The cost of living on the road each month, assuming a mix of camping, ultra-budget rooms in small towns, and an occasional big-city guest house for rest, recuperation, and resupply. This amount includes occasional necessities like medical visits, mechanical issues with the bike, and ongoing expenses like website hosting, camera insurance, and software subscriptions (i.e. Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop).

This estimate is based on ten years' experience living in Nepal, India, Africa, Mexico, and Mongolia (on the bike and off), and extensive travels through China and Turkey.