Megan Wright (@travelwrighter), originally from Chicago, ended up travelling the world when her UK visa expired in 2017 . For her trip, she budgeted £50 per day to spend in southeast Asia - although she would now budget £60 to £65 per day because of inflation . Michelle Halpern, who runs travel blog Live Like It's The Weekend, says she was planning for a year and a half before she left for her travels .