Is it worth buying a Japan Rail Pass? (Costs in 2016)
any countries offer so called rail passes for foreigners as a all you can drive flat-rate. Even it’s a flat-rate those passes can be quite pricy. Japan – being the country of trains –...
Category: Cost Estimations
How much is Morocco? Cost estimation for 5 Days in Marrakesh + Excursion
Recently, I visited Morocco for about a week. I was quite surprised that it’s a quite cheap country. As always I wrote down my expenses and here’s a cost estimation: General: Lunch/Dinner 25 –...
How much does it cost to travel Latvia?
I went to Latvia in the last summer and like in any other trip I’ve logged all my expenses. So here’s a one week sample trip: General: Lunch/dinner 3.00 – 7.00€ Water 70 –...
How much is Myanmar? A cost estimation for 14 days
Just back from Myanmar my first post is a cost estimation. I didn’t include the flight because I came from Tokyo. I was travelling with a friend which made it cheap because we were...
How much is it to travel Thailand’s eastern islands – A cost estimation for a 13 days trip
At least since the movie “The Beach” Thailand is a famous destination for backpackers. You can get awesome beaches, good food and many other things on a small budget. But how much does it...
Is it worth buying a JR-Pass?
I added a JR-Pass 2nd class for 14 days to my sample trip in Japan. This costs 46.390 Yen (September 2014) which is quite a bit. So is this really worth buying? I already...
How much does it cost to travel Japan?
Everybody says Japan is an expensive country, a night in a hostel dorm could cost about 30$. To give some detailed information about costs in Japan I made the following overview. And if you...
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