Been at work with the calculator tonight to get some top line/ballpark figures. We have tried not to ‘go low’ in order to get some realistic comparisons… Daily costs (food, accommodation, fuel) for 8/12 between £13000 (@ $80 per day) and £20000 (@ £80 per day) Visas £700 Shipping £4000 (one way) Flights £1400 (oneContinue reading “Costs”
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Carnet De Passage
After being tasked with the job of looking into Carnet costing I thought I had better get cracking straight away. Following on from the really useful info on the gapyear4x4 website I emailed Paul Gowen, ‘Carnet Man’ at the RAC (and now the man of the moment in my eyes). An automated reply came back,Continue reading “Carnet De Passage”
Tracks For Africa
After the ‘phoney war’ of “yeah we’re planning an Africa trip”, “Oh, when are you going?” – “Uhh, Oh, it depends”…. The hardware is of course now coming together, so we’ve pulled our finger out with regards to logistics planning. As we’ve mentioned we have a rudimentary schedule of countries and the time of yearContinue reading “Tracks For Africa”