Originally Posted by gooselee

Re: budget - Some examples from my book:

22 day trip to Oz/NZ and it I think came out to $14k for both of us. We flew in J but used miles, so that helped.

We also spent $2k on just a single weekend to Napa Valley, including coach airfare but not including wine purchases. Hotel on points.

And we did a 19 day trip to Morocco and Spain for I think only $5k. Air on miles, but spent on nice lodging in RAK and an airbnb in PMI.

Two weeks in Switzerland and Paris for $4k. Miles for airfare but paid for everything on the ground.

We always fly J when going overseas and like to eat nice things and stay at nice places, but have found that many times that doesn't always mean lots of $. At the end of the day, I believe people can make any budget work, really. It's just a matter of how motivated you are to really get out and see things.