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Open Budget

On this page you can see exactly where your hard-earned donated funds are going. All of the expenses listed are for me only (though I am traveling with my wife, her expenses are not deducted from Game Trekking funds, and not reflected here). 

Funds Raised

  • 10/01/2010 - $4,677.05 from Kickstarter (net amount after fees). 
  • 05/23/3011 - $60 via PayPal (gross amount before fees).
  • 05/23/3011 - $10 monthly recurring via PayPal (gross amount before fees).

Pre-Departure Expenses

Inter-Country Transportation

Asia

  • $218: Plane ticket from Seoul to Taipei (via Korean travel agent).
  • $348: Plane ticket from Taipei to Hanoi (via Taiwanese travel agent).
  • $21: Fast boat from Chau Doc, Vietnam to Phnom Penh.
  • $7: Bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok.
  • $50: Train from Hua Hin, Thailand to Butterworth, Malaysia.
  • $183: Plane from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi.
  • Total: $887.

Asia to Europe

  • $512: Plane from Hanoi to London (via Warsaw).

Europe

  • $68: Bus from London to Paris.
  • $76: Train from Paris to Brussels.
  • $60: Train from Brussels to Amsterdam.
  • $68: Train from Amsterdam to Berlin.
  • $41: Train from Berlin to Prague.
  • $60: Train from Prague to Vienna.
  • $65: Train from Vienna to Budapest.
  • $50: Train from Budapest to Zagreb.
  • $45: Train from Zagreb to Sarajevo.
  • $25: Train from Sarajevo to Belgrade.
  • $35: Train from Belgrade to Sofia.
  • Total: $593.

Europe to Middle East (home)

  • $444: Plane from Sofia to Amman (via Budapest).

Total

  • $2436

Taiwan (41 days)

  • Transportation: $84 (mostly trains, some metro, 2 taxis).
  • Per Diem: $548 / 41 days = $13.37 per day.
  • Total: $632.

Vietnam (69 days + 59 days)

Vietnam presented a somewhat unusual situation, as we spent the first few weeks in Hanoi with Marisa's parents (international teachers in the process of starting a school there) and sister (on vacation from college), celebrating the holidays. Consequently we were initially in the country for 69 days (the first figure quoted above), but were only really "trekking" for 21 of those (the figure used in the per diem calculation below). We then returned to Hanoi at the end of our Asia expedition for a few more weeks, to see Marisa's family again before they moved to Mexico, and to work on game development. While in Hanoi, Marisa's parents generously insisted on housing and feeding us.

  • Visa: $50.00 (3 months multiple entry) + $25 (3 month single entry, 2nd visit).
  • Transportation: $46 (mostly trains, a couple of busses, motos).
  • Admissions/Tours: $42.
  • Per Diem: $205 / 21 = $9.76 per day.
  • Total: $368

Cambodia (27 days)

  • Visa: $25 (1 month).
  • Transportation: $84 ($40 of this to visit sites around Angkor).
  • Admissions/Tours: $63 ($45 for Angkor sites).
  • Per Diem: $327 / 27 = $12.11 per day.
  • Medical expenses: $100.
  • Total: $599

Thailand (14 days)

  • Transportation: $20
  • Per Diem: $212 / 14 = $15.14 per day.
  • Total: $232

Malaysia (26 days)

  • Transportation/Admissions: $116
  • Per Diem: $310 / 27 = $11.48 per day.
  • Total: $426

Europe (74 days)

England (25 days): couch surfing + bruderhof + 2 nights in hostels, Oxford and Cambridge

  • Transportation: $232
  • Admissions: $20
  • Per Diem: $483/ 25 = $19.32 per day.
  • Total: $735

Paris (6 days): airbnb

  • Transportation: $29
  • Admissions: $68
  • Per Diem: $314/ 6 = $52 per day.
  • Total: $411

Belgium (7 days): couch surfing, Brussels and Ghent

  • Transportation: $128
  • Admissions: $24
  • Per Diem: $112/ 7 = $16 per day.
  • Total: $264

Amsterdam (4 days): airbnb

  • Transportation: $4
  • Admissions: $54
  • Per Diem: $156/ 4 = $39 per day.
  • Total: $214

Berlin (4 days): airbnb

  • Transportation: $22
  • Admissions: $48
  • Per Diem: $115/ 4 = $29 per day.
  • Total: $185

Prague (4 days): couch surfing

  • Transportation: $5
  • Admissions: $23
  • Per Diem: $72/ 4 = $18 per day.
  • Total: $100

Vienna (4 days): couch surfing + 1 night hostel

  • Transportation: $15
  • Admissions: $15
  • Per Diem: $109/ 4 = $27 per day.
  • Total: $139

Budapest (4 days): couch surfing

  • Transportation: $10
  • Admissions: $24
  • Per Diem: $84/ 4 = $21 per day.
  • Total: $118

Zagreb (3 days): hostel

  • Transportation: $4
  • Admissions: $6
  • Per Diem: $124/ 3 = $41 per day.
  • Total: $134

Sarajevo (3 days): hostel

  • Transportation: $0
  • Admissions: $0
  • Per Diem: $70/ 3 = $23 per day.
  • Total: $70

Belgrade (3 days): couch surfing

  • Transportation: $1
  • Admissions: $0
  • Per Diem: $48/ 3 = $16 per day.
  • Total: $49

Sofia (3 days): couch surfing

  • Transportation: $0
  • Admissions: $0
  • Per Diem: $69/ 3 = $23 per day.
  • Total: $69

Totals for Europe:

  • Transportation: $218
  • Admissions: $282
  • Per Diem: $1756/ 74 = $24 per day.
  • Total: $2256

Total Cost of Trek (310 days)

  • Travel Insurance: $549
  • Visas: $100
  • Inter-Country Transportation: $2436
  • Intra-Country Transportation: $798
  • Admissions: $387
  • Per Diem: $3358/310 = $10.83 per day.
  • Total: $7628