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    Road Tripping Europe: The Costs

    September 12, 2016 - By 

    How much did our road trip around Europe cost? $24,330 for 6 months for 2 people! First, logistical costs (8%). $2024 Before embarking on our epic road trip around Europe, we acquired 6-month long stay visitor visas from the French consulate.  In addition to the visas, our logistical purchases included international drivers licenses, international health insurance, plane tickets (which were heavily subsidized with airline points), transportation to and from the airport, and porting our phone numbers to Google Voice in order to keep our numbers. First class San Francisco to Berlin via airberlin. Buying an RV and stocking it (22%–our biggest cost). $5,195 We…

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    How Much Did That 11.5-Week Road Trip Cost?

    December 21, 2015 - By 

    I’ve said many times that traveling is much cheaper than living in San Francisco. Southeast Asia and most of South America are obviously easier to budget for, but I’ve discovered that even road-tripping around the U.S. is significantly cheaper than living in San Francisco too. Last year when we spent 3.5 months on the road driving from San Francisco to New York and down to New Orleans and back, I compared domestic travel with international travel and laid out tips for RV-living.  This year, I decided to keep track of all my spending over the course of 11.5 weeks because I was…