As you would expect, living anywhere for 3 months is never going to be cheap, and if that anywhere is the UK, then it is impossible.
Here is a rough cost breakdown of my trip. All values are in $AUD
| Food | $5,500 |
| Accommodation | $4,000 |
| Plane Ticket Melb→Lon | $2,500 |
| Maps | $1000 |
| Train-Land's End | $160 |
| Train-John o'Groats | $470 |
| New Camera | $550 |
| Phone Calls/SMS | $750 |
| Misc | $1,000 |
| Total | $16,000 |
So that's about £57 :-)
Notes:
- I camped most nights, so the only way to reduce this cost significantly would be to wild-camp. Technically this is illegal in most
places, but the few times I did it, the locals didn't seem to mind as long as you cleaned up after yourself.
- I really splurged on food as you can see. If you willing to cook your own food, you could get this down significantly
- Misc includes the following
- Newspapers. I am a newspaper junkie, and bought one where ever I could
- Small snacks
- Magazines. Mainly the Economist
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