on the working visa for $21 (€12.60) but are moving to Perth soon as laboring jobs have been said to pay between $25-$35 (€15 - €21) because of demand. The latter sounds very tempting and i think i'll be making my way towards Perth if it's actually true.. You could do alot more than break even with that after 6 months!

Who the fook goes away and labors? If i was to work when i went away it would just be enough to sustain my rent, food and going out etc. I'd be looking for the handiest job there was. Like at a video store or something. And working on sites outside in the heat must be a killer.

Flynn

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Who the fook goes away and labors? If i was to work when i went away it would just be enough to sustain my rent, food and going out etc. I'd be looking for the handiest job there was. Like at a video store or something. And working on sites outside in the heat must be a killer.

True, but i'm planning on travelling for a year (spending everything i have) then work for a year in Oz And travel for another 6-12 months on the way home.. I'll need the money.. I'm well used to it anyway.

Xavi6

There's jobs galore in Perth in any industry once you're prepared to work. They can't get enough workers at the mo so it's the place to go

GAMAN

Lads cheers for all the replys really helpful just back from Trailfinders all booked! Flying to Bangkok - Singapore -Bali -Darwin -Alice Springs-Sydney-Christchurch-Auckland-Santiago-Rio then Home! Just so happy to have it all done at last.

Any more tips keep them coming

Xavi6

GAMAN wrote: »

Lads cheers for all the replys really helpful just back from Trailfinders all booked! Flying to Bangkok - Singapore -Bali -Darwin -Alice Springs-Sydney-Christchurch-Auckland-Santiago-Rio then Home! Just so happy to have it all done at last.

Any more tips keep them coming

Don't leave out the west coast of Australia. Honestly, it's beautiful.

dory

GAMAN wrote: »

Lads cheers for all the replys really helpful just back from Trailfinders all booked! Flying to Bangkok - Singapore -Bali -Darwin -Alice Springs-Sydney-Christchurch-Auckland-Santiago-Rio then Home! Just so happy to have it all done at last.

Any more tips keep them coming

Excellent! Well done.

Just remember, Santiago and Rio are not cheap (for South America). So don't spend all your money in Australia.
Have fun!

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GAMAN wrote: »

Lads cheers for all the replys really helpful just back from Trailfinders all booked! Flying to Bangkok - Singapore -Bali -Darwin -Alice Springs-Sydney-Christchurch-Auckland-Santiago-Rio then Home! Just so happy to have it all done at last.

Any more tips keep them coming

Sydney,its alrite,nowhere as good as Melbourne
Alice Springs (has the highest crime rate in OZ) and Ayers Rock is still a long way from there

Christchurch,,very nice,great scenery
Auckland,.only spent a day there,but it was fairly metropolitan

Best tip,just ask ppl for recommendations along the way

GAMAN

dory wrote: »

Excellent! Well done.

Just remember, Santiago and Rio are not cheap (for South America). So don't spend all your money in Australia.
Have fun!

Cheers for that i heard they are expensive alright, just planning to fly into Santiago and then fly onto Peru and Boliva after that we dont know!

Neamhshuntasach

GAMAN wrote: »

Cheers for that i heard they are expensive alright, just planning to fly into Santiago and then fly onto Peru and Boliva after that we dont know!

That's the best way. When you plan too much you'll find your taking some of the fun out of traveling. It's always good to have a rough route, but nothing set in stone

GAMAN

Lads thanks so much for the advice.

All i have to do now is rob a bank to pay for this:D