Hi Frederic,
I assume you are referring to my annual expense report (https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/10-countries-20k-what-i-spent-in-2017/), where indeed, I managed to travel through 10 countries for less money than even I thought I’d manage! It helped that the first five months were spent in one place with a low cost of living, followed by two months of free accommodation in Japan (house-sitting)!

But other years weren’t so cheap. Sometimes, life happens while we’re busy making plans. And for me, financially sustainable travel is not synonymous with budget travel. If you’re making lots of money, then you can spend accordingly. For some people, $20K is a lot for a year of expenses. For others, it’s a pittance. To each his own! 🙂

Thanks for the tips and info, and the video link to house sitting. It’s something I’m definitely in to trying!

Cheers from Montreal

ROFL – “slow clap”! 😉

Wow – Thanks for sharing your AWESOME itinerary! I hope you continue to enjoy your trip. Good for you! 🙂

Turns out we spent just over $1,600 Canadian for the five of us.

We have a rough itinerary laid out but I’m open to change. We’re using quite a bit of geographic arbitrage and some travel hacking.

Since you asked, our rough plan as it is:

Japan and a month in Vietnam are both done.

Two weeks in Cambodia are in progress.

A month in Thailand up next with a week or so in Laos tucked in there.

Italy in November followed by a repositioning cruise to South America (ports in Spain, Moroccco, Canary Islands and Brazil).

We disembark in Buenos Aires and explore Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.

We head up to Colombia, Nicaragua and Guatemala. A good month in Mexico. Back to Europe for more of Spain and then Portugal.

We’re in South Africa in May for an ultimate road trip where we’ll fit in Zambia, Lesothos and Swaziland.

Up to Greece and then back to Canada for summer 2018.

Lots of things are booked already to maximize deals, air or hotel points or to secure high demand time like the Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai.

I’d love to be as flexible as you!

Short question. Sorry for the long answer. I can’t help myself!

Hey Amit!
Yes! I return to Bali tomorrow. (yay!) Glad you like my new design. I’m liking it too. 😉

Hi Colleen,
WOW – Congratulations for hitting the road! Japan was one heck of a place to start your RTW travels. What other highlights do you have scheduled? Or are you going wherever the wind blows you?

We thought Japan was hot too. But now we’re melting in Vietnam. Looking back, Japan was balmy.

I wrote to you years ago to compliment your site. After years of orchestrating early retirement we are finally travelling the world with our three kids.