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Old Nov 28, 2012, 10:33 am
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eponymous_coward
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Originally Posted by A380 Flyer
I am going backpacking for the first time ever, and I will be going solo. This is all new to me, and yeah my itiniery keeps changing, but I am beginning to finalise things now. I will be heading out in Feb 2013, and hoping to stay out there for at least 3 months.

Staying in budget hostels, obviously, I will be allocating no more than £20 per night on accommodation. I currently have 83 nights planned which gives me roughly a 'bill' of £1660 for the hostels - and yet all my flights come to around £1800.

I plan to spend 28 days in Thailand/Cambodia, 20 days in Japan, 5 days in Seoul, 5 days in Beijing, 11 days in Malaysia, 14 days in Indonesia...and possibly 14 days in Australia added on at the end, if I can afford it.

LHR-BKK
Bangkok to Koh Samui to Phuket via train/bus/ferry
HKT-CNX
Chiang Mai to Bangkok to Siem Reap to Bangkok via bus
BKK-NRT
Tokyo to Hiroshima to Osaka to Kyoto to Tokyo via Shinkansen
NRT-ICN-PEK-KUL
Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi via train/bus/ferry
Langkawi to Penang via ferry
Penang to Kuala Lumpur via train/bus
KUL-DPS
DPS-SUB
Bromo to Yogyakarta to Bandung to Jakarta via train
CGK-SIN-SYD
Sydney to Queensland to Sydney via train(?)
SYD-SIN-LHR

Which parts of my itiniery are unrealistic?

In 83 days, how much £ would I have to allocate each day for transport/food/stuff?
I've mentioned this before, but your extra flights/jumping from SE Asia to N Asia and back are adding expense.

LHR-NRT
(Japan)
NRT-PEK
(China)
PEK-BKK
(Thailand, Malaysia via train/ferry/bus)
KUL-CGK on a cheap AK flight
(Indonesia via train/ferry/bus)
DPS-BNE on a cheap JQ flight
(Australia by bus)
SYD-SIN-LHR

Your budget is fine for Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Japan and Australia are going to be expensive (especially Tokyo).

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