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Kashmir & Ladakh: itinerary and map

Itinerary:

https://goo.gl/maps/z6Ax7RwiFGS2

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see also:

https://steppingoutofbabylon.com/wp/pt/2015/04/amritsar-a-cidade/

https://steppingoutofbabylon.com/wp/pt/2013/05/porque-comer-e-importante/

https://steppingoutofbabylon.com/wp/pt/2013/04/india-comboios/

28 days in China: itinerary & costs

Itinerary:

Kunming: 4 days

Dali: 3 days

Lijiang: 3 days

Shangri-la (Zhongdian): 3 days

Daocheng and Yading Natural Park: 3 days

Litang: 3 days

Kanding: 1 day

Sertar and Larung Gar: 4 days

Chengdu: 4 days

China: itenerário
China: itinerary

Cost:

18,5 € / day

… per person, considering traveling alone, eating only local (vegetarian) food in informal restaurants, markets and street-food; Sleeping mostly in hostels with dormitories, travel by public transport whenever possible; Without alcohol, soft drinks or tobacco; Communications (telephone calls and Internet) is not contemplated in this value; Shopping and souvenirs are also not included.

Note: this trip was held in May / June 2014.

See also:

https://steppingoutofbabylon.com/wp/en/2017/08/apply-for-chinese-visa-in-laos/

https://steppingoutofbabylon.com/wp/en/2017/08/food-in-china-so-much-choice/

 

https://steppingoutofbabylon.com/wp/en/2017/08/youth-hostels-yha-cheap-and-good-accommodation-in-china/

 

22 days in Sumatra: itinerary & costs

Itinerary:

Costs:

13.4 €/day

… considering traveling solo, eating just local (vegetarian) food, no a/c rooms, sometimes dorms, travel by public transport, no alcohol and no soft drinks, making my own laundry and walking a lot on foot… Shopping and souvenirs are also not included, as well health expenses and communications (SIM card, mobile, telephone, internet…).

Costs in Sumatra:

  • room (fan): minimum 60.000 Rp up to 100.000 Rp (one person); in Sumatra the accommodation is usually cheaper that other Indonesian islands. There are many places with dorms in the cities for 60.000 or 80.000 Rp; nearby the beach areas the prices increase reaching 100.000 Rp. Most of the times the breakfast isn’t included.
  • meal: less than 20.000 Rp for a meal (local food, street-food, vegetarian meals). The water is usually free at the guesthouses, as also coffee and tea.
  • rent a scooter: 70.000 Rp/day or 100.000 Rp/day; a litter of petrol: 10.000 Rp in road side shops (at the pump station is 8.500 Rp/l)
  • angkot (small local bus): costs from 2.000 Rp to 10.000 Rp for an urban area trip.
  • ojek (moto-taxi): 10 km cost around 15.000 Rp (but the price of the ojek depends on your bargain skills and the needs of the driver, weather, time of the day…).
    At Medan the GoJek, Uber and Grab companies offer moto-taxi services, that are an easy way to move around.
  • There is only one passenger train service in Sumatra (Bandar Lampung to Palembang), so the bus is the most common option but the distances are big and sometimes the plain is the best option as the prices are not much higher than the bus, and a bus trip of 15 hours can be mande in 1 hour by plane. Still… all this Sumatra trip was done by land!!!!
  • A bus trip of 680 km costs around 200.000 Rp, in a air-con bus.
  • At Sumatra the cost with transportation increase significantly compared with Bali, Lombok or Java) as the distances are bigger. But the accommodation is cheaper than in the other islands that i visit.

Note: this trip was made duriing Jun 2017, which still is still considered the low season, when the prices of the accommodation are lower, that can be significant at beach areas.

MAP_Bandar Lampung City, Lampung, Indonesia to Medan - Google Maps-1-2
Sumatra: itinerary

 

see also:

Masakan Padang… the most popular Indonesian cuisine

23 days at Java: itinerary & costs

Itinerary:

Costs:

14 €/day

… considering traveling solo, eating just local (vegetarian) food, no a/c rooms, sometimes dorms, travel by public transport as far as possible, no alcohol and no soft drinks, making my own laundry and walking a lot on foot… Shopping and souvenirs are also not included, as well health expenses and communications (SIM card, mobile, telephone, internet…).

Costs in Java:

  • room (fan): minimum 60.000 Rp up to 125.000 Rp (one person); sometimes dorms. In Java most of the times the breakfast was not included. In Jakarta and Yogyakarta is easy to find dorms.
  • meal: less than 20.000 Rp (local food, street-food, vegetarian meals). At the big cities, like Jakarta and Yogyakarta, the food is more expensive, with a meal in a low-key restaurant or eatery costing around 30.000 Rp.
  • rent a scooter: 50.000 Rp/day or 60.000 Rp/day; a liter of petrol: 10.000 Rp (at the pump station is 8.000 Rp/l)
  • angkot (small local bus): costs from 3.000 Rp to10.000 Rp for a trip inside a city.
  • ojek: 10 km cost around 15.000 Rp (but the price of the ojek depends on your bargain skills and the needs of the driver, weather, time of the day…)… but once I need to pay 50.000 Rp for a 15 km ride!!!
  • At Jakarta and Yogyakarta the GoJek, Uber, Grab companies offer moto-taxi services, that are an easy way to move around.
  • Java has a good train system, that provide a comfortable way to travel by long distances. https://tiket.kereta-api.co.id/. The prices change according to the class trains (Executive, Business and Economic).
  • A bus trip of 350 km costs around 100.000 Rp, in a air-con bus.

Note: this trip was made in May 2017, which still is still considered the low season, when the prices of the accommodation are lower, that can be significant at beach areas.

Java: iteneraryJava: itinerary

14 days in Bali: itinerary & costs

Itinerary:

(14 days break to visit Lombok, leaving and return to Bali by Padangbai, using public ferry)

Costs:

15 €/day

… considering traveling solo, eating just local food, no a/c rooms, sometimes dorms, travel by public transport as far as possible, no alcohol and no soft drinks, making my own laundry and walking a lot on foot… Shopping and souvenirs are also not included, as well health expenses and communications (SIM card, mobile, telephone, internet…).

 

Costs in Bali:

  • room (fan): minimum 100.000 Rp up to 150.000 Rp (one person); sometimes dorms.
  • meal: less than 20.000 Rp (local food, street-food, vegetarian meals, the breakfast is almost always included)
  • rent a scooter: 50.000 Rp/day or 60.000 Rp/day
  • a liter of petrol: 10.000 Rp (at the pump station is 8.000 Rp/l)
  • snorkeling: 50.000 Rp/day (just gear)
  • bemos: around 1.000 Rp per kilometer
  • ojek: 10 km cost around 15.000 Rp (but the price of the ojek depends on your bargain skills and the needs of the driver, weather, time of the day…)… but once I need to pay 50.000 Rp for a 15 km ride!!!
  • As Bali, was the beginning of my trip, and I didn’t know yet how to move around, I took some tourist shuttle bus as also taxis, which increase the cost of transport.

Note: this trip was made in March/April 2017, which still is considered the low season, when the prices of the accommodation could be bargain.

 

Bali. costs. itenirery
Bali. costs. itinerary

14 days in Lombok: itinerary & costs

Itinerary:

 

Costs:

13 €/day

… considering traveling solo, eating just local food, no a/c rooms, sometimes dorms, travel by public transport as far as possible, no alcohol and no soft drinks, making my own laundry and walking a lot on foot. Shopping and souvenirs are also not included, as well health expenses and communications (SIM card, mobile, telephone, internet…).

Costs in Lombok:

  • room (fan): minimum 100.000 Rp up to 130.000 Rp (one person)
  • meal: less than 20.000 Rp (local food, vegetarian meals, the breakfast was almost always included)
  • rent a scooter: 50.000 Rp/day
  • a litre of petrol: 10.000 Rp
  • snorkeling: 50.000 Rp/day (just gear)
  • bemos: around 1.000 Rp per kilometer
  • ojek: 10 km cost around 15.000 Rp (but the price of the ojek depends on your bargain skills and the needs of the driver, weather, time of the day…)

Note 1: in general the cost at Gilis are higher than Lombok, but just at Gili Air, I notice this. The Gili Meno is still quite cheap for food and with the same prices for accommodation.

Note 2: this trip was made in March/April 2017, which still is considered low season, when the prices of the accommodation could be bargain.

14 days at Lombok_itenerary