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I spent $34,563.38 to travel the world for 18 months and tracked every cent: My budget breakdown

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In 2022 , I quit my job to fulfill my longtime dream of traveling the world full-time for a year and a half .

My journey through 12 countries in Asia and six in South America cost exactly $ 34,563.38 .

I tracked every penny I spent, from a $ 600 flight to a 50-cent trip to the bathroom.

Helen Zhao spent $ 1,048.24 on clothes, clothes, jewelry and gifts in Southeast Asia and South America .

Her biggest splurges included $ 500 for a four-day three-night all-inclusive tour through the Amazon Rainforest in Peru and $ 270 for a motorbike ride through the Vietnamese countryside of Ha Giang .

Zhao also splurged on 14 custom made silk dresses in one week .

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