Comments on: My brother Ajay’s trip around the world! http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/ Applegeeks weblog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:24:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ken http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-239127 Ken Thu, 01 May 2008 21:51:17 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-239127 Whoa how did you just buy 40k worth or miles? how does that work? now im really intrigued. Whoa how did you just buy 40k worth or miles? how does that work? now im really intrigued.

]]> By: Ajay http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-238639 Ajay Thu, 01 May 2008 05:42:55 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-238639 We cooked a lot at the hostels - so 66 cents for pasta and 2 bucks for sauce and slam, dinner for 2 people. Really though, there's always going to be excuses. Thats why we planned the whole thing in 30 minutes - once you start thinking, the damage is done :) We cooked a lot at the hostels - so 66 cents for pasta and 2 bucks for sauce and slam, dinner for 2 people.

Really though, there’s always going to be excuses. Thats why we planned the whole thing in 30 minutes - once you start thinking, the damage is done :)

]]> By: Mona http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237921 Mona Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:21:49 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237921 This is an absolutely trivial question, but what did you eat? I mean, restaurants every night for three months have to be hella expensive, so I have a feeling it's not that. But seriously, I'm so envious. I would love to do that one day. My parents would DIE, and I probably won't be able to afford it since I'll have to pay back student loans after college, but hopefully, eventually... This is an absolutely trivial question, but what did you eat? I mean, restaurants every night for three months have to be hella expensive, so I have a feeling it’s not that.

But seriously, I’m so envious. I would love to do that one day. My parents would DIE, and I probably won’t be able to afford it since I’ll have to pay back student loans after college, but hopefully, eventually…

]]> By: Mark http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237684 Mark Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:44:53 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237684 See, cool stuff like that is why I want to run the Amazing Race. My family did lots of traveling when I was younger, but somehow I managed to slip into my 30s without getting out there and doing the same. Very cool, and congratulate your brother on a great trip! See, cool stuff like that is why I want to run the Amazing Race. My family did lots of traveling when I was younger, but somehow I managed to slip into my 30s without getting out there and doing the same.

Very cool, and congratulate your brother on a great trip!

]]> By: Samor http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237444 Samor Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:21:19 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237444 amazing, what a great idea! amazing, what a great idea!

]]> By: crispex http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237413 crispex Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:16:14 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237413 Well, I briefly considered posting here a few days ago, at a time when I had only done that time-efficient thing and skipped to the pictures... however, now that I've read that which was said between the advice to skip to the pictures and the pictures themselves... I have no idea why, but the line, "...as it turns out, the world is far more colorful than any construction of the English language," hit me pretty hard. [/emo moment] Anyway, people should really try to make trips like that. It keeps life interesting. Around the world one step at a time. Well, I briefly considered posting here a few days ago, at a time when I had only done that time-efficient thing and skipped to the pictures… however, now that I’ve read that which was said between the advice to skip to the pictures and the pictures themselves… I have no idea why, but the line, “…as it turns out, the world is far more colorful than any construction of the English language,” hit me pretty hard. [/emo moment] Anyway, people should really try to make trips like that. It keeps life interesting.

Around the world one step at a time.

]]> By: ImperialDragon http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237320 ImperialDragon Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:42:24 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237320 That is truly amazing and I am very happy for the two of you. I'm sitting here, reminded of my desire to travel, and I can already feel the earth beneath my feet. Thank you for reminding I still had some things left to do. That is truly amazing and I am very happy for the two of you.

I’m sitting here, reminded of my desire to travel, and I can already feel the earth beneath my feet.

Thank you for reminding I still had some things left to do.

]]> By: Ravenwing http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237006 Ravenwing Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:00:14 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-237006 I'm from Peru, glad to know you came to visit! I hope you liked the food :) I’m from Peru, glad to know you came to visit! I hope you liked the food :)

]]> By: Ajay http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-236958 Ajay Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:43:24 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-236958 whole thing cost me about 8.5k-9k... the plane ticket was 5500, which gets you 35,000 miles for any number of stops Everything else cost about 3k. That included traveling around, a few more plane tickets (sydney->melbourne, stockholm->kiruna, lima->cusco), bus tickets, etc and some gear before leaving - camera, backpack, etc). We did a lot of cooking ourselves in hostels, and we had friends in china and peru, so the cheapest countries ended up being even cheaper. We used a lot of local transportation, etc. I didn't buy any trinkets or anything because I was trying to travel as light as possible. Basically, we shaved costs on the comforts and reallocated that money towards tickets, fees, entrances etc. I left for the trip ready to spend a lot more. Being in student mode helps a lot because you're trying to save money by nature. I also don't drink, so that's a large saving as well. When you stay at hostels, a lot of the kids are dead broke all the time because they're boozing excessively every night. whole thing cost me about 8.5k-9k…
the plane ticket was 5500, which gets you 35,000 miles for any number of stops
Everything else cost about 3k. That included traveling around, a few more plane tickets (sydney->melbourne, stockholm->kiruna, lima->cusco), bus tickets, etc and some gear before leaving - camera, backpack, etc).

We did a lot of cooking ourselves in hostels, and we had friends in china and peru, so the cheapest countries ended up being even cheaper. We used a lot of local transportation, etc. I didn’t buy any trinkets or anything because I was trying to travel as light as possible. Basically, we shaved costs on the comforts and reallocated that money towards tickets, fees, entrances etc.

I left for the trip ready to spend a lot more. Being in student mode helps a lot because you’re trying to save money by nature. I also don’t drink, so that’s a large saving as well. When you stay at hostels, a lot of the kids are dead broke all the time because they’re boozing excessively every night.

]]> By: Ibzan http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-236933 Ibzan Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:17:29 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/04/23/my-brothers-trip-around-the-world/#comment-236933 Cute doggy =) Cute doggy =)

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