Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN

Yeah, the bike is more of a portable commuter, not really a touring bike to carry a load.

I think my Iceland trip cost about $2500 in 2016. Almost half of that was the air fare, would have cost $300 more if I did not have S&S couplers. Mostly camping, stayed in four different hostels for the indoor nights, was about a month. I was surprised how cheap it was for camping, most nights were between $8 and $15, but they charged by the person, not for a "campsite". Food from grocery stores did not cost much more than in USA at the time, the only thing that cost a lot was food cooked by others, and alcohol.

And my Canada trip in 2019 was probably about $3000, but that was a total of about six weeks. Campgrounds were like in USA, you rent a complete site so campsite cost was high. And transport was complicated because almost all flights in and out of Halifax were on Canadian Airlines, so flying to and from Madison WI was impractical, I took a bus to Chicago and rented a motel near Ohare before my flight out. That trip, I think the S&S couplers only saved me about $80, but that trip was when my S&S flight savings was sufficient to pay for the initial cost for couplers and the case.

My USA trips were a lot cheaper, but foreign air travel with a bike can get expensive. And living in Madison, the airport here consistently scores as one of the ten most expensive airports to fly in and out of, so any trips that involve a plane are expensive.