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Originally Posted by PaulD
Turbocharger & Tmotten 1 question: have you heard of Gillard & Abbott ? 
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I'm glad someone can see the humour here.
IMHO the more details you give about prices on a RTW the more wrong you will be due to inflation, exchange rates, current economic situation of the country, and when you factor in that everyone has a completely different budget and spending profile it is next to impossible to predict the exact costs. In any budget or forecast you must factor in +20-25% and then to be safe have an emergency fund 'just in case'.
Since the topic of Travel Guides was brought up then let's face the fact that all travel guides are only correct at the time of publication and yet they have been publishing for decades so they should know what a realistic budget is for the country in question but still get it wrong. My point is prices are the first thing to go out of date.
A higher estimate is always better than a lower one. With the leftover $$$ buy a few  s or take your hosts (if/when you get invited as guests) out for a dinner, they'll definitely appreciate it.
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